Top Internships in Washington, DC

Business Analyst Intern supporting Robinhood’s Money and Growth organization through business performance analysis, quantitative modeling, dashboards, and strategic recommendations. The role partners with product, engineering, risk, finance, and operations teams to identify growth opportunities, evaluate initiatives, and inform product and business direction. Interns work on live priorities during a 12-week program and may be considered for an 18-month rotational analyst program after graduation.

Project-based marketing internship creating a marketing strategy for JMI's educational content. Interns work within a six-person marketing team, are matched with volunteer mentors, and will produce strategic media to promote content and membership. Flexible project scope to meet spring internship course requirements.

Create standard design guidelines and graphic assets to support the marketing team and fellow interns. Work is project-based, guided by a volunteer mentor, and flexible to meet course internship requirements.

Support JMI's marketing team by creating customer profiles, helping develop targeting strategies for other interns, and completing a flexible, course-aligned market research project under mentor guidance.

Student internship supporting People Operations: create a strategic hiring plan for a part-time Coordinator, build internal communication structures for the internship program, and complete a course-aligned project with mentor guidance to develop internal processes for educational and marketing teams.

Paid law student internship supporting NRDC environmental litigation through legal research, memorandum writing, drafting pleadings and briefs, preparing agency comments, interviewing members, and developing proposed legislation. Interns collaborate with litigation attorneys for approximately 10 weeks during the Spring 2027 academic term, working at least 14 hours weekly in Chicago, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C.

Supports an enterprise Talent Growth and Inclusion project across career development, performance, learning, inclusion, or leadership development. The intern will research complex problems, create structured plans and presentation-ready deliverables, communicate proactively, and present recommendations to Talent Growth and People & Culture stakeholders. The role requires critical thinking, creative problem-solving, strong communication, organization, data comfort, and collaboration.

Civil engineering interns support site and land development projects involving grading, site layout, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, utility design, sustainability, and existing-condition reviews. The role provides office and field exposure to engineering design, operations, safety, and project challenges while working independently and collaboratively.

Cisco’s Legal Experience Acceleration Program is an 11-week in-house summer internship for law students. Interns support multiple legal practice groups, research legal issues, assist internal clients, contribute to projects supporting Cisco products and services, receive mentorship and training, and present an end-of-summer project to senior legal leadership. Successful completion leads to a two-year post-graduation legal rotation program.

Legal summer interns work across Cisco’s legal practice groups, supporting internal clients on varied legal issues related to networking, security, and collaboration products. Responsibilities include legal research, project work, developing an end-of-summer presentation for senior leadership, and participating in mentoring, networking, and skills training. Successful completion may lead to future internships and a post-graduation legal rotation program.

Legal interns support environmental and public interest litigation through legal research, factual investigation, written memoranda, public records requests, document review, discovery, and court attendance. They research potential litigation, collaborate with Sierra Club attorneys, and participate in legal team meetings. Candidates must be current JD students with exceptional writing, research, analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and multitasking skills, plus an interest in environmental or public interest law.

Supports website content audits, content inventories, web writing and editing, content organization, SEO-informed recommendations, CMS workflow tracking, research, client presentations, and cross-functional digital projects. The intern collaborates with content strategists, UX and visual designers, developers, project managers, and clients while completing a guided content strategy assignment. The role provides mentorship and practical experience in website redesign, content planning, analytics, accessibility, search behavior, and digital production.

Paid, full-time January–June 2027 internship reporting on science and science policy for Nature’s website and print magazine. Interns cover cutting-edge research and US science agencies, write news and occasional features, attend local story-related events, and may eventually pitch original stories. Candidates need a relevant university degree, strong writing and reporting samples, deadline-management ability, and preferably a background in science or science journalism.

Supports Pilot Company's Government Affairs team by monitoring federal and state legislative and regulatory developments, preparing policy updates, building issue playbooks, and developing advocacy materials. The intern translates complex policy issues into actionable insights for business stakeholders and assists with briefing documents, talking points, Q&A materials, and meeting summaries. This is a full-time, in-person summer internship in Washington, D.C.

Summer 2027 consulting intern supporting client advisory work, workplace solution development, employee engagement projects, survey data analysis, presentations, and actionable recommendations for organizational leaders. The role includes mentorship, collaboration with consulting teams, developmental feedback, and opportunities to apply human and artificial intelligence to data insights. It requires on-site work in Washington, D.C., Monday through Thursday, with optional remote work Fridays.

Supports client and wealth advisory teams serving high-net-worth clients through portfolio analysis, asset allocation modeling, cash management, reporting, presentations, and client service. Collaborates with investment, tax, estate planning, and quantitative analysis professionals. The internship includes hands-on projects, client communications, proprietary software training, and a capstone presentation. Candidates must be rising college seniors with strong analytical, communication, organizational, and teamwork skills.

Supports management consulting engagements by designing client deliverables, presentations, visual assets, reports, and meeting graphics. Assists with documenting requirements and processes, researching client industries and design best practices, and applying visual design, information hierarchy, and user experience principles. Collaborates with consulting professionals, manages multiple deadlines, and works within client branding guidelines. Travel may comprise 20%–50% of the schedule.

Supports Dynamics 365 Business Central consulting projects by assisting with deliverables, participating in client meetings and site visits, gathering information from management, building customer relationships, collaborating with consultants across regions, and providing ongoing support. The internship requires travel, strong communication and computer skills, and enrollment in a relevant bachelor’s degree program.

Supports forensic accounting, valuation, financial analysis, investigations, and dispute consulting engagements. Responsibilities include reviewing and reconciling financial records, analyzing data, researching companies and industries, supporting damages calculations, documenting methodologies, preparing workpapers and client materials, and reviewing analyses for accuracy. The intern collaborates with engagement teams and gains experience with complex legal and business matters.

Conduct legal and policy research on voting rights, track election-related litigation and legislation, draft memos and communications, support reports and legislative advocacy, and collaborate with Field and Communications teams. The intern must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school, have completed at least one year, and demonstrate strong research, writing, organization, communication, and commitment to voting rights or public interest work.

Supports executive search and leadership advisory engagements through executive, company, and industry research; analytical synthesis; client and business development support; presentations; reports; and thought leadership materials. Interns complete individual and team projects, collaborate with firm leaders, develop professional communication and stakeholder management skills, and present project outcomes. The program includes mentorship, training, and exposure to executive recruitment, succession planning, organizational effectiveness, board work, and corporate governance.

Create lists of potential members, collaborate with market research to identify interested groups, and complete a flexible, mentor-guided business development project aligned with internship course requirements.

Project-based student internship to develop a content strategy, produce educational media, and support fellow marketing interns. Interns are paired with volunteer mentors and work flexibly to meet course requirements while promoting JMI's mission.

Project-based internship to create an introductory Economic Anthropology course (medium of your choice) focused on sustainability, equity, and efficiency. Interns are matched with volunteer mentors, must meet academic internship requirements, and will develop educational content flexible to course needs.

Project-based internship to create a business plan for Just Markets Institute, build internal processes and systems with mentor guidance, and support educational and marketing teams while meeting course requirements.