Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program

TMSLIP 2026 applications will be open December 15, 2025 – January 12, 2026

Since 1993, our office has paired outstanding New York City public high school students with legal employers for a transformative summer internship. Now in its 32nd year of service, the Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (TMSLIP) is still going strong but ODEIB is making it bigger and better than ever!

Applicants: Apply here.

Employers: Register here

No capacity? No problem! We understand that not everyone has capacity to host an intern every year but there’s plenty of room to make an impact! Contact Mary Ellen LaRosa at mellenlarosa@nycbar.org to learn how you can fund a stipend and/or get involved in pre-employment programming.  

If you are interested in attending an information session, please contact Mary Ellen at mellenlarosa@nycbar.org 

Learn more about the program here

2026 App Checklist

2026 Dates

2026 Intern FAQs

2026Emp FAQs

 

This program is open to everyone.