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Password Protected External Resources

Passwords can be found in Symplicity in the documents folder or you can contact the Career Services Office at (530) 752-6574 for login/password information for the following resources.

Summer Internship Opportunities

Below is just a sampling of opportunities. Many more can be found in Arizona Handbooks Government Honors & Internship.

Department of Justice - Attorney General
- Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) - this is the recruitment program for compensated summer internships
  - Summer 2022 application for 2Ls opens July 31, 2021 and closes September 8, 2021
  - August 18, 2021, 12-1: Honors and SLIP Application Tips Webinar - learn more about application tips and ask questions about the programs. You are asked to review the application (available on July 31) prior to the webinar and come prepared with questions. If using the link access code and password should auto populate, but in case: Event Number (Access Code): 199 756 6926 and Password: AppTips2021
- Volunteer Legal Intern Recruitment
Pathways Programs - The Internship Program allows students to work in agencies and get paid for their work
Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Appeals Board - Legal Internships
  - Summer 2022 applications - January 15
- Office of Administrative Law Judges - Summer Honors Clerkship Program -
  - Summer 2022 application open until January 28, 2022. Closes last Friday of January each year.
- Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) Law Clerk Honors Program
  - 2022 Summer application closes January 28, 2022. Closes last Friday of January each year.
- Office of General Counsel - Summer Honors Program for Law Clerks
  - 2022 Summer application closes August 31, 2021 or when they reach 300 applications (which could be sooner - apply ASAP).
  - Closes the last day of August each year (application must be received by the deadline, not postmarked by)
Federal Bureau of Investigation - Honors Internship Program
Government Accountability Office - Summer Associate Legal Honors Program
- 2022 Summer Associate Class (2Ls only) - September 3, 2021
Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel - Summer Legal Program
NASA Office of General Counsel - Summer Legal Honors Internship Program
Securities and Exchange Commission - Student Honors Legal Program
- 2022 Summer applications open August 1, 2021
- 2Ls - August through October; 1Ls - October through February
Federal Aviation Administration - Law Honors Intern Pr ogram
Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Summer Law Clerk Program (1Ls only)
- 2022 Summer - seeking 1Ls only - application accepted December 15, 2021 through February 14, 2022, early applications encouraged as applications are reviewed on a rolling basis beginning in January
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition - Summer Honors Legal Internship
- Summer 2022 opens July 15, 2021
- 2L application accepted from July 15 through September 10; 1L application accepted December 1 to February 1

Post Graduate Opportunities

Below is just a sampling of opportunities. Many more can be found in Arizona Handbooks Government Honors & Internship or Public Policy Handbook

Civilian Board of Contract Appeals - Law Clerk Program
- 2022 application period: July 20, 2021 to September 25, 2021, 8:59pm PT
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Graduate Fellows
- 2021-2022 Fellowship application period: closed
Copyright Office, Barbara A. Ringer Honors Program
- 2022 Fellowship application period: August 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.
Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor - Attorney Honors Program
- 2022 applications open until September 13, 2021
U.S. Department of Justice
- US Attorney General Honors Program is an entry-level federal attorney recruitment program
  - 2022 application period: July 31, 2021 to September 8, 2021, 8:59pm PT
  - August 18, 2021, 12-1: Honors and SLIP Application Tips Webinar - learn more about application tips and ask questions about the programs. You are asked to review the application (available on July 31) prior to the webinar and come prepared with questions. If using the link access code and password should auto populate, but in case: Event Number (Access Code): 199 756 6926 and Password: AppTips2021
- Office of the Solicitor General
  - Bristow Fellowship - 1 year fellowship assisting with Supreme Court cases - application period: July 15 through September 1 of the preceding year
    - 2022 application period now open through September 1, 2021
  - Phillips Fellowship - fellowship for students who are serving as federal judicial clerks (2-3 months between graduation and start of clerkship) - Apply through the SLIP program (see internships above)
Department of Labor
- Office of the Secretary of Labor - Law Clerk - 2021 application closed May 12, 2021
- Office of the Solicitor - Honors Program - 2022 application period: July 1, 2021 to September 13, 2021. Apply here: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/606422200#
Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser
- Application period: Accepts applications from 3rd year students - 2022 application due by September 1, 2021- deadline is September 1st of your 3rd year
- Accepts applications from Judicial Clerks on rolling basis. Recommends as early in fall as possible but no earlier than 12 months before end of Clerkship
Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel - Honors Attorney Program
- 2022 application period: July 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Appeals Board - Honors Clerkship Program - not currently accepting
- Office of Administrative Law Judges - Post-Graduate Positions - no current openings, however, due to the rotational nature of these positions, openings can occur at any time. Interested applicants are encouraged to email application materials, which will be archived for review when there is an opening.
- Office of Counsel to the Inspector General - Honors Attorney Fellowship - 2021 application not open
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Law Clerk - 2021 graduates closed
Federal Communications Commission, Office of General Counsel - Attorney Honors Program
- 2021 application period: closed
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Legal Division Honors Attorney Program
- 2022 application period: August 16, 2021 through September 27, 2021 8:59pm PT
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Administrative Law Clerkship
- 2022 application period: closes by the end of September 2021
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition Entry-Level Attorney Hiring
- 2022 applications open from July 15, 2021 through September 10, 2021
Homeland Security, Department of Office of General Counsel - Secretary's Honors Attorney Program
- 2022 application period open until September 7, 2021
Housing & Urban Development, Office of General Counsel - Legal Honors Program
- 2021 application period: closed
IRS, Office of Chief Counsel - Honors Attorney Program
- Class of 2022 Honors program now open until September 15, 2021 (multiple locations, including Sacramento)
- General Legal Services (non-tax) - 2021 application period closed April 15, 2021
National Labor Relations Board - Honors Program
- 2022 application expected to open in early September 2021 Those with a particular interest in this program are also encouraged to monitor USAJobs (see https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/search/job/not-posted/ for instructions on how to set up an automated job search).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of the General Counsel's Honor Law Graduate Program
  - 2022 application closed August 11, 2021
Presidential Management Fellows Program: The PMF Program is an entry level program for recent graduates to get entry level positions with a number of federal government agencies
- PMF 2022 Application opens September 28, 2021, 9am PT and closes October 12, 2021, 9am PT
  - Informational Webinars for prospective applicants are held during the month of September. Webinars are not recorded or published for later viewing. You will want to register in advance as space is limited. Find webinar dates and links to register here.