High School Internship

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office High School Internship is a criminal justice internship for high school students who live in or attend school in Brooklyn, New York. The office runs internship cycles three times a year, in summer, winter and spring. Interns are placed in a general trial zone or in a specialized unit, such as Homicide, Special Victims, Domestic Violence, Civil Rights or Investigations. Typical work can include helping with investigations, sitting in on trials, preparing documents and financial data, doing legal research, and supporting community outreach. The summer cycle pays a small weekly stipend. In 2022, the summer internship was an in-person, four-week program that ran from July 5 to July 29, 2022. That year, interns earned $150 per week and received a MetroCard. Past winter and spring cycles were shorter, unpaid programs that also included a MetroCard. The office describes the internships as highly competitive.

Open to high school students who live and/or attend school in Brooklyn. The 2022 summer cycle was open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, and past winter and spring cycles were for juniors and seniors. Applicants in 2022 submitted a recent transcript, a one-page resume, working papers and a short personal essay through the office's online application portal.