Law clerks and interns

The internship program at Apple Street Law Office P.L.C. is an exciting opportunity for any law student or paralegal student. The office has had great interns over the years who have gone on to flourish in their careers.

Interns work alongside the attorneys and staff at 121 W Apple St. in Hastings.

What an intern does here.

Duties for the intern, depending on skill level, typically involve tasks working with our attorneys, and much more than the list beside this. The mix grows as you do.

  1. i.Working with our attorneys
  2. ii.Data entry
  3. iii.Scheduling
  4. iv.Assisting in client appointments
  5. v.Scanning and indexing documents into cases
  6. vi.Entering notes with action dates
  7. vii.Following up on incomplete action date items
  8. viii.Drafting legal pleadings and letters
  9. ix.Drafting briefs
  10. x.Research
  11. xi.Assisting attorneys in preparing for hearings and trials
  12. xii.In court observation of proceedings

Responsibility grows with skill: the more you show, the more challenging the work the attorneys hand you.

Meaningful and practical, with teamwork behind it.

The attorneys and staff are very willing and able to assist in making the internship experience meaningful and practical. The student gets increased responsibilities as their skill level warrants more challenges.

A dedicated staff

This is a very dedicated staff which depends highly on teamwork to meet the daily and weekly deadlines mandated by the Court Rules of both State and Federal court. An intern joins that rhythm. The same hand-in-hand approach the firm gives its clients is the one you would see up close.

Attorney Kristopher F. Murphy in a navy suit

Kristopher F. Murphy came in as a summer intern.

Kris started at Apple Street as a summer intern in 2021, stayed on as a law clerk through law school, and has been an associate with the firm since fall 2023. He focuses on criminal and family law.

  1. Summer 2021Summer intern at Apple Street Law Office.
  2. Through law schoolLaw clerk with the firm.
  3. Spring 2023J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law, on a full-tuition scholarship.
  4. July 2023Passed the bar.
  5. Fall 2023Associate attorney, focused on criminal and family law.

One client wrote that Kris explained her custody case a different way on a day she could not take it in, and never made her feel bad for asking again. Read Kris’s full bio.

Contact the office and say you are interested.

If you are a law student or a paralegal student and this sounds like the right kind of seat, call the front office or write to us. Tell us where you are in your studies and what you would like to learn. Questions about timing, schedule or anything else are best put to the office directly, and the office will tell you what applies.

The office is at 121 W Apple St., Suite 101, Hastings, MI 49058. Hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Main line

(269) 945-3512

Or email Hastingslaw@applestreetlawoffice.com, or use the contact page.

Call (269) 945-3512

Please do not send confidential client information. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship.