Legal Unit Law Student Externships Phoenix District Office

The Legal Unit of the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office seeks one to three law students for externships each fall, spring, and summer. Start dates and schedules are flexible, and students may complete the externship for credit or not for credit. Externship are unpaid. Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and writing sample.

Legal Unit externs will assist with a broad variety of EEOC trial attorney work. The Legal Unit prosecutes employers for violations of Title VII, the ADEA, the ADA, the EPA, and GINA in a five-state region: Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Utah. Externs will be involved in all aspects of the EEOC’s litigation. Externs will likely have opportunities to interact with charging parties, aggrieved individuals, and witnesses. Externs will gain experience reviewing and analyzing important evidence. Externs will be immersed in legal research and writing both for pre-trial matters and (if applicable) trial in any pending cases. When possible, externs will assist in preparing for depositions and court hearings and will be invited to attend depositions and hearings. Additionally, externs will assist the Legal Unit in providing legal advice to the EEOC’s Enforcement Unit, which investigates charges of discrimination. In this capacity, externs will assist with reviewing and evaluating evidence and consult on legal issues that arise in the course of investigations.

Requirements/Preferences:

Externs must be current law students. Prior coursework in employment discrimination law is preferred, but not required. Externs must abide by the EEOC's confidentiality requirements. 

Addressee for purposes of cover letter:  Mary Jo O'Neill, Regional Attorney

Please submit applications to:

Ms. Wasan Awad Wasan.Awad@eeoc.gov
Mr. Benjamin Price Benjamin.Price@eeoc.gov
Trial Attorneys
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
3300 North Central Ave, Suite 690
Phoenix, AZ 85012