Post Graduate Intern

The Savannah River National Laboratory (“SRNL”) Office of General Counsel has an opening for a law student for its 12-week, full-time, paid law clerk program during the Summer of 2026. This clerkship will provide you with the opportunity to work with experienced attorneys and legal professionals who represent the Laboratory across a wide spectrum of practice areas. The Office of General Counsel advises on legal aspects of SRNL’s research and development mission.  This includes supporting requests from SRNL executives, researchers, engineers, and other staff in resolving legal issues and risks.  

This clerkship will give you experience working with in-house corporate counsel in a structured environment and valuable work experience in multiple legal fields, including litigation, business transactions, environmental health and safety, government contracts, intellectual property, employment law, and more.  

In addition, you will be part of a cohort of graduate and undergraduate students from across the United States who spend the summer experiencing SRNL’s world-class scientific facilities and participating in research with the Laboratory’s accomplished scientists and engineers.  The summer program provides all students the opportunity to participate in a wide variety of scientific and national-security mission orientations and other activities.  

This position is full-time and paid for up to 12 weeks during the summer of 2026.  It is only available to law school students. 

When you arrive at SRNL, you will be assigned a mentor to help you acclimate to the summer program. You will have an opportunity to meet with the General Counsel and/or other attorneys to discuss expectations. During your time at SRNL, you will attend various training sessions, seminars, and off-site experiences that will introduce you to the facilities and our surrounding community.
 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Completed a BS or BA Degree
• Minimum 3.0 GPA with strong legal research and writing skills.
• Must be enrolled in law school when your clerkship application is submitted.
• Experience writing memoranda documenting legal and factual research and analysis.
• Experience interpreting and applying state and federal laws, regulations, court rules and procedures.
• Experience accomplishing multiple tasks and resolving conflicting priorities.
• Experience communicating effectively with all levels of employees and outside entities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working successfully as part of a team.

• Interest and enthusiasm in learning about areas of law that may be unfamiliar. 

  Pre-Employment Drug Test:  Applicant(s) selected for this position will be required to pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test and background check.
  
  Security Clearance:  None required.
  All applicants must be U.S. citizens.

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• Research and draft legal memoranda and other documents; compile, summarize and analyze factual material.
• Perform legal research to gather relevant rules, regulations, and case law in all areas of law.
• Meet with SRNL representatives to gather information to support the provision of legal advice and to learn about operations and legal matters at the Laboratory.
• Prepare and possibly present materials on legal and factual issues for varied audiences.
• Other general law assignments