The Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (TMSLIP) is a prestigious free summer internship operated by the NYC Bar Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging that places outstanding New York City public high school students with real legal employers for hands-on professional experience. Now in its 32nd year, the program gives participants the opportunity to work directly in legal settings, engage in substantive legal work, and develop professional skills alongside practicing attorneys and legal professionals. TMSLIP is one of the most competitive and well-respected law-focused opportunities available to high school students in New York City, with a legacy dating back to 1993. If you are passionate about law, justice, or public service, this program offers an unmatched chance to explore a legal career before you even graduate high school.
Delivering ideas clearly and confidently in front of an audience.
Gathering and evaluating information systematically to answer a question.
Evaluating information carefully before drawing a conclusion or making a decision.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Speaking up and taking action on behalf of a cause or group of people.
Direct hands-on legal work with practicing attorneys in real legal settings provides foundational experience in legal practice and case work.
Internship involves substantive legal work alongside attorneys, building core paralegal competencies in legal research and documentation.
Exposure to legal professionals and the justice system through workplace experience in legal settings informs judicial career exploration.
Working in legal environments develops research methods and critical thinking skills essential for policy analysis and reform work.
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