UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES
3Ls
Post Grad
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – 2021 Legal Division Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Homeland Security, Department Of – Secretary’s Honors Attorney Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications
- Oregon Department of Justice – Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Mid-August)
- Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General – Fellowship Program (Paid, Aug. 17, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Santa Clara County, CA – Office of the County Counsel – 2021-2023 Social Justice and Impact Litigation Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Aug. 21, 2020)
- Transportation, Department Of – Honors Attorney Program Office of the General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2020) Final
Fall
- District of Columbia – Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 14, 2020)
- National Archives and Records Administration – Legal Internship Program Office of the General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 15, 2020)
- Maryland Attorney General, Office Of – Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 15, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – NETI Law Clerk Honors Program Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 19, 2020)
- Executive Office of the President – White House Internship Program Office of Administration, Various Placements (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 28, 2020) Final
- National Archives and Records Administration – Legal Internship Program Office of Government Information Services (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 30, 2020)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 30, 2020)
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Arlington, VA Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2020)
Spring
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Majority Office (Paid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
Summer
- Austin, TX – Law Department, City Of – Law Clerkship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
2Ls
Fall
- District of Columbia – Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 14, 2020)
- Maryland Attorney General, Office Of – Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 15, 2020)
- National Archives and Records Administration – Legal Internship Program Office of the General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 15, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – NETI Law Clerk Honors Program Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 19, 2020)
- Executive Office of the President – White House Internship Program Office of Administration, Various Placements (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 28, 2020) Final
Spring
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Majority Office (Paid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
Summer
- Austin, TX – Law Department, City Of – Law Clerkship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Texas Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Aug. 1, 2020 Began Accepting Applications)
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals – Law Clerk & Internship Programs General Services Administration (Paid, Aug. 15, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Education, Department Of – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Aug. 15, 2020 Begin Accepting 2l Applications)
- Essex County, Ma – District Attorney – Law Student Internship Program Appeals Division, District Court, Superior Court (Unpaid, Mid-August Begin Accepting Applications)
- New York County District Attorney’s Office – Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Aug. 15, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
1Ls
No upcoming deadlines
Rolling Deadlines: At the top of each “Applications by Deadline” Table (one for 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls & LLMs, JLCs, Recent Grads) is a list of programs that hire on a “Rolling Basis.” This means the
employer accepts and reviews applications as received, and may make hiring decisions on this timeframe. If you have an interest in such a program (and would seriously consider an offer, if
extended), review the “Rolling Deadlines” list on a regular basis.