Immigration Law Internships New York

Intern at New York Immigration Law Firm Bretz & Coven

Bretz & Coven is a leader in U.S. immigration law.  Our firm offers a competitive, paid internship program for law students in their first, second, and third years of school.

Our immigration law internship aims to offer students a realistic understanding of what a real practice is like—we offer challenging work and a friendly environment to top-notch students. 

Internship Responsibilities & Work at Bretz & Coven

Your responsibilities as an intern at Bretz & Coven mirror those of our attorneys:

• Drafting memoranda of law for complex immigration issues, including asylum, criminal deportation, and naturalization
• Drafting pre-trial memoranda to Immigration Judges
• Drafting appellate briefs to the Board of Immigration Appeals
• Writing motions to the Board of Immigration Appeals to reopen and reconsider cases

Additionally, interns have the opportunity to observe immigration court hearings and federal court oral arguments and participate in other immigration law projects and cases. 

Apply for Our Immigration Law Internship

We began our internship program in 2000.  Since then, we have had over 20 interns—many of them stayed on during the academic year or joined our firm as full-time associates. 

We have worked with interns from law schools around New York and the country:

• Brooklyn School of Law, Brooklyn NY
• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York NY
• City University School of Law, Queens NY
• Duke University School of Law, Durham NC
• Fordham University School of Law, New York NY
• George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
• New York Law School, New York NY
• Rutgers University School of Law, Newark NJ
• Syracuse University College of Law, Syracuse NY
• University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Tucson AZ

If you think you have what it takes to help advance immigration law in the U.S. and help serve our clients, let us know.

Prospective immigration law interns should email internships@bretzlaw.com with a cover letter, current resume, and writing sample.  No phone calls, please.

Good luck!