Externship and Internship

Externship

Seattle University School of Law offers a wide range of externships in Indian Law, Tribal law and Indigenous Externships. Externships give students an opportunity to earn credit while gaining real experiences. A few are listed below:

See the full list of Externships (Redhawk Hub intranet)

• Alaska Native Justice Center – Tribal Child Welfare Anchorage AK
• Alaska Native Justice Center – DV Survivor Service Anchorage AK
• Northwest Justice Project – Native American Unit Seattle WA
• Salt River Pima- Maricopa Indian Community Legal Services Scottsdale AZ
• Skagit Legal Aid – Tribal Law, Mount Vernon, WA
• Tulalip Office of Civil Legal Aid

Criminal Law and Dependency 

• Tulalip Tribes Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
• Lummi Nation

Tribal Advocacy

• Native American Rights Fund Anchorage AK

Tribal Courts 

• Northwest Intertribal Court System
• Puyallup Tribal Court- Chief Judge Darwin Long Fox  
• Tulalip Tribal Court 

In-House Counsel

• Aleut Corporation Anchorage AK
• Coastal Villages Region Fund Anchorage AK
• Lummi Office of Tribal Counsel  
• Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Kingston WA
• Squaxin Island Tribe Legal Department
• Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
• The Eyak Corporation, Anchorage, AK
• Yurok, Office of the Tribal Attorney 
• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Office of the Tribal Attorney 
• Office of Tribal Attorney – Suquamish Tribe 

Native Hawaiian 

• Ho’okele Title and Escrow

Internship

Local and National Legal Internship Opportunities for Law Students

Northwest Center for Indigenous Law is currently developing other legal opportunities for law students, in collaboration with tribal communities and affiliates throughout the country including the Puget Sound area. For information on these developments, or if you are a Tribe interested in having a summer intern provide services to your tribal members, please contact Brooke Pinkham at pinkhamb@seattleu.edu or 206-398-4084.

Paid Internship- Part-Time Judicial Clerkship at Tulalip Tribal Court

Description: The Tulalip Tribal Court is the most advanced tribal court system in the Northwest. The Judicial Clerk will gain unparalleled experience working closely with tribal court judges.

Duties: The Tulalip Tribal Court is a general civil and misdemeanor criminal court. The Judicial Clerk will draft orders, research motions, draft memorandum on discreet legal issues, participate in multi-disciplinary meetings for drafting of rules. The position may require confidential research on procedural or substantive Indian criminal justice issues.

Qualifications: 2L or 3L preferred, but 1L may be considered depending on experience. Preferred applicants have excellent writing and interpersonal skills. You must have your own vehicle and laptop.

Compensation: This position is part-time (15 hours) per week, and requires travel to the reservation up to two days per week. Pay is $15.45 per hour. Mileage is reimbursed.

Supervisor and Location: Ron Whitener, Chief Judge, Tulalip Tribal Court, 6103 31st Avenue NE, Tulalip, WA 98271. Telecommuting may be available depending on assignments from Chief Judge.

Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for each semester's internship until positions are filled.

Materials: Please provide a resume, letter of interest, transcript and a writing sample via email to: Brooke Pinkham, pinkhamb@seattleu.edu

For more information on the judicial clerkship at Tulalip Tribal Court, please contact Brooke Pinkham, Staff Director, 206-398-4084 or via email at pinkhamb@seattleu.edu