Federal Government
Federal Government Resources
- University of California Washington Center
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Offices of the United States Attorney's
- Office of Defender Services
- The White House Internship Program
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
- USA Jobs - The Federal Government's Official Jobs Site
- Federal Employment of Non-US Citizens
- ZipRecruiter, Legal
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 closed September 8, 2021
- Volunteer Legal Intern Recruitment
- Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) - this is the recruitment program for compensated summer internships
- 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, 2022
- 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
- Closes the last day of August each year (application must be received by the deadline, not postmarked by)
- Environmental Appeals Board - Legal Internships
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Honors Internship Program
- Government Accountability Office - Summer Associate Legal Honors Program
- 2022 Summer Associate Class (2Ls only) - closed 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 Program
- 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
- 1L application accepted December 1, 2021 to February 1, 2022; 2L application closed September 10
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: Closed September 25, 2021
- 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.
- Defender Services Office - Diversity Fellowship Program
- Non-Capital Fellowship Application - 2022 Program application deadline January 7, 2022
- Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor - Attorney Honors Program
- 2022 applications closed September 13, 2021
- U.S. Department of Justice
- US Attorney General Honors Program is an entry-level federal attorney recruitment program
- 2022 application period: closed September 8
- 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 closed
- 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)
- Bristow Fellowship - 1 year fellowship assisting with Supreme Court cases - application period: July 15 through September 1 of the preceding year
- US Attorney General Honors Program is an entry-level federal attorney recruitment program
- 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 closed
- Department of State - Office of the Legal Adviser
- Application period: Accepts applications from 3rd year students - deadline is September 1st of your 3rd year - 2022 application closed September 1, 2021
- 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 closed 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 closed September 27, 2021
- FEMA, Office of Chief Counsel - Honors Attorney Program 2022-2024 (password: lawschool) - Closed November 12, 2021
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Administrative Law Clerkship
- 2022 application period: closed end of September 2021
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition Entry-Level Attorney Hiring
- 2022 applications closed September 10, 2021
- Homeland Security, Department of Office of General Counsel - Secretary's Honors Attorney Program
- 2022 application period closed 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 closed 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 closed
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of the General Counsel's Honor Law Graduate Program
- 2022 application closed August 11, 2021
- Office of the General Counsel's Honor Law Graduate Program
- 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 closed October 12, 2021
- 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.
- PMF 2022 Application closed October 12, 2021