Internships

Pre-law students are encouraged to seek out meaningful internship and practicum experiences to enhance their classroom learning with practical work experience in a professional environment. 

Students may contact Career Services, any of the Legal Studies faculty, or a pre-law advisor to discuss opportunities. Opportunities will also be sent out to the Pre-Law Email List, which you can sign up for at: Pre-Law@uml.edu.

UMass Lowell students at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament.

Students at the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament.

Pre-Law Society and Mock Trial

The Dr. Francis T. Talty ‘77 Pre-Law Society, formed and recognized as an official student organization at UMass Lowell in 2006, provides a forum for UMass Lowell students to participate in organized activities relating to the American courts and the country's legal system, including:

  • UML Mock Trial team, which competes each year against many of the nation's top universities and colleges
  • Serving UML students in information gathering and sharing toward law school planning, including: 
    • Attending law school forums where law school admissions representatives and advisors meet with students on an individual basis
    • Forming an LSAT exam study group, where UML students learn from lawyers and former students who have taken the LSAT about techniques for succeeding on the exam, and thereby increasing the likelihood and quality of law school acceptances offered to UML students.

For more information, visit the CampusGroups website or contact Professor David McCauley.

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (TWC) offers qualified UMass Lowell students the opportunity to work in any one of dozens of fields in private, public and nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C. UMass Lowell has worked with TWC for over 10 years and has sent dozens of students to D.C. to participate in its various internship and seminar programs. Founded in 1975 as a nonprofit, independent, experiential education organization, TWC has more than 60,000 alumni worldwide. It has educational partnerships with colleges and universities nationwide and throughout the world, and works with hundreds of internship partners in the nation’s capital.

TWC's academic internship program is for students of all majors. Successful completion of a fall or spring semester internship will earn 12 academic credits; successful completion of a summer internship will earn 9 academic credits.

TWC offers internship experiences in legal fields and can provide excellent networking and resume-building opportunities. Learn more about The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars.