I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at SEC (Washington, DC) in Aug 2014
Interview
The interview was conducted over the phone with the lead internship coordinator in my division. It was brief - maybe thirty minutes at the most. The questions were challenging, yet fair. Past work experiences and an undergraduate degree in business/accounting/finance is looked upon favorably.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss past work experience and any law school related coursework that would translate to assist you in your role as an SEC intern.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SEC (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2018
Interview
It was a fairly straight forward interview. The only downside is that it is unpaid but their projects seemed really interesting. Some basic technical questions, very friendly group also.