Office of the General Counsel Externship [For-Credit] – Spring/Summer 2027

Overview

This legal externship supports the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), which provides high-quality, cost-efficient legal and related services to the organization’s clients in support of its mission of service to the public.

The OGC legal team supports divisions across the organization on a range of matters, including:

• Commercial and contract law
• Nonprofit tax
• Governance
• Technology (including software licensing, satellite distribution, and artificial intelligence)
• Intellectual property (including music rights, content licensing, copyright, and trademark)
• FCC and other regulatory matters
• First Amendment
• Employment and labor (including Title VII, labor relations, and employment law)

Externs may be able to earn course credit by arrangement with individual law schools.

Program Dates

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 18th at 11:59pm ET.

Program Duration (dates may be flexible based on school requirements):

• January 11th, 2027 – May 7, 2027, or
• May 10, 2027 – August 13, 2027

Work Schedule Expectations

• Summer: full-time, 40 hours per week for 12 weeks
• Fall and Spring: part-time (usually 15–20 hours per week) or full-time
• Fall and Spring externships must be for course credit

Responsibilities

Legal externs should be prepared to contribute across all practice areas, including:

• Conducting legal research and preparing legal memoranda, contracts, and other legal documents
• Participating in client meetings and training, as well as legislative and regulatory meetings
• Observing legal proceedings and attending legal training sessions offered through the District of Columbia Bar Association or other local organizations

Additional duties may be assigned as needed, and the job description can be modified at any time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant background experience and strong academic credentials
• Legal research and writing skills
• Demonstrated interest in media, technology and/or non profit fields through participation in relevant school activities, clinics, and/or prior legal positions in applicable industries

Education Requirements

• Must be a current student in an accredited law degree program (1L, 2L, 3L or LLM).

Location & Work Model

• Remote-permitted role based out of the Washington, D.C. office
• Options may include:
  • Working remotely from a location approved by the organization within the United States
  • Working on-site at an organization facility (subject to desk availability and approval)
  • A combination of remote and on-site work
• Regardless of work location choice, occasional travel to other locations may be required to perform job duties.

Job Type

• For-credit, or stipend-eligible temporary externship.

Compensation & Benefits

• Course Credit: This externship is designed as a learning experience for law students; school credit must be obtained. Applicants must be able to comply with their school’s requirements for academic credit.
• School-sponsored Stipends: During the summer, the externship may alternately be compensated through a program in which the student receives a stipend from their school for non-profit work.

Pay Range: $0.01—$0.01 USD

How to Apply

Applicants are asked to submit:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial law school transcript

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse and unique perspectives.