My office offers several internship positions to students from Michigan, for service in my state and Washington offices. These are non-paid positions that last six to 12 weeks during the summer or for more extended periods during the school year. Students are assigned to work with a legislative assistant, legislative correspondent or press secretary. Projects include such things as reporting on hearings, investigating pending legislation, and doing research for responding to constituent mail.
Interns also work in the mail room and run errands a large portion of each day.
Substantive as well as clerical responsibilities are assigned. The program is designed to provide a balanced exposure to the work of the Senate and a Senator's office. Interns are considered an important part of my staff. Press interns are responsible for assisting the press office in daily activities such as clipping newspapers, reviewing news wires and preparing news advisories. Interns will also help arrange and facilitate media events and press conferences.