The following government Summer programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next four weeks. Details are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (login/password located in the Symplicity Announcements).
• Dept. of Justice - Volunteer/Part-time Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Between Dec. and April 2011)
• Transportation Security Administration – Office of Civil Rights Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, After 12/01/10, but no later than end of March)
• Federal Communications Commission – Wireline Competition Bureau Pricing Policy Division, Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Between 01/01/11 & 03/15/11)
• Environmental Protection Agency – Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance Law Clerk & Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 02/20/11)
• Election Assistance Commission – Office of General Counsel Law Clerkship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 02/25/11)
• Environmental Protection Agency – R1 Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 02/28/11)
• Federal Communications Commission – International Bureau Strategic Analysis & Negotiations Division Student Internship (Unpaid, Deadline 02/28/11)
• Alabama Office of the Attorney General – Summer Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Executive Office of the President – Council on Environmental Quality Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation – Legal Division Summer Legal Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Dept. of Health & Human Services - Departmental Appeals Board - Volunteer Internship/Externship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Dept. of Health & Human Services – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Office of General Counsel Law Student Internship Program (Paid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Illinois Attorney General’s Office – Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• New Jersey Attorney General – Division of Law Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Public Defender Services for the District of Columbia – Criminal Law Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• Virginia Attorney General – Summer Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/01/11)
• California Franchise Tax Board – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/02/11)
• Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Summer Legal Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline not yet established was 03/02/10)
• Dept. of Commerce – Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
• Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe – Helsinki Commission Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
• Maine Attorney General – Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative – Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
• Small Business Administration – Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
• Wisconsin Judicial Court System – Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 03/15/11)
Many federal and state programs will be filled as soon as the ideal candidates are identified. You should consider that any Federal or State Program with a Rolling Deadline (see the top of Table 2 – 1L Programs Sorted by Deadline) as soon as possible.