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Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a diverse range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

At the State of Indiana, we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion—we make it our goal to create a welcoming, accessible, and equitable workplace with a workforce that is representative of Indiana's population. As a proud equal opportunity employer, reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role.

About the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP): 
The Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (OALP) was established as a new state agency in 2020 to provide a central and independent hearings process for administrative cases with different Indiana State agencies. OALP has a staff of administrative law judges (ALJs) who hear disputes between certain state agencies and persons aggrieved by that agency’s action, as well as a team of Legal Assistants (LAs) who assist our ALJs with case management and data. Some of the state agencies for which OALP hears cases include the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), the Department of Child Services (DCS), and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV). A full list of agencies can be found at The mission of OALP is to provide efficient, effective, and impartial adjudicatory processes for Indiana’s citizens and agencies.

Role Overview : 

The Office of Administration Law Proceedings is seeking a Legal Intern to join our agency in summer 2025. This internship is for a current law school student. The intern may work on projects such as rule promulgation, statutory and regulatory research, and the development of legal charts and guides explaining the administrative review process. Additionally, the intern may research legal issues for administrative law judges (ALJs) and observe pre-hearing conferences and evidentiary hearings held by our ALJs. This internship would be an opportunity to learn about the regulations and administrative processes of a variety of state agencies.

Salary Statement : 

The hourly wage for this position traditionally starts at $16.24 per hour for current undergraduate students and $17.24 per hour for those with an earned bachelor’s degree.

A Day in the Life:

As a Legal Intern for the Office of Administrative Law Proceedings, you'll gain valuable hands-on experience with:

• Providing legal support to attorneys and legal divisions.
• Performing legal research under the direction of staff counsel or administrative law judge.
• Attending depositions and hearings and assisting with documentation processes.
• Preparing, proofreading, or processing legal documents, such as summonses, subpoenas, complaints, appeals, motions, or pretrial agreements.
• Handling arrangements for delivery of legal correspondence to clients, witnesses, and court officials.
• Assisting with receiving and responding to inquiries regarding current hearings from attorneys, legislators, or clients by- telephone, email, and/or correspondence.
• Assisting with organizing and planning hearing dates and securing hearing sites.
• Assisting with maintaining law libraries, database systems, documents, and case files.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

This seasonal position does not offer benefits and is limited to 180 working days in an eleven (11) month continuous period

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. We will comply with the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable state and federal laws. 

If you are a qualified individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov .

The State of Indiana has established a culture that welcomes equity, inclusion, and opportunity for all employees and applicants. We encourage you to apply if you feel you have the transferrable skills to be successful in this position and we look forward to reviewing your application.

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