A paid internship working for the Illinois
State Legislature?
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Interns receive a stipend of $2,026 per month with student health
insurance included.
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Interns earn 8 graduate credits in political studies from the University
of Illinois at Springfield.
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Interns work as legislative staff with either the partisan staffs of the
Illinois General Assembly or the Legislative Research Unit.
Interning with the Illinois Legislature prepares interns
for a variety of career paths. Interns work closely with seasoned
professionals in the unique environment of the State legislature.
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Interns provide
research and analytical support to committee leaders and members.
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Interns analyze agency budgets and take part in crafting the state budget.
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Interns handle press and newsletters for assigned legislators.
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Interns gain personal access and build relationships with legislators,
lobbyist and other state contractors.
Interning
with Legislative Research Bureau primarily prepares interns for research
career paths, while working with seasoned legal and communication
professionals.
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Interns gain legal research
skills.
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Interns respond to research
requests from state legislators.
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Interns help write official
state documents and resources.
Upon completion of the program, interns pursue a number
of professional avenues.
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Interns are offered
full-time positions on a legislative staff.
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Interns pursue careers in
public policy with a state agency or lobbying firm.
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Interns pursue law degrees.
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Interns continue their
educational pursuits.
The Illinois Legislative Staff Intern Program has a
48-year history and is considered one of the top ten internship programs
in the United States.
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Applicants must complete their undergraduate degree by September 1, 2012.
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Applicants with advanced degrees are preferred.
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Applicants with a minimum 3.0 GPA are preferred for partisan internships
and required by the Legislative Research Unit (LRU).
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Applications must be postmarked by March 1, 2012.
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Internships start August 16, 2012 and end June 30, 2013.
Application materials are
available online at
http://ilsip.uis.edu.
For more information, please contact me at 217.206.6579.
Barbara Van Dyke-Brown, Director,
Legislative
Internships and Advocacy Programs
Institute for Legal, Legislative and
Policy Studies
University of Illinois at Springfield
