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Bid Title

Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

Issuing Agency

Judical Council of California

Location

California

Published Date

Jan 29, 2026

Closing Date

Feb 27, 2026

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

No. RFI-CFCC-2025-04-LP

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Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

Important dates

Issued date

January 29, 2026

Deadline

February 27, 2026
02:00 PM

• Status
  Open
• Topic
  Non-Facilities Contracts - Miscellaneous
• Deadline
  February 27, 2026
  02:00 PM
• ID#
  RFI-CFCC-2025-04-LP

Description

The Judicial Council of California (Judicial Council), chaired by the Chief Justice of California, is the chief policy making agency of the California judicial system. The California Constitution directs the council to improve the administration of justice by surveying judicial business, recommending improvements to the courts, and making recommendations annually to the Governor and the Legislature. The council also adopts rules for court administration, practice and procedure, and performs functions prescribed by law.

The primary purpose of the Judicial Council’s Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC) is to assist the courts in maximizing access to and effectiveness of court services for children, families, and other vulnerable litigants.

Juvenile dependency law is a very specific practice of law that requires specialized training. The CFCC is committed to increasing the number of attorneys dedicated to the practice of juvenile dependency law and to providing quality legal representation to children and families.

You are invited to respond with information to assist the Judicial Council in identifying prospective juvenile dependency court appointed counsel who might be interested in participating in the Judicial Council law student summer 2026 intern program.

Responses will only be accepted from dependency providers currently participating in the Federally Funded Dependency Representation Program (FFDRP) or receiving Court-Appointed Counsel (CAC) funds through the Dependency Representation Administration Funding, and Training (DRAFT) Program.

All submissions are due no later than the closing date of February 27, 2026, no later than 2:00 P.M. (PT). All interested parties must submit an electronic version of the entire response marked “Response to RFI No. CFCC-2025-04-LP” to be transmitted by email to the Judicial Council’s solicitations mailbox at solicitations@jud.ca.gov(link sends email) .

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REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION (RFI)

JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF CALIFORNIA

TITLE: SUMMER 2026 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH

JUVENILE DEPENDENCY LAWYERS AND LAW FIRMS

RFI NO.: CFCC-2025-04-LP

RESPONSES DUE BY: FEBRUARY 27, 2026

NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. PACIFIC TIME

Request for Information No.: CFCC-2025-04-LP

Title: Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. OVERVIEW

II. INVITATION TO RESPOND

III. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

IV. REQUIREMENTS

V. RESPONSE FORMAT

VI. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

VII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

VIII. CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

IX. INFORMATION EXCHANGE

X. STATEMENT OF LIMITATIONS

Request for Information No.: CFCC-2025-04-LP

Title: Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

I. OVERVIEW

The Judicial Council of California (Judicial Council), chaired by the Chief Justice of California,

is the chief policy making agency of the California judicial system. The California Constitution

directs the council to improve the administration of justice by surveying judicial business,

recommending improvements to the courts, and making recommendations annually to the

Governor and the Legislature. The council also adopts rules for court administration, practice

and procedure, and performs functions prescribed by law.

The primary purpose of the Judicial Council’s Center for Families, Children & the Courts

(CFCC) is to assist the courts in maximizing access to and effectiveness of court services for

children, families, and other vulnerable litigants.

Juvenile dependency law is a very specific practice of law that requires specialized training.

CFCC is committed to increasing the number of attorneys dedicated to the practice of juvenile

dependency law and to providing quality legal representation to children and families.

II. INVITATION TO RESPOND

You are invited to respond with information to assist the Judicial Council in identifying

prospective juvenile dependency court appointed counsel who might be interested in

participating in the Judicial Council law student summer 2026 intern program.

Responses will only be accepted from dependency providers currently participating in the

Federally Funded Dependency Representation Program (FFDRP) or receiving Court-Appointed

Counsel (CAC) funds through the Dependency Representation Administration Funding, and

Training (DRAFT) Program.

III. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

CFCC is funding a program to increase law students’ exposure to juvenile dependency law with

the hope of developing interest in the field. The program is also intended to provide law

students’ assistance to providers in geographically diverse areas of the state, including rural and

suburban areas with limited access to lawyers.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to determine interest from juvenile

dependency court appointed counsel providers in participating in a program that would allow law

firms to mentor law school students, who would intern in their law practice during the law school

summer break, typically starting in May 2026 or June 2026.

This internship program funds interns for 240 to 400 hours of work at the state minimum wage,

at a minimum.

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Request for Information No.: CFCC-2025-04-LP

Title: Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

IV. REQUIREMENTS

The Respondents providing management of the internship program can be a firm or an

individual. The firm or manager of the intern project must have at least seven (7) years of legal

experience and at least five (5) years of juvenile dependency law experience. Five (5) years of

legal experience may be substituted if the attorney is credentialed as a Child Welfare Law

Specialist by the National Association of Council for Children certified by the State Bar of

California. The Respondents may have a mixed legal practice that includes at least 50% of work

for juvenile dependency proceedings. Providers will be responsible for recruiting the law

students for the internship. Respondents should consider law student interns who may provide

diversity, equity, and inclusion to the practice of juvenile dependency law. CFCC will help, to

the extent possible, in the law student recruitment by providing information about law schools

that have courses or clinics in juvenile dependency law.

Each Respondent must provide a description of their proposed internship program to include:

 How the law student interns will be recruited, trained, and mentored, including

strategies aimed at diversity, equity, and inclusion.

 The training curriculum.

 The tasks the intern will perform.

 How student interns will receive feedback on performance.

 Confidentiality agreements or other assurances that interns maintain client

confidentiality.

 Confirmation that the program mentor will be an experienced dependency

practitioner.

 Confirmation that the law school interns will observe court and accompany

attorneys, social workers, and/or investigators on interviews.

Respondents must specify the number of interns they are requesting, the number of hours

anticipated per intern, the minimum wage for city in which the court(s) are located, and a pay

range per intern comparable to other paid internships in nonprofit legal organizations.

Respondents may request stipends for summer interns as follows:

 Sole Proprietor – one (1) summer law student intern.

 Practice or Panel with two (2) to nine (9) attorneys – up to two (2) summer law

student interns.

 Practice or Panel with ten (10) or more attorneys – up to five (5) summer law

student interns.

It is expected that at the end of the internship, the law student interns will be able to:

 Describe the juvenile dependency legal system.

 Describe the type of parents and children that enter the juvenile dependency

system.

 Describe the role of the court, agency, social worker, and parent and child

attorneys in juvenile dependency proceedings.

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Request for Information No.: CFCC-2025-04-LP

Title: Summer 2026 Internship Program with Juvenile Dependency Lawyers and Law Firms

The cohort of law student interns will be expected to meet at least two (2) times during the

internship period of 240 to 400 hours with Judicial Council staff or designee to discuss their

internship experience, provide feedback for improvements if needed, any barriers encountered,

and complete the Judicial Council’s exit survey about their internship experience.

The supervision of law student interns in this project is eligible for title IV-E activities through

the Judicial Council’s Federally Funded Dependency Representation Program (FFDRP).

V. RESPONSE FORMAT

Technical Response. The following information must be included in the technical response.

1. Title Page must include the following information:

a. Response title;

b. Date submitted;

c. Respondent’s name and business name;

d. Identification of Respondent as individual, partnership, corporation,

public agency, or joint venture of one or more of the preceding;

e. Identification of the business structure of the Respondent’s

representational model (e.g., public agency, private for-profit

organizational representation, private non-profit organizational

representation, solo practitioner, centrally administered panel, any

combination of the preceding, etc.); and

f. Respondent’s contact information (physical and electronic addresses,

telephone, and fax).

2. Framework: Respondent must provide a description of their proposed

internship program as described in Section IV. Requirements, above.

3. Competency and Experience Requirements: Provide verification that the

attorney or firm has at least seven (7) years of legal experience and at least

five (5) years of juvenile dependency law experience or that the lead attorney

holds a credential as a Child Welfare Law Specialist from the National

Association of Council for Children certified by the State Bar of California.

This could include resumes of proposed attorney supervisors in your office.

VI. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION AND CONTACT INFORMATION

All submissions are due no later than the closing date of February 27, 2026, no later than

2:00 P.M. (PT). All interested parties must submit an electronic version of the entire response

marked “Response to RFI No. CFCC-2025-04-LP” to be transmitted by email to the Judicial

Council’s solicitations mailbox at solicitations@jud.ca.gov.

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541110Offices of Lawyers
• NAICS 541611Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• NAICS 541990All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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