Interested in Working for the Federal Government? Plus, Upcoming Government Honors Deadlines!

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Check out all of PSJD’s federal career resources on the Careers in Federal Government page! Also, here are a few upcoming Government Honors Deadlines for 2Ls and 3Ls:

2L Deadlines:

  • California Franchise Tax Board – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Department of Energy – Office of General Counsel, Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Rolling Basis by 10/15/12)
  • Executive Office of the President – Office of Science & Technology Policy OSTP Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • U.S. House of Representatives – Committee on the Judicial Majority Office Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Office of the City Attorney San Francisco – 2013 Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/19/12)
  •  Alabama Office of the  Attorney  General – Summer Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • Colorado Public Defender – Summer Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • Department of Homeland Security – Office of General Counsel Law Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • Rhode Island Office of the Public Defender – Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Rolling Basis Beginning 10/01/12)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Office of Legal Counsel Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/05/12)
  • Department of Health & Human Services – Office of Counsel to the Inspector General Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline 10/05/12)
  • Department of Defense – Office of General Counsel 2013 OSD Summer Honors Legal Internship Program (Paid, Deadline 10/11/12)
  • Environmental Protection Agency – R9 Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Office of General Counsel 2013 Summer Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Texas Attorney General – Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
3L Deadlines
  • Calif. Dept. of Justice – 2013-15 Attorney General’s Honors Program & 2013-15 Earl Warren Solicitor General Fellowship (Paid, Deadline 10/03/12)
  • Department of Labor – Office of the Solicitor Honors Program (Paid, Deadline 10/12/12)
  • Army Corps of Engineers – Chief Counsel’s Civilian Honors Program (Paid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • National Labor Relations Board – Board General Counsel HW & Regional Offices Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline 10/15/12)   
  • Administrative Conference of the United States – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • Smithsonian Institute – Office of General Counsel Honor Law Graduate Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • Department of Transportation – Office of Chief Counsel, Maritime Administration Internship/Externship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/01/12)
  • California Franchise Tax Board – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Department of Energy – Office of General Counsel Law Student internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Executive Office of the President – Office of Science & Technology Policy OSTP Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • U.S. House of Representatives – Committee on the Judiciary Majority Office Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/15/12)
  • Office of the City Attorney San Francisco – 2013 Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/19/12)
  • Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program (Unpaid, Deadline 10/19/12)

Details of these programs are provided in the 2012-13 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, located at https://www.law.arizona.edu/career/honorshandbook.cfm (log-in required).