Program Overview
The CGA Legislative Internship offers a unique opportunity to earn credit through experiential learning. Interns are assigned to individual legislators as support staff. Intern duties may include bill analysis and tracking; research; writing testimonies, social media or photography and video; liaison work and constituent casework. Interns gain invaluable, behind-the-scenes insight into the legislator’s roles, politics and the policy making process.
The Program includes job training, academic projects, legislative research, career development and field trips. Interns attend a mandatory two-day orientation followed by legislative research, IT training, career development seminars on resume writing, interviewing, goal setting and networking. Interns lead and participate in committees to develop Mock Session, forums and social events. Interns attend field trips to correctional facilities, the State Supreme Court and other organizations and events that provide context for local and state policy issues.
The Program is offered in the Spring academic semester to correspond with the Connecticut General Assembly’s Legislative Session
How to Apply
- Meet with your campus liaison to discuss your school’s requirements to participate in the program and the application process. You must have the campus liaison’s approval to submit your application through this site.
- Ask 2 faculty members, employers, former employers or volunteer coordinators to write a letter of reference.
- Complete the on-line application form and up load your final cover letter, resume, letters of reference and transcripts to the website (this must be done all at once, if you log out without uploading all of your documents, you will have to complete the form again).
- Email to your cover letter, resume, letters of recommendation, and transcripts to your on-campus liaison. (You can forward the confirmation email you receive when you submit your application with your attachments to your liaison.)
- Application opens August 15th and ends November 1st.