UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES
3Ls
Spring
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Business Program Various Offices (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Legal Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
Summer
- Environmental Protection Agency – 2021 Summer Legal Non-Paid Internship Office of Counsel, Office of Inspector General (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 23, 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, 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)
- Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Policy Fellowships, Max Kampelman Fellowship Program U.S. Helsinki Commission (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative – Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 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)
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals – Law Clerk & Internship Programs (Paid, Mar. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- New York County District Attorney’s Office – Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Mar. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
2Ls
Spring
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Business Program Various Offices (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Student Honors Legal Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
Summer
- 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)
- Environmental Protection Agency – 2021 Summer Legal Non-Paid Internship Office of Counsel, Office of Inspector General (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 23, 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, Deadline Mar. 1, 2020)
- 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)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 4 (Atlanta) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 6, 2021)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Law Internship Program Division of Criminal Justice (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 10, 2021)
- Florida Attorney General – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 11, 2021)
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts – Summer 2021 Virtual Internship (Security and Facilities Policy) Facilities and Security Office | Department of Administrative Services (Paid, Deadline Mar. 14, 2021)
- Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Policy Fellowships, Max Kampelman Fellowship Program U.S. Helsinki Commission (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Connecticut Office Of Attorney General – Law Internship (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Miami Dade, FL – Public Defender – Certified Legal Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Internship Program Division of Law (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative – Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Wisconsin Judicial Court System – Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Law Student Summer Internship Program Cleveland Field Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 19, 2021) Hearings
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement & Hearings Units Internship Programs Baltimore Office (Unpaid , Deadline Mar. 19, 2021) Enforcement
- New York State Attorney General, Office Of – Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 19, 2020)
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)
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals – Law Clerk & Internship Programs (Paid, Mar. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
- New York County District Attorney’s Office – Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Mar. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
1Ls
Summer
- 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)
- Environmental Protection Agency – 2021 Summer Legal Non-Paid Internship Office of Counsel, Office of Inspector General (Unpaid, Deadline Feb. 23, 2021)
- Colorado Public Defender – Legal Internship Program (Paid, 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)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Pathways Internship Program Legal Division – DC & Other Offices (Paid, 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)
- Environmental Protection Agency – Region 4 (Atlanta) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 6, 2021)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Law Internship Program Division of Criminal Justice (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 10, 2021)
- Florida Attorney General – Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 11, 2021)
- Administrative Office of the United States Courts – Summer 2021 Virtual Internship (Security and Facilities Policy) Facilities and Security Office | Department of Administrative Services (Paid, Deadline Mar. 14, 2021)
- Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Policy Fellowships, Max Kampelman Fellowship Program U.S. Helsinki Commission (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Connecticut Office Of Attorney General – Law Internship (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- New Jersey Attorney General – Internship Program Division of Law (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative – Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Wisconsin Judicial Court System – Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 15, 2021)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Law Student Summer Internship Program Cleveland Field Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 19, 2021) Hearings
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Enforcement & Hearings Units Internship Programs Baltimore Office (Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 19, 2021) Enforcement
- New York State Attorney General, Office Of – Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Mar. 19, 2020)
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.