UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES
3Ls
Summer
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Internship Program Office of Commissioner Charlotte A. Burrows (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 5, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Legal Internship Program (Summer) – Virtual While FCC Building Closed Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks (Paid, Deadline Feb. 5, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Development Finance Corporation, U.S. – Attorney Internship Office of General Counsel | (Formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation) (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 25, 2021)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – 2021 Summer Honors Legal Intern Program Office of General Counsel | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. – Volunteer Internship Program Denver Field Office (Unpaid, Early March)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Smithsonian Institution – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
Fall
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Feb. 24, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Mar. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Mar. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 5, 2021)
2Ls
Summer
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Internship Program Office of Commissioner Charlotte A. Burrows (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 5, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Legal Internship Program (Summer) – Virtual While FCC Building Closed Office of Commissioner Geoffrey Starks (Paid, Deadline Feb. 5, 2021)
- Florida State Attorney – 17th Judicial Circuit – Law Student Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 9, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Satellite Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021)
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General – Summer 2021 Veteran Law Clerk Program Administrative Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021)
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General – 2L Fall Recruitment And 1L & 2L Spring Recruitment Programs and Extern Law Clerk Recruitment Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021) Multiple Locations
- Essex County, MA – District Attorney – Law Student Internship Program Appeals Division, District Court, Superior Court (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 12, 2021)
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Legal Unit | Chicago District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021) Chicago
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Unit Intern Program Indianapolis District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Internship Program Office of Equal Opportunity (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Majority Office (Paid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Justice, Department Of – Paralegal Internship Program Office of the Solicitor General (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Business Program Various Offices (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Legal Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Alabama Office of the Attorney General – Summer Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 19, 2021)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Summer Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Feb. 22, 2021)
- Development Finance Corporation, U.S. – Attorney Internship Office of General Counsel | (Formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation) (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 25, 2021)
- Colorado Public Defender – Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Federal Aviation Administration – FAA Law Honors Intern Program Office of Chief Counsel | Various Divisions (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – 2021 Summer Honors Legal Intern Program Office of General Counsel | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Student Internship Program Office of Global Affairs (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 28, 2021)
- Lake County, IL – State’s Attorney’s Office – Law Student Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 28, 2021)
- Berks County, PA – District Attorney’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Chicago, IL – Department of Law, City Of – Volunteer Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- District of Columbia – Law Student Internship Program Office of the Attorney General (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – ADR (Mediation) Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit Student Internships Miami District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Global Strategies and Negotiations Division (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Illinois Attorney General’s Office – Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship Office of Civil Rights, Employment Complaints, And Adjudication Division (Unpaid , Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Maryland Attorney General, Office Of – Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. – Volunteer Internship Program Denver Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Early March)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Smithsonian Institution – Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Virginia Attorney General – Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Sept. 1, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA 2021 Summer Legal Honors Internship Program & Academic Semester Legal Internships Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Mar. 5, 2021)
Fall
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Feb. 24, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Mar. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Mar. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- Labor, Department Of – Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 5, 2021)
1Ls
Summer
- Santa Clara County, CA – Office of the District Attorney – 2L Honors Summer Session & Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 5, 2021)
- Florida State Attorney – 17th Judicial Circuit – Law Student Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 9, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Satellite Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021)
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General – Summer 2021 Veteran Law Clerk Program Administrative Division (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021)
- Washington State Office of the Attorney General – 2L Fall Recruitment And 1L & 2L Spring Recruitment Programs and Extern Law Clerk Recruitment Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 10, 2021) Multiple Offices
- Essex County, MA – District Attorney – Law Student Internship Program Appeals Division, District Court, Superior Court (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 12, 2021)
- Sacramento, CA – District Attorney’s Office – 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 12, 2021)
- Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Legal Unit | Chicago District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021) Chicago
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Unit Intern Program Indianapolis District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Legal Internship Program Office of Equal Opportunity (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- House of Representatives, U.S. – Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary – Majority Office (Paid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Justice, Department Of – Paralegal Internship Program Office of the Solicitor General (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Business Program Various Offices (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Legal Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 15, 2021)
- Alabama Office of the Attorney General – Summer Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 19, 2021)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Summer Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Feb. 22, 2021)
- Colorado Public Defender – Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Federal Aviation Administration – FAA Law Honors Intern Program Office of Chief Counsel | Various Divisions (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 26, 2021)
- Federal Reserve Bank Of New York – 2021 Summer Law Clerk Program Legal Function (Paid, Deadline Feb. 28, 2021)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – Student Internship Program Office of Global Affairs (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 28, 2021)
- Lake County, IL – State’s Attorney’s Office – Law Student Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 28, 2021)
- Berks County, PA – District Attorney’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Chicago, IL – Department of Law, City Of – Volunteer Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Development Finance Corporation, U.S. – Attorney Internship Office of General Counsel | (Formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation) (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- District of Columbia – Law Student Internship Program Office of the Attorney General (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – ADR (Mediation) Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement Unit Student Internships Miami District Office and Tampa Bay Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Hearings Unit Student Internships Miami District Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Federal Communications Commission – Internship Program International Bureau – Global Strategies and Negotiations Division (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Illinois Attorney General’s Office – Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship Office of Civil Rights, Employment Complaints, And Adjudication Division (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Maryland Attorney General, Office Of – Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. – Volunteer Internship Program Denver Field Office (Unpaid, Deadline Early March)
- Nevada Attorney General’s Office – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- Virginia Attorney General – Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 1, 2021)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration – NASA 2021 Summer Legal Honors Internship Program & Academic Semester Legal Internships Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Mar. 5, 2021)
Fall
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Mar. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
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.