2025 Summer Interns - NYC Special Education Law Firm

Our legal practice is seeking Summer Interns to join our boutique special education law firm at our lower Manhattan law office. Interns will provide essential litigation support to attorneys. Preferred candidates will be passionate about helping children with special needs and working with a team of dedicated attorneys, paralegals, and administrators to fulfill that mission. 

The Summer Interns will be joining our firm at an essential period in the annual special education cycle and will be assisting in the case-initiating activities of drafting and filing Ten Day Notices (TDNs) and Due Process Complaints (DPCs) for all our clients. The TDN gives the New York City Department of Education (DOE) notice of our clients’ claim the DOE failed to meet its statutory obligation of providing the clients’ child with a “free and appropriate education.” It also sets forth the parent’s intention to unilaterally place their child in a private educational setting and seek reimbursement of those costs from the DOE. The DPC alleges that the DOE violated the Individual with Disabilities Act and itemizes the relief that our firm will be seeking through the course of an Impartial Hearing.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborating with attorneys and paralegals to:
  • Gather information and identify relevant facts at the case development stage, and
  • Apply relevant facts to draft Ten-Day Notices and Due Process Complaints
  • Interfacing with clients by telephone and email to ensure successful completion of necessary forms and to secure essential documents for litigation, implementation, settlements, and other phases of our practice
  • Creating and maintaining multiple databases, including but not limited to a legal fees analytics spreadsheet, implementation status spreadsheet, and ten-day notice inventory spreadsheet

Required Skills and Practices

• Must be available for internship from June 3 to August 22nd. 
• Punctuality and ability to abide by office hours (9am-6pm)
• Professional demeanor and email/telephone etiquette with clients, colleagues, and others involved in the litigation process
• Excellent organization, writing, and communication skills
• Consistent attention to detail
• Ability to meet and manages deadline consistently in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency with technical and computer skills, including Microsoft Suite and Adobe

Interested in starting your Internship Earlier than June or part-time internship during the school year? Reach out and let us know.

Please answer in your cover letter why this particular position is of interest to you. If you have any experience with children/families who have special needs we would like to hear about it.