Public Health Legal Counsel Externship (E-internship)

Title: Public Health Legal Counsel Externship (E-internship)
Category: Internships and Small Projects
Organiser: Georgia Department of Public Health
Location: Atlanta, GA (E-internship)
Eligibility: Candidates with educational credentials recognized by CHEA and/or US DOE (typically law students)
Deadline: Not specified
Fees: None
Description: The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking a Public Health Legal Counsel Extern for an unpaid, part-time e-internship. The extern will assist the Office of the General Counsel with legal and policy strategies, policy review, statutory analysis, comprehensive legal research, and database development. This role offers hands-on experience handling sensitive, high-level legal matters, including managing confidential public health data and open records.
Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth legal research on complex statutory, regulatory, and public health issues.
• Prepare formal legal memoranda, briefs, and executive summaries.
• Draft, review, and edit internal policies, operational guidelines, templates, and legal correspondence.
• Assist in reviewing and preparing responses to Requests for Production (RFPs) and open records requests.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with external partners and sister agencies.

Contact Email: DPH-HR@dph.ga.gov
Application Link: Apply Here