December 17, 2010

1L Government Honors & Internship Upcoming Deadlines

The following government programs have 1L deadlines coming up in the next two weeks.  Details of these programs are provided in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook (password/login located in the Symplicity Annoucements) at .   

Summer Programs
·         Dept. of Justice -  Volunteer/Part-time Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Between Dec. and April 2010)
·         Colorado Attorney General – Dept. of Law Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline ASAP after 12/01/10)
·         Colorado Public Defender – Summer Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline ASAP after 12/01/10)
·         Federal Trade Commission – Bureau of Competition Summer Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 12/01/10 & 02/01/11)
·         New York City Law Dept. – Summer Honors Program (Paid, Deadline ASAP after 12/01/10)
·         Security & Exchange  Commission – Summer Honors Program (Paid & Unpaid, Not yet established last year ASAP after 12/01/09)
·         Public Defender Service for the  District of Columbia – Legal Clerkship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline ASAP after 12/01/10)
·         Dept. of Transportation – Office of Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings Volunteer Legal Internship (Unpaid, Deadline ASAP after 12/01/10)
·         Transportation Security Administration – Office of Civil Rights Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, After 12/01/10, but no later than end of March)
·         Corporation for National & Community Service – OGC Summer Legal Internship (Paid, Deadline 12/31/10)
·         Delaware Office of Attorney General – Dept. of Justice Law Clerk Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline 12/31/10)
·         Environmental Protection Agency – R2 Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Not yet established was 12/31/09)
·         Dept. of Health & Human Services – Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, OGC Internship Program (Paid, Deadline 12/31/10)
·         Environmental Protection Agency – R1 Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Between 01/01/11 & 02/28/11)
·         Federal Communications Commission – Wireline Competition Bureau Pricing Policy Division, Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Between 01/01/11 & 03/15/11)
·         New Hampshire Department of Justice – Office of the Attorney  General Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline 01/01/11)
·         Overseas Private Investment Corporation – Dept. of Legal Affairs, Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 01/01/11 & 02/15/11)

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.