2L Government Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 2L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks. To facilitate your review, Summer programs are in the first group; Fall and Spring programs in the second. Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password information in the Symplicity Announcements).

Summer 2011 Programs

• 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)

• Dept. of Justice - Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010)



• Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau - Student Internship Program Fall (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)

• Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 - Legal Internship Program Fall (Unpaid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2010)

• Office of the District Attorney Denver, CO - Legal Internship Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 6, 2010)

Fall/Spring Programs

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

3L Upcoming Government Honors/Internship Deadlines

The following government programs have 3L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks. To facilitate your review, post-graduate programs are in the first group; Fall and Spring programs in the second. Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password information can be found in the Symplicity Announcements) .

Permanent Hiring Programs:

• Dept. of State, Office of the Legal Adviser (Civil) - 3-Year New Attorney Program (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 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. 17, 2010)


Spring/Fall Programs


• 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 the District Attorney Denver, CO - Legal Internship Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 6, 2010)



For a complete list of 3L programs, see the top of Table 4 - 3L Programs Sorted by Deadline.

Interview Resources

Are you looking for interview resources? Don't forget about the Symplicity Document Library! In addition to the Interview Guide created by Law Career Services, there are additional tools from LexisNexis and Westlaw to assist you in using those tools for more effective research. Don't forget to utilize the ASK Program to arrange for mock interviews.

2Ls: Department of Homeland Security SLIP Application Deadline Extended

The Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended its deadline for both the DHS General Counsel’s 2011 Honors Program (3Ls, JLCs, and LLMs) and Summer Law Intern Program (2Ls) from September 30th to OCTOBER 15TH. The Government Honors and Internship Handbook has been updated (login/password information available in Symplicity).

3Ls: Homeland Security Honors Program Application Extended

The Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended its deadline for both the DHS General Counsel’s 2011 Honors Program (3Ls, JLCs, and LLMs) from September 30th to OCTOBER 15TH. The Government Honors & Internship Handbook (password/login is in the Symplicity announcements) has been updated.

Colorado Public Defender

Colorado Public Defender-- updates to the Summer Intern Program in the Honors & Internship Handbook (see Symplicity for login/password information). This office will also be interviewing 3Ls at the Equal Justice Works (EJW) Conference & Career Fair in October. Registration for EJW begins August 30, 2010.