Legal Analysis, Research and Writing Summer Internship 2027

Job overview

The Legal Analysis, Research and Writing Summer Internship 2027 is an onsite position in Woburn, MA. The internship is unpaid; compensation is not specified as a salary. It supports the Middlesex County District Attorney’s Office, including prosecutors’ trial preparation, strategy, and presentation. The internship gives enrolled law students practical legal writing and analysis experience. Interns draft filings and memorandums and assist experienced prosecutors, contributing research and written work to the office’s legal proceedings. Appeals and Training Bureau assignments may offer an opportunity to submit briefs and argue before the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

What you'll do

• Draft legal filings, including oppositions to motions to suppress or dismiss, motions for pre-trial detention based on dangerousness, motions in limine, and objective intra-office memorandums
• assist experienced prosecutors with trial preparation, strategy, and presentation. Interns assigned to the Appeals and Training Bureau may have the opportunity to submit briefs and argue before the Massachusetts Appeals Court.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

legal internship

woburn ma

middlesex county da's office

summer 2027

law students

legal research

legal writing

legal analysis

trial preparation

prosecution

unpaid internship

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Unpaid position
• students may arrange to complete the internship for school credit.

Why this role

Designed for students enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school. School credit may be possible if the student arranges it with their institution; the position is unpaid.

About the employer

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