SCO is one of the largest non-profit social and human service organizations in the New York Metropolitan area, with an operating budget of approximately $260 million, a staff of 3,000, 111 locations and 82 programs. For more than 125 years, SCO has given individuals and families in New York City and Long Island the support and tools needed for a healthy, stable, and successful future, building stronger communities throughout the area. Effective, vital services include family support, early childhood programs, education, behavioral health, juvenile justice, special needs, foster care, and shelter programs.
SCO Family of Services (SCO) seeks a Law Intern for a 7-week position, to work closely with its Chief Legal Counsel and staff in the Legal Department in the summer. We offer a $5,000 stipend for this internship. SCO seeks a law student who is completing the first or second year of law school by the Summer of 2025. Start and end dates for this position are flexible* (June 01-July 31)
**To successfully apply for this position, please submit the following documentation to: cmercado1@sco.org**
1) a cover letter that describes your interest in SCO’s Summer 2026 Law Internship program and highlights any experience and background that demonstrates your commitment to public interest work and/or public service;
2) a resume;
3) your current academic transcript;
4) a writing sample (no more than 5 pages long) that showcases your research and writing skills.
The selected candidate will be someone who is interested in public service, a career in public interest, with excellent research and writing skills, and strong intellectual curiosity. The candidate should also have an interest in not-for-profit law, family law, health law, or an area of the law that overlaps with SCO’s mission to serve New York’s most vulnerable children and families.
This position will be based in SCO’s Long Island (Garden City) headquarters, but aspects of the internship may be remote.
The Summer 2026 Law Intern will work closely with in-house counsel and members of the executive team and staff to gain an understanding of the inner workings of the Legal Department of a large not-for-profit that delivers innovative and diverse services to New York’s most vulnerable children and families. You will learn what it is like to be an in-house attorney for a not-for-profit. In this role, your duties will include supporting the tightly knit Legal Department team in matters such as: Legal Research & Writing; Litigation & Risk Management; Board Governance; Contract Review; Work with Outside Counsel.
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Job Type: Internship
Pay: $20.41 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Garden City, NY 11530
