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Government Internship Directory (last updated 3/5/2012)
LawStudentJobs.net is [slowly] amassing a directory of pages where federal agencies post internship opportunities for law students. We will try to keep this page up to date in terms of new opportunities popping up, but it is suggested to check the sites on a regular basis.
Please note: Just because we are linking to specific pages on government sites does not mean that is the only internship the agency/entity is offering. This is simply the information found in a cursory search.
Administrative Office of the US Courts
- LINK - "Summer 2012 Volunteer Legal Student Intern" - Accepting applications for Summer 2012 through 2/15/2012.US Agency for International Development
- LINK - "General Counsel Internships" - Available year-round; Accepting applications for Summer 2011 through 1/1/2011.US Attorney's Office
- LINK - "Volunteer Law Internship" - Summer 2011 deadline is 11/1/2010 for Indianapolis, IndianaCenter for Disease Control (CDC)
- LINK - "Public Health Law Program" - Summer 2011 applications due by 2/28/2011Central Intelligence Agency
- LINK - "Summer Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel" - Applications for Summer 2011 due by 9/30/2010Department of Commerce
- LINK - Legal internships available w/General Counsel year-round. Accepts applications for Summer positions starting January 3rd, due by March 15th.US Commission on International Religious Freedom
- LINK - Several positions related to foreign policy and religious freedom. Currently accepting applications for Spring 2011.Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- LINK - "Student Summer Internship Program" - Accepting applications for Summer 2010 through 3/2/10 in several locations. Office of the Comptroller of Currency
- LINK - Accepting applications for Summer 2011 positions through 2/11/11.Congressional Budget Office
- LINK - "Volunteer Intern - Legal" - Accepting applications for Summer 2012.Congressional Research Service
- LINK - "American Law Division Law Clerk Program" - Positions available year-round, including summer.US Copyright Office
- LINK - "Office of the Copyright General Counsel's Program for Law Clerks" - Available year-roundCouncil on Environmental Quality
- LINK - "CEQ Legal Internship Program" - Available year-round; Summer 2011 applications due by 3/1/2011
US Court of International Trade
- LINK - Positions available with Judge Donald C. Pogue; Applications for Summer 2011 due by 2/1/2011.Department of Defense
- LINK - Office of the Secretary of Defense Honors Legal Intern Program"; Deadlines for Summer 2011: 2L's: 11/19/10; 1L's: 12/7/10.Department of Education
- LINK - Positions available year round which may include legal work.Department of Energy
- LINK - "General Counsel Law Student Intern Program" - positions available year round; summer applications reviewed beginning Feb 1st on a rolling basis.Department of Health & Human Services
- LINK - "HHS Departmental Appeals Board Internship/Externship Program" - available year round; summer applications due by March 1stDepartment of Justice
- LINK - "Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP)" - Summer 2011 deadline is 9/7/2010; "Volunteer Legal Intern Recruitment" - positions available year-round in various locations.
US Dept. of State
- LINK - "Summer 2011 Internship" - Applications due by 11/1/2010 for Summer 2011.US Dept of Transportation
- LINK - Several positions available year round, including listings for Summer 2011. Most accepting applications for Summer 2011 now.US DOT, Federal Highway Administration
- - General information available at this link
- "2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups" - Applications for Summer 2011 due by 1/1/2011.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- LINK - Several positions available year-round in various locations across the country, including listings for Summer 2010.Executive Office of the President, Office of Administration, OGC
- LINK - Currently accepting applications for Summer 2012, applications due by 2/6/2012.Federal Aviation Administration
- LINK - "Law Honors Intern Program" - Applications due by 2/1/2010 for Spring 2011; Applications due by 2/1/2011 for Summer 2011Federal Communications Commission
- LINK - Several positions available year-round, including listings for Summer 2011.Federal Despoit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- LINK - "Summer Legal Intern Program" - Accepting applications for Summer 2011 through 3/1/11. Federal Elections Commission
- LINK - "Office of General Counsel, Summer Law Clerk Program" - Currently accepting applications for Summer 2011.Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- LINK - "2L Summer Program" - Office of Enforcement, Division of Investigations; Applications for Summer 2011 due by 9/30/10.New! Federal Labor Relations Authority
- LINK - "Legal Intern" - Summer 2012, Application Deadline is 5/14/2012.Federal Trade Commission
- LINK - Summer positions available w/the Bureau of Competition, and the Bureau of Consumer Protection.Department of Commerce
- LINK - Legal internships available w/General Counsel year-round. Accepts applications for Summer positions starting January 3rd, due by March 15th.Institute of Museum and Library Services
- LINK - >"OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM" - Available part-time, year-round; Summer materials due by Feb. 15th.Inter-American Foundation
- LINK - "The Office of the General Counsel periodically solicits applications for legal internships from current law students." Summer applications due by 5/15.Internal Revenue Service
- LINK - "Clerk (Internship Program)" - Applications due by 10/14/2010 for Fall 2010.International Trade Administration
- LINK - "ITA Unpaid Student Volunteer Internship Program", deadline for Summer 2011 applications is 3/30/2011.Merit Systems Protection Board
- LINK - "Internships with MSPB's Office of the General Counsel" - Available year-round.Millennium Challenge Corporation
- LINK - "Student Volunteer Intern-Legal" - Spring 2012, Application Deadline is 12/22/2011.National Archives
- LINK - Several positions available year-round.National Capital Planning Commission
- LINK - States that internships are available in the area of law; provides contact information for applying to the agency.National Labor Relations Board
- LINK - Several positions available year-round.National Security Administration
- LINK - "Law Clerk Summer Intern Program" - Accepting applications for Summer 2012 through 11/22/2011.National Transportation Safety Board
- LINK - "Student Intern (LAW CLERK)" - Applications due by 4/28/2011.Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- LINK - "Office of General Counsel Intern Program" - Deadline for Summer 2011 applications has passed..OPIC: Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- LINK - "Legal Internships" - Positions available year-round; Summer applications accepted 1/1/11, due by 2/28/2011.US Patent & Trademark Office
- LINK - "Student Educational Employment Program (SEEP)" & "Student Volunteer Program (SVP)" - available on limited basis; "Patent Experience Extern Program (PEEP)" - suspended until further notice.US Patent & Trademark Office, Board of Patent Appeals
- LINK -"USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Internship/Externship Program" - Suspended until further notice.Securities & Exchange Commission
- LINK - "1L Summer Honors Program" - Applications for Summer 2012 in multiple locations across the country, due by 1/30/2012.US Sentencing Commission
- LINK - "Legal Intern" - Currently accepting applications for Summer 2011; applications due by 4/29/2011.Social Security Administration
- LINK - "Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)" - Available year-round, states that positions available include those involving Law.US Supreme Court
- LINK - "Summer Student Volunteer Internship" - Applications due by 3/22/11.US Trade and Development Agency
- LINK - "Legal Internships" - Internship opportunity with the General Counsel, available only during the Summer.US Trade Representative
- LINK - "Student Internship Program" - Available year-round
.Department of the Treasury
- LINK - "General Counsel's Summer Honors Program" - Summer 2011 deadline passed.Other Resources
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