Fall 2026 Law Clerk

Denver Water•Denver, CO

7d•Hybrid

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.

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

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.