Federal, state and local government agencies and public interest organizations are among the best source of internship and externship opportunities for Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University students. Below is a partial listing of government agencies and public interest organizations that you may want to consider for semester or summer internships or externships.
Please note that internships with government agencies and public interest organizations are, more often than not, unpaid. You may want to pursue academic credit for such an internship through Hofstra Law’s Externship Program. Alternatively, you may want to explore with the Office of Career Services options for obtaining funding for your internship through a variety of fellowship programs.
- The Children’s Law Center
- InMotion
- Kings County District Attorney’s Office, Domestic Violence, Crimes Against Children, Sex Crimes and Special Victims Bureaus
- Legal Aid Society — Juvenile Rights Practice
- Legal Information for Families Today (LIFT)
- Legal Services NYC
- Nassau County Attorney, Family Court Bureau
- Nassau County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, Special Victims Bureau
- Nassau Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc.
- National Juvenile Defender Center
- New York City Administration for Children’s Services
- New York City Law Department, Family Court Division
- New York County District Attorney’s Office, Special Victims Bureau
- New York Legal Assistance Group, Matrimonial and Family Law Unit
- Partnership for Children’s Rights
- Partners for Women and Justice
- Queens County District Attorney’s Office, Domestic Violence and Special Victims Bureaus
- Richmond County District Attorney’s Office, Special Victims Bureau
- Suffolk County Attorney, Social Services/Family Court Bureau
- Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Bureau
- Urban Justice Center
- The Vera Institute
