Student Opportunities

Internships

The Local Government Law Center Internship Program gives students the opportunity to assist the center's work of support to local governments while earning academic credit. Interns might research and draft answers to legal questions posed by local government officials and their attorneys. Students might also work on various projects in progress at the center, such as developing and drafting model ordinances for cities and counties. In addition, interns can research and write short legal articles for inclusion in the center's newsletter or develop longer pieces for the center's research and technical information publications.

Externships

The Local Government Law Center Externship Program enables a student to work with an attorney supervisor in a state or local government agency. Externs earn academic credit while gaining practical legal experience. Placements expose students to a variety of subjects including powers and duties of local government, state and local legislation, civil rights, public sector employment, planning and zoning, environment, and business regulation. Externs can work on problems across a range of substantive areas among them  contract law, administrative law, criminal law, tax law, and constitutional law. During the school year, students typically work in settings in northern and central Kentucky; during the summer, students can work in more remote settings.

Recent placements include: Office of the Governor, Office of the Attorney General, General Assembly, Department for Local Government, and the offices of city attorneys, county attorneys, commonwealth attorneys, and public defenders.