State of NC Internship - Summer Legal Intern (In-Person)

Department: Agriculture and Consumer Services

Division: Legal Affairs

Job Duties: The Legal Affairs Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (the “Department”) provides legal advice to the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture and the Department’s 24 divisions.  The successful candidate for this internship will assist the Legal Affairs Division in this regard.

Major Task to be Performed: The successful candidate for this internship will assist the Legal Affairs Division with: responding to public records requests; reviewing and editing contracts; reviewing and editing leases, deeds, easements, and other real property documents; conducting legal research, including federal and state constitutional, statutory, case, and administrative code law; analyzing proposed state and federal legislation and regulations and their effects on agriculture, agribusiness, and the operations of the Department; assisting with civil and appellate litigation involving or of interest to the Department; attending and representing the Department at board and commission meetings and other events throughout North Carolina; assisting the North Carolina Forest Service and State Fair Police regarding criminal matters; and other duties as assigned by the Commissioner.

Final Product or Outcome Anticipated: The Department aims to provide the intern with the valuable experience of working in an in-house legal department of state government supporting North Carolina’s #1 industry: agriculture and agribusiness.  The Department hopes to gain high-quality work that helps the Department fulfill its goals.

Academic Majors Desired: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree and must be currently enrolled in law school.

2024 State of North Carolina Internship Period: Monday, May 19 – Friday, July 25, 2025

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree and must be currently enrolled in law school.  Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following: Applicants must have an undergraduate degree and must be currently enrolled in law school.  Qualified applicants must document on the application that they possess all of the following: 

• An applicant must be a permanent North Carolina resident attending a college, university, law school, community college or technical institute in North Carolina or a North Carolina resident attending an equivalent institution out of state. 
• Applicants must carry a 2.5 or greater overall grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicant must be at least 18 years old by January 1, 2025.
• Applicants must be continuing their education in the fall following their participation in the program.
• To qualify for a law internship, applicants must have completed at least one year of law school before the beginning of the internship, unless other majors are listed.
• Students having previously held paid internships with this program are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be willing and able to work full-time for the entire 10-week internship. Applicants must be able to provide legal proof of identity and work authorization within three working days of employment.

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CONTACT INFORMATION 

NC Department of Administration 

Council for Women & Youth Involvement 

Attn: Jean McBride, Internship Coordinator  

325 N. Salisbury Street 

Raleigh, NC  27699-1322 

Phone: (984) 236-0345