Internships 

The goal of the Lieutenant Governor’s Civic Engagement Internship program is to provide a robust learning experience to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in understanding how government and the community can work together to provide important services to the public. The departments of the Lt. Governor’s office include: public engagement, policy, external affairs, legislative affairs and communications – each of which will offer a hands-on opportunity to understand how a Constitutional Officer and her staff perform their day-to-day job duties. Due to resource constraints, these opportunities are unpaid.

Internships are available in the Lieutenant Governor’s Springfield and Chicago offices. Innovative remote internships are also available. Remote interns assist with contemporary research and initiatives while being integrated with the staff though technology including Skype, myAT&T, and Microsoft SharePoint. Interns access these tools via the Internet.

A separate Legal Externship program is available for 2L, 3L and LLM Law Students.  Information and application are available here.

Qualifications

• Applicant should be recent graduates or enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program.
• International students are eligible for this program.
• Applicant must have strong critical thinking skills, excellent communications skills and writing ability.
• Applicant must be able to work efficiently and independently, within a fast-paced office environment.
• Applicant must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications (at a minimum, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and able to learn other technologies quickly.
• Applicants in all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
  
  

Selection Process

An evaluation committee within the Lieutenant Governor’s office will review all applications submitted in accordance with the outlined requirements. Applicants may be selected for a personal interview and final decisions for candidates will be based on the quality of their application and current needs within the Lieutenant Governor’s office.

How to Apply

• Submit a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcript and a scanned completed version of the attached application via email to OLG.Interns.Apply@partner.Illinois.gov.
• In addition to signing the certification on the last page of the application, applicants must initial in the bottom right-hand corner of pages 5, 6 and 7.
• Please contact Delio Calzolari at Delio.Calzolari@Illinois.gov with any questions or concerns.

To be considered for the internship program, please submit all materials by the appropriate date listed below:

Selection Process

An evaluation committee within the Lieutenant Governor’s office will review all applications submitted in accordance with the outlined requirements. Applicants may be selected for a personal interview and final decisions for candidates will be based on the quality of their application and current needs within the Lieutenant Governor’s office.

Download Internship Application