INTERESTED IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? DEADLINES APPROACHING!

Details of the following programs are included in the 2010-11 Government Honors & Internship Handbook. Password information is available to USF law students on USFLawLink.

Upcoming 2L Deadlines:

• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – Summer Law Intern Program (Deadline extended to Oct. 15, 2010)
• Central Intelligence Agency (Paid, Sept. 30, 2010)
• Dept. of Justice – Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 7, 2010). Applicants can access the application through the Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) web page (www.usdoj.gov/oarm) by selecting "Opportunities for Attorneys and Law Students," then selecting the appropriate program.
• Environmental Protection Agency, Kansas City (Region 7) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Summer Program in the Office of Enforcement, Division of Investigations (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Reserve Board - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Federal Trade Commission - (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 15, 2010)
• Dept of Health & Human Services, Office of Counsel to the Inspector General - (Paid, Deadline Sept 17, 2010)
• Internal Revenue Service – as soon as possible/ on a rolling basis.
• U.S. Navy, Office of the General Counsel - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2010)
• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation - Office of General Counsel - (Paid, Deadline Sept. 15, 2010)
• U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California - the official application deadline is generally December 15, but applications should be submitted in Early Fall since positions are considered on a rolling basis and may fill up early.

Upcoming 3L Deadlines:

• Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of General Counsel – Honors Program (Paid, Deadline extended to Oct.15, 2010)
• Securities & Exchange Commission – Law Student Observer Program Spring (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 8, 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)
• Central Intelligence Agency - Legal Honors Program (as soon as possible/ rolling basis.)
• Federal Trade Commission - Bureau of Competition Entry-level Attorney Program (Sept. 15, 2010)
• Comptroller of the Currency - Chief Counsel's Employment Program for Law Graduates (Sept 18, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency - Office of General Counsel’s Honors Fellowship Program (Sept. 24, 2010)
• Environmental Protection Agency Region 9, San Francisco Honors Attorney Program (Oct. 1, 2010)
• Internal Revenue Service - Honors Attorney Program (apply early/ rolling basis)
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel’s Judicial Law Clerk Program (Sept. 30, 2010). Office of General Counsel Honor Law Graduate Program (Oct. 1, 2010)
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Honors Attorney Program (Sept. 30, 2010)
• Maryland Office of the Attorney General - Attorney Honors Program (Sept.15, 2010)
• Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General - Fellowship Program (Sept. 17, 2010)
• Oregon Department of Justice - Attorney Honors Program (Sept. 24, 2010)
• Attorney Hiring Program, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia – (Deadline Oct. 4, 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 programs by year, see the top of Table 3 – 2L Programs Sorted by Deadline and the top of Table 4 – 3L Programs Sorted by Deadline.