Fall 2026 Law Clerk
About the position
Location of position: Interns are expected to work in-person at least two days
per week at Denver Water’s main Administration Bldg, located at 1600 W. 12th
Avenue Denver, CO 80204. Additional hours may be performed remotely.
Each Internship is part-time: approximately 20 hours per week.
All candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample, all in
one document. Please send materials to Kris Bates at [email protected]
and apply online at www.denverwater.org/careers.
Denver Water’s Office of General Counsel provides all of Denver Water’s legal
services. The Office of General Counsel consists of nine attorneys who are
engaged in the areas of natural resources, environmental, public lands, water,
contracts, real estate, business, employment, municipal law, and civil
litigation.
This Intern will join the Office of General Counsel and:
May be called upon to answer questions involving any of the areas of law
They’ll write responses to attorneys which may take the form of a memorandum,
correspondence, a portion of a brief, response to discovery, or other
documents.
Law clerks may attend meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, trials
and meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:
Attention to detail
Ability/desire to work independently
Good communications skills
Proficient in legal research and writing
During the Summer Intern Program, there are three(3) mandatory events.
Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay and
Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of
Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the
Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Responsibilities
• Answer questions involving any of the areas of law
• Write responses to attorneys which may take the form of a memorandum, correspondence, a portion of a brief, response to discovery, or other documents.
• Attend meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, trials and meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Requirements
• Attention to detail
• Ability/desire to work independently
• Good communications skills
• Proficient in legal research and writing
• The successful candidate must possess high-level research, writing and analytical skills.
• At the minimum, students must be in their second year of law school in Fall 2025.
• Graduate level student currently in their second year of law school in the Summer of 2026
Benefits
• holiday pay
• Accrued Paid Sick Leave
Apply Now
Apply Now
Location of position: Interns are expected to work in-person at least two days
per week at Denver Water’s main Administration Bldg, located at 1600 W. 12th
Avenue Denver, CO 80204. Additional hours may be performed remotely.
Each Internship is part-time: approximately 20 hours per week.
All candidates must submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample, all in
one document. Please send materials to Kris Bates at [email protected]
and apply online at www.denverwater.org/careers.
Denver Water’s Office of General Counsel provides all of Denver Water’s legal
services. The Office of General Counsel consists of nine attorneys who are
engaged in the areas of natural resources, environmental, public lands, water,
contracts, real estate, business, employment, municipal law, and civil
litigation.
This Intern will join the Office of General Counsel and:
May be called upon to answer questions involving any of the areas of law
They’ll write responses to attorneys which may take the form of a memorandum,
correspondence, a portion of a brief, response to discovery, or other
documents.
Law clerks may attend meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, trials
and meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to perform this intern project:
Attention to detail
Ability/desire to work independently
Good communications skills
Proficient in legal research and writing
During the Summer Intern Program, there are three(3) mandatory events.
Intern positions do not come with any benefits other than holiday pay and
Accrued Paid Sick Leave. Interns and Denver Water Temps accrue one hour of
Accrued Paid Sick Leave per 30 hours worked, up to 48 hours per year per the
Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.
Responsibilities
• Answer questions involving any of the areas of law
• Write responses to attorneys which may take the form of a memorandum, correspondence, a portion of a brief, response to discovery, or other documents.
• Attend meetings with clients, depositions, hearings, trials and meetings of the Board of Water Commissioners.
Requirements
• Attention to detail
• Ability/desire to work independently
• Good communications skills
• Proficient in legal research and writing
• The successful candidate must possess high-level research, writing and analytical skills.
• At the minimum, students must be in their second year of law school in Fall 2025.
• Graduate level student currently in their second year of law school in the Summer of 2026
Benefits
• holiday pay
• Accrued Paid Sick Leave
Apply Now
Apply Now