3L Upcoming Government Honors/Internship Deadlines

Details of these programs are included in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, login/password information in the Symplicity announcements.

• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – DHS General Counsel’s 2011 Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Between Aug. 16 & Sept. 30, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Between Aug. 23 & Oct. 8, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 – Legal Internship Program Fall (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)
• Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau – Student Internship Program Fall (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)
• Dept. of State, Office of the Legal Adviser (Civil) – 3-Year New Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2010)
• Office of the District Attorney Denver, CO – Legal Internship Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 6, 2010)
• Dept. of Interior, Office of Solicitor – 2011 Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)
• Dept. of Justice – Attorney General’s Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)
• Attorney General of Washington – Preferred Pool Status in Attorney Hiring (Paid, Deadline Sept. 10, 2010)

There are also 35 federal and 13 state and local programs that fill positions as soon as ideal candidates are identified. Get your applications in early! For a list of these programs, see the top of Table 4 – 3L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

2L Government Internship Deadlines

Details of the following programs are included in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, password/login information in the Symplicity announcements .
• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – Summer Law Intern Program (Paid, Deadline Between Aug. 16 & Sept. 30, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Between Aug. 23 & Oct. 8, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel – Summer Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Aug. 27, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 – Legal Internship Program Fall (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)
• Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau – Student Internship Program Fall (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)
• Office of Government Accountability – Summer Associate Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2010)
• CA District Attorney’s Office Sacramento County – Law Intern Program Summer (Paid, Deadline Between Sept. 1 & Oct. 31, 2010)
• US Dept. of State, Office of the Legal Adviser (Civil) – Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2010)
• Office of the District Attorney Denver, CO – Legal Internship Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 6, 2010)
• Dept. of Justice – Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)

Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. Get your applications in early! For a list of these programs, see the top of Table 3 – 2L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

Fellowship Applications

Are you applying for a Skadden or Equal Justice Works Fellowship? Don’t forget to take advantage of the Fellowship Guide in the Symplicity Document Library and the vast resources on the PSLawNet website. In addition, this timely blog entry on the PSLawNet provides solid advice. Don’t forget to consider organization based fellowships as well. You can check out the older versions of the PSLawNet Comprehensive Guide to Fellowships from the Law Career Services Resource library, but the latest deadline calendar can be found on their website to help with your application planning.

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