“I would highly recommend The Philadelphia Center experience to any student and their family. Many theoretical, imagined career options are viewed in reality, lending credibility to existing choices or valuable frustration-saving changes in direction. Undiscovered paths make themselves known as possibilities.”
Lue Ann Schmidt, parent of Jennifer Anderson, Alma College
Spring 2006
Quirk Publishing, Editorial Intern
Law & Government
As the birthplace of our nation, Philadelphia is the ideal city to gain experience in government, law and politics.
We offer a variety of placement opportunities for those interested in this area. To learn more, please use the search engine above to read descriptions of sample internships. You may type in any word in the search engine but some key words are listed below as recommendations:
Anthropology and Archaeology
City, State or Federal Government
Community Development and Advocacy
Corporate and Civil Law
Criminal Law and Law Enforcement
Entertainment Management
Government, Public Administration, Politics and City Planning
Law and Social Justice
Medicine and Public Health
Mental Health
Non-Criminal Law
Politics and Political Organizing
Real Estate, Construction, Development, Urban Planning and City Planning
Social Work
You could work at any number of organizations including:
Bureau of Labor Statistics
City Controller’s Office
City Council
Cozen O’Connor
Defender Association
District Attorney’s Office
Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts
United States Export Assistance Center
Wisniewski and Mensing Law