Student Trainee (Legal)

Defense Finance and Accounting Service · Department of Defense

Pay: $24–$32/hr
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
Apply by: 2026-10-07
Posted: 2 days ago

This position is part of DFAS's Pathways Program, for current students/individuals accepted for enrollment in a qualifying educational program in an accredited institution, full or half-time basis. This is a PAID summer internship, running May - August. Applicants who indicate they meet the minimum qualifications will receive an email from assessments@USAHire.opm.gov to complete online assessments. Check your "Spam"/"Junk" folders. See below for more information!

What you'd do

Assignments include developmental experiences to prepare the incumbent for increasingly more complex work in the General Counsel arena. Assignments may be supplemented by on-the-job and/or formal training in the occupation.
Independently plan, organize, and conduct studies of legal issues and cases generally encountered in the assigned area.
Performs research on assignments from the Directorates Deputy General Counsel (DGC) and Assistant DGC by examining legal documents, historical files, and other legal resources on inquiries relating to a myriad of legal subjects.
Examination is to evaluate the procedural and technical sufficiency of the action or legal matter; and, to evaluate factual and other information presented.
Drafts and edits legal and non-legal memoranda, research reports, and correspondence.

What they want

GS-07: Substitution of Education for Experience: One full year of graduate level education may be substituted to meet the specialized experience requirement.
Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and experience may be used to meet total experience requirements.
If you are using education to substitute for the specialized experience, you must submit transcripts

Starts: 2026-09-08