Texas Attorney General

To fulfill these responsibilities, the OAG is divided into five major areas with over forty separate specialty divisions. These areas include civil litigation, criminal justice, general counsel, child support, and administration.

Organizational Chart

Eligibility and Selection Process

The OAG seeks dedicated, motivated people who possess a genuine desire to perform public service. However, the selection process for the Internship Program is highly competitive. Candidates are selected based on scholastic achievement (including grade point average), demonstrated leadership skills, participation in extracurricular activities, oral and written communication skills, as well as prior experience in their area of concentration.

Internships are unique and tailored to each studentâ€™s needs, interests, and schedule. As an intern, you will be able to select your preferred division (based on availability) and work flexible hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You will work under the close supervision of your respective division supervisor, while improving your skills and performing an important civic duty.

Benefits of the Program

Interns are given the opportunity to improve their skills while performing a civic duty. As a result, interns benefit from:

The OAG provides placement in our regional field offices in the Child Support, Consumer Protection, Crime Victim Services and Medicaid & Fraud Control Divisions.
Gaining insight into the state governmental process
Building networks with attorneys and future job contacts
Developing confidence and learning to interact in a professional environment
Expanding knowledge and technical skills through training and development classes
Earning course credit, depending on your degree plan and institution
Deciding if your chosen career is the right path
Performing a valuable public service

Child Support Community Services and Volunteer Program

Interns and volunteers play a pivotal role working in one of our Child Support field offices located throughout the state. Internships and volunteer opportunities are available year-round. Volunteers and Interns recruited by the Regional Outreach Coordinators of the Community Services and Volunteer Program provide full-time Child Support staff with invaluable support and assistance in processing volume caseloads and completing other important functions of the Child Support Division. Interns and volunteers may provide assistance in:

Making collection calls
Scheduling Child Support Review Process (CSRP) conferences
Making calls to Custodial Parent (CP) and Non-Custodial Parent (NCP) prior to confereces and greeting both parties when they arrive at the office
Developing child support orders
Locating absent parents
Assisting with paternities
Assisting legal Team in court (primarily Law School Interns)

For more information on how to apply for an internship or to volunteer with the Child Support Division in your area, go to Child Support and click on:

Community Services and Volunteer Program Regional Outreach Coordinators

How To Apply - Child Support Division

Child Support Community Services & Volunteer Program

Send your application or to obtain an application contact:

Volunteer & Internship Application
Community Services & Volunteer Regional Outreach Coordinators

Legal Intern Program

Legal interns are law students that have completed at least one year of law school. They are selected either through our in-house recruiting committee or our on-campus recruiting program. Each year during the Fall semester, the OAG will participate in on-campus interview programs at several state law schools. In addition, we encourage interested out of state students to submit applications as outlined later in this information sheet.

Some law schools offer fellowships or stipends to their students who work for government entities during the summer. Check with your law schoolâ€™s career services office for details regarding stipends, hiring criteria, resume drop deadlines, etc. We place law students in any of our 20+ legal divisions, where they will work under the direct supervision of a senior attorney. The deadline for receiving applications is November 1.

Important Dates for On Campus Interviews at Texas law schools and Sunbelt Minority Job Fair

Offers will be sent for paid and unpaid internships by November 1 and responses are expected by December 1. (Pursuant to NALP guidelines).

Important Dates for Applications MAILED to the OAG
To be considered for paid legal internships, applications must be received by October 15. Paid legal intern offers will be sent by November 1 and responses are expected by December 1 (Pursuant to NALP guidelines).

If you wish to apply for an unpaid internship, your application must be received by February 2. Unpaid internship offers will be sent by February 19 and responses are expected by March 16.

Law Students may also clerk for the agency during the school year. Only posted positions will be paid and for those positions, the law student must submit application materials through the Work in Texas website.

If you were a 1L and you want to work again the following year, you are eligible to work again. First years are not eligible for paid internships and 2Lâ€™s are not promised permanent positions at the end of their internships.

Frequently Asked Questions

Law Students
Send your application, resume, writing sample and transcript to:

Loretta Aranda
Office of the Attorney General
Litigation Training and Recruitment Coordinator
Post Office Box 12548
Austin, Texas 78711
(512) 936-1829

The Volunteer/Intern Program

In 1987, the OAG established an internship program designed to provide interns and volunteers from across the country with an opportunity to gain valuable, real-world experience while working within a legal setting. As a result, individuals have been given the opportunity to work with an array of public service professionals that can range from attorneys, investigators, graphics designers, human resource specialists, social service providers, legal assistants, auditors, and child support enforcement officers.

More than 90 percent of our interns in the Admin/Legal Divisions are undergraduate, graduate, and law students. However, we do encourage volunteers to offer their insight and expertise as well. Internships are unpaid and generally last three months, although this period is flexible. Interns and volunteers are welcome year-round, on a semester basis with terms beginning in the Spring (January through April), Summer (May through August), and Fall (September through December).

Frequently Asked Questions

Undergraduate Students and Interested Individuals
Send your application, resume, and transcript to: