UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES
3Ls
Post Grad
- California Department of Justice – 2021 California Attorney General’s Honors Program & 2021-2023 Earl Warren Solicitor General Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2020)
- Housing & Urban Development, Department Of – Legal Honors Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
- Portland, OR – City Attorney’s Office – Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020) Final
Winter 2020/Spring 2021
- Santa Clara County, CA – Office of the County Counsel – Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
Spring
- San Francisco, CA – Office of the City Attorney – Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
- South Carolina Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Paid, Will not be recruiting for Spring)
- Executive Office of the President – OSTP Legal & Policy Internship Programs Office of Science and Technology Policy (Unpaid , Deadline Oct. 23, 2020) Legal/Policy
- Sacramento, CA – District Attorney’s Office – 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Legal Externship/Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Summer Honors Clerkships and Academic Semester Internships Office of Administrative Law Judges (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 4 (Atlanta) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Federal Trade Commission – Spring & Fall Internships Bureau of Competition (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020) Final
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Legal Internships – Health Care Fraud and Abuse Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Minority Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Law Internship Program Division of Criminal Justice (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Policy Fellowships, Max Kampelman Fellowship Program U.S. Helsinki Commission (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Development Finance Corporation, U.S – Attorney Internship Office of General Counsel | (Formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation) (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Education, Department Of – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – ADR (Mediation) Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office ( Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit Student Internships Miami District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Global Strategies and Negotiations Division (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020) Final
- Institute of Museum and Library Services – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020) Final
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Arlington, VA Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2020) Begin Accepting Applications)
- New Mexico Office of the Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- San Bernardino County, CA – District Attorney’s Office – Law Student Volunteer & Certified Law Student Volunteer Programs (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Transportation Security Administration – Internship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement & Hearings Units Internship Programs Baltimore Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
Summer
- Commerce, Department Of – Summer Legal Intern Program National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Office of General Counsel, Alaska Section (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Defense, Department Of – Summer 2021 Pathways Internship (Legal) (Indianapolis) Office of General Counsel | Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury – 2021 Summer Legal Program Office of Chief Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020) Labor & Empl (1 In DC)
2Ls
Winter 2020/Spring 2021
- Santa Clara County, CA – Office of the County Counsel – Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
Spring
- San Francisco, CA – Office of the City Attorney – Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
- South Carolina Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Paid, Will not be recruiting for Spring)
- Executive Office of the President – OSTP Legal & Policy Internship Programs Office of Science and Technology Policy (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020) Legal/Policy
- Sacramento, CA – District Attorney’s Office – 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – Legal Externship/Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Summer Honors Clerkships and Academic Semester Internships Office of Administrative Law Judges (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 4 (Atlanta) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Federal Trade Commission – Spring & Fall Internships Bureau of Competition (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020) Final
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Legal Internships – Health Care Fraud and Abuse Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Minority Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Law Internship Program Division of Criminal Justice (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Policy Fellowships, Max Kampelman Fellowship Program U.S. Helsinki Commission (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Development Finance Corporation, U.S – Attorney Internship Office of General Counsel | (Formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation) (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Education, Department Of – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – ADR (Mediation) Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit Student Internships Miami District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Global Strategies and Negotiations Division (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020) Final
- Institute of Museum and Library Services – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020) Final
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Arlington, VA Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
- New Mexico Office of the Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- San Bernardino County, CA – District Attorney’s Office – Law Student Volunteer & Certified Law Student Volunteer Programs (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Transportation Security Administration – Internship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Law Student Summer Internship Program Cleveland Field Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement & Hearings Units Internship Programs Baltimore Office (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
- Federal Aviation Administration – FAA Law Honors Intern Program Office of Chief Counsel | Various Divisions (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 13, 2020)
Summer
- District of Columbia – Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
- Commerce, Department Of – Summer Legal Intern Program National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Office of General Counsel, Alaska Section (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Defense, Department Of – Summer 2021 Pathways Internship (Legal) (Indianapolis) Office of General Counsel | Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Government Accountability Office – Summer Associate Legal Honors Program & Spring/Fall Externship Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury – 2021 Summer Legal Program Office of Chief Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020) Labor & Empl (1 In Dc)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Office of Federal Operations (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Summer Internship Office of the Commissioner, Office of Chief Counsel (Silver Spring, MD) | Food and Drug Administration (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
- Chicago, IL – City Of – Mayor’s Office Summer Fellowship Program (Paid, Deadline Nov. 9, 2020)
1Ls
Summer
- District of Columbia – Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
- Commerce, Department Of – Summer Legal Intern Program National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – Office of General Counsel, Alaska Section (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Defense, Department Of – Summer 2021 Pathways Internship (Legal) (Indianapolis) Office of General Counsel | Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2020)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Office of Federal Operations (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2020)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Summer Internship Office of the Commissioner, Office of Chief Counsel (Silver Spring, Md) | Food and Drug Administration (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2020)
- Chicago, IL – City Of – Mayor’s Office Summer Fellowship Program (Paid, Deadline Nov. 9, 2020)
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.