Summer 2026 Volunteer Internship
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
General Description:
The CCSAO Volunteer Internship Program is highly competitive due to the hands-on challenging and relevant work experience participants will garner. Interns will be paired with an Assistant States Attorney within one of the several divisions of the Cook County Court System who will guide and mentor the participant during their time with the office.
The volunteer will be responsible for contributing and assisting with legal research preparing memos partnering with counsel regarding case management and procedural requirements. This internship is unpaid and does not include benefits.
The summer volunteer internship session runs from June 8 through August 21; start and end dates are flexible between these dates.
While this role is open to all active students preference is given to active law students.
Application Deadline: March 15 2026
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Contribute with legal research and prepare memos on pending legal issues
- Draft motions answers and other required legal filings
- Aid in the preparation of discovery
- Other duties as assigned by supervising attorney
Minimum Qualification:
- Must be an active student.
- Must be in good standing with your school and not be on any type of academic probation or the like
Physical Requirements:
(a) Sedentary work. Sedentary work involves lifting no more than 10 pounds at a time and occasionally lifting or carrying articles like docket files ledgers and small tools. Although a sedentary job is defined as one which involves sitting a certain amount of walking and standing is often necessary in carrying out job duties. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required occasionally and other sedentary criteria are met.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
EEO Message: The Cook County States Attorneys Office (CCSAO) is an equal opportunity employer which seeks to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. The CCSAO does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex pregnancy national origin age physical and mental disability sexual orientation gender identity gender expression and any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. Upon request the CCSAO will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals due to a disability or pregnancy. The EEOP report can be found on our website at .
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants that are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran may contact the Cook County States Attorneys Office Team via email at and arrange for an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Communication skills
- Physical Examinations
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Computer Literacy
- Grant Writing
- Music Therapy
- Memory Care
- Public Speaking
- Volunteer Management
- Writing Skills
