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Government Internship Directory (last updated 8/26/2010)
under-construction_icon 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.

Recent additions are tagged with the following symbol: New!

US Agency for International Development

- LINK - "General Counsel Internships" - Available year-round

Central Intelligence Agency

- LINK - "Summer Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel" - Applications for Summer 2011 due by 9/30/2010

Department 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.

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 2010 positions w/OCC Law Dept. through 2/12/10.

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-round

Council on Environmental Quality

- LINK - "CEQ Legal Internship Program" - Available year-round

US Court of International Trade

- LINK - Positions available with Judge Donald C. Pogue; Deadline passed for Summer 2010.

Department of Defense

- LINK - Office of the Secretary of Defense Honors Legal Intern Program"; Available each summer for first and second year students. Deadline passed for 2010.

Department of Education

- LINK - Indicates that there are positions available involving 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 1st

Department 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 Transportation

- LINK - Several positions available year round, including listings for Summer 2010.

US DOT, Federal Highway Administration

- "EISENHOWER LEGAL INTERN FELLOWSHIP" - Currently, only information about 2009 program.
- "2010 Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups" - Deadline passed for Summer 2010.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

- LINK - Several positions available year-round in various locations across the country, including listings for Summer 2010.

Federal Aviation Administration

- LINK - "Law Honors Intern Program" - Applications due by 12/1/2010 for Spring 2011; Applications due by 2/1/2011 for Summer 2011

Federal Communications Commission

- LINK - Several positions available year-round, including listings for Summer 2010.

Federal Despoit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

- LINK - "Summer Legal Intern Program" - Accepting applications for Summer 2010 through 3/1/10.

Federal Elections Commission

- LINK - "Office of General Counsel, Summer Law Clerk Program" - New opportunity for Summer 2010.

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."

International Trade Administration

- LINK - "ITA Unpaid Student Volunteer Internship Program", deadline for Summer 2010 applications is 2/26/10.

Merit Systems Protection Board

- LINK - "Internships with MSPB's Office of the General Counsel" - Available year-round.

National Archives

- LINK - Several positions available year-round.

National Capital Planning Commission

- LINK - States that previous interns have included law students.

National Labor Relations Board

- LINK - Several positions available year-round.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

- LINK - "Office of General Counsel Intern Program" - Currently accepting applications for Summer 2010.

OPIC: Overseas Private Investment Corporation

- LINK - "Legal Internships" - Positions available year-round; Summer applications accepted 1/1/10.

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 - "Law Student Observer Program" - Available year-round; "Summer Honors Law Program" - Accepting applications for Summer 2010.

US Sentencing Commission

- LINK - "Legal Intern" - Currently accepting applications for a legal intern, part-time Spring 2010, full-time in Summer 2010.

Social Security Administration

- LINK - "Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP)" - Available year-round, states that positions available include those involving Law.

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 2010 deadline passed.

Other Resources

This website is certainly not the end-all and be-all of a job search. I try to post jobs relevant to law students, but there’s simply no way to get everything out there. Below are some sites you may find useful in your search:

Job Aggregators
Oodle.com
Indeed.com
Linkup.com
Juju.com
Simplyhired.com
Careerjet.com

Traditional Job Websites
Monster.com
Monstertrak
America’s Job Exchange
Yahoo Hotjobs
Careerbuilder.com
Aftercollege.com
Craigslist

Non-Profit Jobs
Idealist.org
Nonprofitjobs.org
Policyjobs.net
PSLawNet

Government Jobs
USAJOBS.gov
Studentjobs.gov
GovernmentJobs.com

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LawStudentJobs.net is my way of helping those law students out there who are looking for internships and jobs for the summer and during the school year. I created this blog to help those students gain some valuable legal experience. Hopefully it will make your job search much easier and allow you to contribute more time to your studies.

"When I applied to positions through my law school’s career services website, and when I applied to positions directly on my own, out of maybe 300 applications, I had received about 5 interviews. That’s a horrible ratio.
When I applied to two reputable companies through lawstudentjobs.net, within 2 days, I received 2 phone calls for interviews. A week later, I started my new job."
-- "The Sherwinator", What's Good Blog

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