Federal Government Resources
- University of California Washington Center
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Offices of the United States Attorney's
- Office of Defender Services
- The White House Internship Program
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
- Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
- USA Jobs - The Federal Government's Official Jobs Site
- Federal Employment of Non-US Citizens
- ZipRecruiter, Legal
Password Protected External Resources
Passwords can be found in the weekly Career News email or you can contact the Career Services Office for password information for the following resources.
Summer Internship Opportunities
Below is just a sampling of opportunities. Many more can be found in Arizona Handbooks Government Honors & Internship.
- Department of Justice - Attorney General
- Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) - this is the recruitment program for compensated summer internships
- Summer 2025 closed
- Volunteer Legal Intern Recruitment
- Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) - this is the recruitment program for compensated summer internships
- Pathways Programs - The Internship Program allows students to work in agencies and get paid for their work
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Appeals Board - Legal Internships
- Summer 2024 applications - closed
- Office of Administrative Law Judges - Summer Honors Clerkship Program - for 2L summer
- Deadline for applications is the last Friday of January each year. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Summer 2025 application open until January 31, 2025.
- Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance - National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) Law Clerk Honors Program
- Deadline for applications is the last Friday of January each year. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
- Summer 2025 application open until January 31, 2025.
- Office of General Counsel - Summer Honors Program for Law Clerks
- Closes the last day of August each year.
- Summer 2025 application open until January 31, 2025.
- Environmental Appeals Board - Legal Internships
- Federal Bureau of Investigation - Honors Internship Program
- Government Accountability Office - Summer Associate Legal Honors Program
- Rising 2Ls (class of 2026) - Summer 2025 closed
- Homeland Security, Office of Intelligence and Analysis - Internship Program
- 2025 closed
- Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel Legal Honors Program
- 2025 applications closed
- Internal Revenue Service Office of Chief Counsel - Summer Legal Program
- NASA Office of General Counsel - Summer Legal Honors Internship Program
- Securities and Exchange Commission - Student Positions
- Federal Aviation Administration - Law Honors Intern Program
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Summer Law Clerk Program (1Ls only)
- Summer 2025 application expected to open early December 2024
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition - Summer Honors Legal Internship
- Summer 2025 application for 2Ls closed
- Summer 2025 application for1Ls should open in early January 2025
Post Graduate Opportunities
Below is just a sampling of opportunities. Many more can be found in Arizona Handbooks Government Honors & Internship or Public Policy Handbook
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals - Law Clerk Program
- 2025 application period closed September 15, 2024
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute - Graduate Fellows
- 2024 application was September 15, 2023 - December 15, 2023
- Copyright Office, Barbara A. Ringer Honors Program
- 2024 application was September 11, 2023-December 29, 2023
- Energy, Department of - Office of General Counsel - Honors Attorney Program Law Clerk - 2024 application closed August 7, 2023
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Environmental Appeals Board - Honors Clerkship Program
- closed September 9
- Office of Administrative Law Judges - Post-Graduate Positions - due to the rotational nature of these positions, openings can occur at any time, check USAJobs.
- Office of Counsel to the Inspector General - Honors Attorney Fellowship
- Environmental Appeals Board - Honors Clerkship Program
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- 2023 application was April 19, 2023 - May 5, 2023
- Federal Communications Commission, Office of General Counsel - Attorney Honors Program
- 2024 was October 24, 2023
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) - Legal Division Honors Attorney Program
- 2024 application period was July 13, 2023 - September 18, 2023
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of Administrative Law Judges - Administrative Law Clerkship
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition Entry-Level Attorney Hiring
- Applications closed
- Homeland Security, Department of Office of General Counsel - Secretary's Honors Attorney Program
- 2025 application closed September 2, 2024
- Housing & Urban Development, Office of General Counsel - Legal Honors Program
- 2024 application closed September 18, 2023
- Interior, Department of - Office of the Solicitor - Attorney Honors Program
- IRS, Office of Chief Counsel - Honors Attorney Program
- Justice, U.S. Department of
- US Attorney General Honors Program is an entry-level federal attorney recruitment program
- 2025 application period closed Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Office of the Solicitor General
- Bristow Fellowship - 1 year fellowship assisting with Supreme Court cases - application period: July 15 through September 1 of the preceding year
- Phillips Fellowship - fellowship for students who are serving as federal judicial clerks (2-3 months between graduation and start of clerkship) - Apply through the SLIP program (see internships above)
- US Attorney General Honors Program is an entry-level federal attorney recruitment program
- Labor, Department of
- Office of Administrative Law Judges
- Office of the Solicitor - Honors Program
- 2025 application closed September 30, 2024
- National Labor Relations Board - Honors Program
- 2024 application expected to open in August or early September 2023- Those with a particular interest in this program are also encouraged to monitor USAJobs (see https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/search/job/not-posted/ for instructions on how to set up an automated job search).
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Office of the General Counsel's Honor Law Graduate Program
- 2025 application closed July 10, 2024
- Office of the General Counsel's Honor Law Graduate Program
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - Honors Attorney Program
- 2025 application closed September 20, 2024
- Postal Service - Honors Attorneys
- 2025 application closed September 30, 2024
- Presidential Management Fellows Program: The PMF Program is an entry level program for recent graduates to get entry level positions with a number of federal government agencies
- PMF 2025 Application closed
- State, Department of - Office of the Legal Adviser
- Application period: Accepts applications from 3rd year students - deadline is September 1st of your 3rd year
- Accepts applications from Judicial Clerks on rolling basis. Recommends as early in fall as possible but no earlier than 12 months before end of Clerkship
- Transportation, Department of - Office of the General Counsel - Honors Attorney Program
- 2025 program closed August 16, 2024
- United States Postal Service - Honor Attorney