Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (Thurgood)
Thurgood is
an intensive program which places high-achieving inner-city high school
students with legal employers for the summer,
and provides them with additional programming before, during, and after
the summer designed to help them prepare for a legal career.
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Entry into the program is based upon a
rigorous interview process and those selected must have demonstrated
academic excellence and an interest in learning
about careers in the law.
Students are first nominated by their schools and
then interviewed at the New York City Bar; this process consists of
face-to-face meetings with the students and a written test that is
administered to determine comfort with challenges common
in an office environment. Job assignments in firms vary depending on
the needs of the employer, but all students accepted into the program
will be exposed to many different practice areas and types of law. More
information can be found on our
website.
The program provides internships to NYC public high school students from underrepresented groups in the legal profession who:
- Are high school juniors or seniors (must be 16 years old)
- Are enrolled in the Law & Justice Program at their school
or have a demonstrated interest in the law
- Have above average grades
The student application can be found
here, and the deadline for submitting
applications is Friday, March 18th.
Please feel free to reach
out to Ari Joseph, Esq. ( copied) with any questions related to the law
and pipeline diversity program. He can also be reached via phone at 212-859-4511. Thank you.
Always,
Jolan
Jolan Nagi
Director of Youth Support Services
Office of Safety and Youth Development
52 Chambers Street, Room 218
New York, New York 10007
Jnagi@schools.nyc.gov<mailto:Jnagi@schools.nyc.gov>
