The legal internship program allows you to work in a law office and earn 7 upper level POLI credits. We often have placements with:
- Circuit Court Judges
- Prosecutors
- Defense Attorneys
- The Maryland Attorney General’s Office
- Large and small law firms doing immigration, corporate, intellectual property, and real estate law, as well as other practice areas
- Public interest law offices like the ACLU
And more...
You must have at least junior standing and a 3.0 GPA (after Fall 2018) to apply.
You receive 4 credits for the companion seminar POLI 438 (Tuesdays 4:30 - 7:00) and 3 credits for 15 hours per week of internship work (POLI 401)
To apply email Prof. Jeffrey Davis (davisj@umbc.edu) with:
- A one-page cover letter explaining your interest in the internship program and describing the type of internship you hope to obtain.
- Your resume.
- The most current copy of your unofficial transcript.
Also please have two faculty members send Prof. Davis short letters of recommendations via email. See here for a more detailed version of these application instructions (http://poli.umbc.edu/internships/)
