Kostelanetz LLP is a boutique law firm that offers a paid internship (at $38.46 per hour) to a Spelman College rising senior interested in joining the firm as a full-time pre-law paralegal for the summer. The internship is part of Kostelanetzs broader program to develop ties with Spelman College.
During the summer the Spelman intern benefits from a robust hands-on program including mentorship at the paralegal associate and partner levels; 1L and LSAT-prep resources provided by our attorneys paralegals and staff; opportunities to write for prestigious legal journals; and responsibilities include case management legal research document review legal and litigation support interfacing with clients as well as administrative work under attorney supervision.
Following graduation from Spelman students who have completed the internship are typically offered a position as a full-time pre-law paralegal with the option to spend one or two years with the firm prior to enrolling in law school.
While not all Spelman interns may pursue a path in one of our practice areas such as tax law one of our goals is to help pre-law students understand the various paths available to them including policymaking government service private practice accounting and teaching among others.
The internship application opens on November 24th 2025 and will close on January 9th 2026. Please direct all questions concerning applications to
Applicant requirements*
*We particularly welcome members of the Morehouse-Spelman Pre-Law Society.
Past interns have typically had Spelman GPAs at or near 3.9 and shown a strong interest in pursuing a career in law.
Were proud of our Spelman Internship alumni. Many of them appear in this short video. Our alumni include:
The firms Spelman Summer Internship program is administered by Kostelanetz lawyerDaniel Cady Davidson(whose suggestion to the firm in 2020 was the inspiration behind the program) Deputy Operations Director Karen Mowatt and paralegalsBrittany Mahone and Caitlin Lewis.
Kostelanetz has been a sponsor of the Morehouse-Spelman Pre-Law Society (MSPLS) since 2021. As a sponsor the firm connects directly with the student leaders of MSPLS to co-create events and panels that align with our goals as well as students interests. Past programs include LSAT 101 Tax Law and Racial Justice and Exploring Careers in Tax 2022 Kostelanetz hosted a panel for MSPLS students entitled From Spelman to Law School: A Conversation with Kennedy Mackey Destiny Reese and Grace Hall. Our lawyers also assisted MSPLS students by conducting mock interviews to help them prepare them for employment and law school applications.
Kostelanetzs roughly 50 lawyers focus on tax litigation white collar criminal defense complex commercial civil litigation tax planning trusts and estates securities law and government procurement. The firm ishighly rankedand has offices in New York City Washington D.C. Atlanta and Hackensack N.J. We currently have 12 pre-law paralegals. They recently graduated from Brown UChicago Cornell Harvard Johns Hopkins UPenn Spelman Vanderbilt and UVA.
Kostelanetz LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Kostelanetz LLPs hiring practices are designed comply with among other things the New York City Human Rights Law which among other things prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race color religion/creed age national origin immigration or citizenship status gender (including sexual harassment) gender identity sexual orientation disability pregnancy military service marital status partnership status height weight unemployment status arrest or conviction record credit history caregiver status and status as a victim of domestic violence stalking and sex offenses.
We welcome applications from all qualified persons including without limitation women people of color LGBTQ people persons with disabilities people from low-income backgrounds and veterans. Applications from people who are members of underrepresented and/or marginalized communities are highly encouraged.
Qualified candidates should submit PDF copies of their cover letter resume transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and writing sample .
Required Experience:
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