January 14, 2011

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 (the password/login are located in the Symplicity Annoucements). Don't forget to use the Goverment Job Search Guide in the Symplicity Document Library to expand your search and locate other government positions.


Summer Programs
Dept. of Justice - Volunteer/Part-time Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Between Dec. and April 2011)
Federal Trade Commission – Bureau of Competition Summer Intern Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 12/01/10 & 02/01/11)
Transportation Security Administration – Office of Civil Rights Summer Law Student Internship Program (Unpaid, After 12/01/10, but no later than end of March)
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)
Overseas Private Investment Corporation – Dept. of Legal Affairs, Legal Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Between 01/01/11 & 02/15/11)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission – OGC Summer Intern Program (Paid, Deadline 01/22/11)
Oregon Dept. of Justice – Summer Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline 01/26/11)
Dept. Health & Human Services – Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Summer Honors (Unpaid, Deadline 01/29/11)
Dept. of Interior – Office of Regional Solicitor Pacific NW Summer Law Clerk (Unpaid, Deadline 01/29/11)


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.