Summer Legal Intern

Position:  Legal Intern (Summer 2025)   

Salary: $12.00/hr

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this position is to provide services within the City Attorney’s Office and obtain experience and mentorship opportunities with the City’s Legal Counsel. 

This Internship is a full-time, temporary position for 12 weeks during Summer 2025. It is an hourly paid temporary position and does not include the offer of benefits. There is flexible scheduling and college/university credit may be provided, as applicable. Interns receive direction and guidance from attorneys employed by the City.

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Attend meetings of City Council, other City boards and commissions, and City staff meetings
• Work on specialized confidential legal research and writing, preparation of legal documents, including pleadings
• Reviewing and analyzing federal and state laws and regulations and local ordinances
• Preparing presentations of research and analysis performed
• Ability to perform any and all work tasks and comply with any work schedules, attendance, or duty requirements which may be established by City or department rules
• Perform other related duties, as required

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS:

·        Must have graduated from an accredited four-year college or university with a Bachelor's Degree and be presently enrolled as a first or second year law student or be on a leave of absence from an accredited law school, or be a recent graduate of an accredited law school and have already completed a minimum of one year of legal education. (Note that this position is not likely to result in permanent employment with the City.)

·        Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. 

·        Work requires considerable initiative and independent judgment under general direction.

·        Work may include duties and responsibilities of considerable difficulty, such as ability to analyze, categorize, compare, classify, differentiate, and/or sort data and information. Ability to assemble, copy, record, and transcribe, data.

To be considered, candidates must complete an online application at:  http://bristoltn.gov/jobs.aspx. Please submit a writing sample that demonstrates your legal research and writing skills

THE City of Bristol, TN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our goal is for our workforce to be representative of the working population in Bristol.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or a disability in all matters pertaining to employment and promotion: We will not tolerate discrimination on the part of managers or supervisors Women, minorities and the disabled encouraged to apply. All applicants subject to background check, physical examination, and drug screening.