The WNET Group Summer 2023 Law Internship Program
WNET

New York, New York

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Job Description

The WNET Group's Law Department is currently accepting applications for its Summer 2023 Law Internship Program. This is a full-time, unpaid position, and is open to current law school students who will have completed their first or second year of law school by May 2023. The internship will start in late May / early June and continue for approximately 8 weeks, ending in August.

About The WNET Group

WNET is America's flagship PBS station: the parent company of New York's THIRTEEN and WLIW21 and operator of NJ PBS. In 2019, WNET launched ALL ARTS, a new broadcast channel, streaming platform, and website dedicated to arts and culture 24/7.

Through its broadcast channels, three cable services (THIRTEEN PBSKids, Create, and World) and streaming sites, The WNET Group brings quality arts, education, and public affairs programming to more than five million viewers each week.

About the Program

The WNET Group is seeking candidates for its Summer Law Internship Program who are detailed, organized and passionate law students with a demonstrated interest in entertainment law, intellectual property, media-related corporate law, and/or non-profit law. Interns will support The WNET Group's Law Department under the guidance of the General Counsel and staff attorneys on projects involving issues of public interest, media and entertainment, and intellectual property law. Duties will include drafting and reviewing various entertainment industry agreements and legal research on various issues.

Opportunity Profile

The Program presents an unmatched opportunity for the successful candidate to experience the inner workings of a media and non-profit general counsel's office.

Basic Qualifications

  • Excellent undergraduate and law school academic credentials.
  • Strong writing and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated interest in one or more of the following areas: public interest law, media and entertainment law, intellectual property law.
  • Students able to receive school credit or school sponsorship are preferred.

Eligibility Requirements

Must be a current student at a New York/New Jersey-area law school, or, if attending law school outside the New York/New Jersey area, have a demonstrable connection to New York or New Jersey.

Application Checklist:

Make sure to upload the required documents (cover letter, resume, proof of enrollment) to your application before submitting it! Proof of enrollment can be in any of the following formats: Current Enrollment Verification Certificate from the National Student Clearinghouse, Transcript, course schedule for upcoming semester. Documents should be uploaded in the My Experience section under "Resume/CV".

Please upload your resume, proof of enrollment and cover letter to your application in the My Experience section under "Resume/CV".

Instructions for files:
  • Resume or CV
  • Cover Letter describing your interest in this particular department/internship position
  • Proof of Enrollment (must be current for semester of the internship) can be in any of the following formats:
    • Current Enrollment Verification Certificate from the National Student Clearinghouse
    • Transcript
    • Course schedule for upcoming semester


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