2L and 3L Student Practitioner (SJC Rule 3:03) — Summer 2027

Job overview

The 2L and 3L Student Practitioner (SJC Rule 3:03) Summer Internship is onsite in Woburn, MA. The position is unpaid. The Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office offers law students practical experience in state criminal court. Under SJC Rule 3:03, interns maintain an approximately 20–30-case caseload and litigate stages of criminal cases in District Court. They also draft pleadings and trial documents, gaining hands-on experience in criminal prosecution and trial-court practice.

What you'll do

• Maintain an approximately 20–30-case caseload
• litigate arraignments, bail hearings, pre-trial proceedings, motion practice, and trials in District Court
• draft pleadings, certificates of discovery, oppositions to evidentiary motions, motions in limine, and other trial documents.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

student practitioner

woburn ma

middlesex county da's office

summer 2027

2l

3l

sjc rule 3:03

criminal court

district court

unpaid internship

law students

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Unpaid summer internship for 2L and 3L law students; school credit may be possible if arranged with the student’s institution; active SJC Rule 3:03 certification is required.

About the employer

Middlesex County DA's Office is hiring for this role. Industry: Legal Counsel and Prosecution. Sector: 92.