Federal Government Honors Programs
These programs are the primary means by which the federal government hires entry-level attorneys. Below is a brief description of a few agencies selected honors programs. For more specific information on the application process, required and preferred qualifications of applicants, and work of the agency and honors attorneys,
please see the links provided in this document for each program as well as the Arizona Government Honors and Internship Handbook (password: IowaLaw2022) and PSJD.org.
Please note: You are responsible for verifying program due dates, eligibility requirements, and otherdetails that may change from year to year. Always check agency websites.
Department of Justice Honors and Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP)
The Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management (OARM) is excited to announce that the Attorney General’s Honors Program (HP) and Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) application opens on Sunday, July 31, 2022. Applications must be submitted via the online application by Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 11:59 PM ET. DOJ has a lot of great opportunities through the HP for third-year law students and eligible graduates and for second-year students through the SLIP.
More information about both programs, including offices participating and the number of available positions, can be found at:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency - Law Department Chief Counsel’s Employment Program
The OCC’s Honors Attorney Program is a developmental program of one year followed by full-time employment for recent law school graduates, law school graduates completing a course of study within the last two years, and individuals who are completing judicial clerkship programs. The one-year program provides attorneys with substantive legal assignments, exposing them to the breadth and depth of the diverse practice areas within the OCC’s Law Department. We seek Honors Attorney candidates with varied backgrounds and experiences who will add to the breadth of perspectives in the Law Department and the OCC.
Click here to apply for the Honors Program. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2022.
Office of Chief Counsel- Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Honors Program
The bureau is primarily responsible for regulating consumer protection with regards to financial products and services in the United States. Bureau at-torneys work on a broad range of projects, including representing the bureau in litigation, providing advice for fair-lending compliance examinations, participating in complex rule-making, developing policy, and advising bureau officials on legal matters.
Honors attorneys are placed in the Office of General Counsel, Enforce-ment, or Fair Lending, or other offices as needed. They have opportunities to rotate to other bureau offices or other federal agencies. The program is two years, after which positions are usually made permanent.
As part of their law student outreach efforts, their office is partnering with other Tax employers and is hosting a panel discussion on Federal Career Opportunities in Tax. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at 1 pm Eastern via Zoom (meeting information below and attached, please mark your calendars).
Click to register https://bit.ly/FedTaxCareers
Click here to apply for the IRS Honors Program. The deadline to apply is Thursday, September 15, 2022.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - Chair’s Attorney Honors Program: Law Clerk Program
The Chair’s Attorney Honors Program is a highly sought after federal entry-level attorney hiring program. The program is a two-year structured program opened to U.S. citizens, which secures employment for current 3L students and entry-level attorneys currently serving a judicial clerkship. Upon graduation, 3L students begin employment with the SEC as law clerks. Participants may be converted to an entry-level attorney position after admittance to a state bar association. Judicial clerks selected for the program will begin employment after they have completed their clerkship.
Applications must be submitted via the online application by Tuesday, September 13, 2022.
Department of Transportation (DOT) Honors Attorney Program
The Office of General Counsel is responsible for supervision, coordination, and review of the DOT's legislative efforts, regulatory program, and involve-ment in legal proceedings before other agencies, as well as various operational and inter-national legal matters. The Office is also responsible for the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement and provides legal support to the ten Chief Counsel's Offices of the Operating Administrations.
Applications must be submitted via the online application by Monday, August 29, 2022.
2023 Summer Opportunities
Iowa Department of Revenue Legal Services Section Summer 2023 Internship
The Iowa Department of Revenue’s Legal Services Section and the Revenue Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office will be hosting a joint internship program in the Summer 2023.
The Department administers a variety of tax types including but not limited to sales, income, and property. The Legal Services Section’s work includes analyzing legal questions related to compliance and operations, drafting regulations, and assisting in the implementation of new legislation. The Revenue Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office represents the Department in litigation. The legal work for both areas involves topics including tax, administrative law, constitutional law, contracts law, and open records requirements.
Working with both the Department of Revenue and the Attorney General’s Office will give interns a unique opportunity to benefit from the mentorship of staff in both offices. It will also give interns the opportunity to explore the in-house counsel role, policy development, and litigation. Interns will have the opportunity to work on a variety of issues primarily focused on tax, policy, and administrative appeals. The selected candidate will work closely with the Department's Attorneys and Policy Directors and the Assistant Attorneys General of the Revenue Division. The internship pays $23.26 per hour for hours worked.
Desired Skills: Law school coursework in tax or administrative law is beneficial but not required. Undergraduate coursework in accounting or finance is beneficial but not required. An interest in public service and government is preferred.
Contact: Mary Kay Younker marykay.younker@iowa.gov and interviews will be conducted by Alana Stamas, Chief Legal Officer of the Iowa Department of Revenue and Adam Humes, Special Assistant Attorney General for the Revenue Division of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office.
The application deadline is September 30th, 4:59 PM.
Fellowships/Scholarship Opportunities
ABA Writing Competition
Are you a law student or LLM candidate currently attending an ABA-accredited law school? Do you have an interest in aviation and space law? If so, this writing competition is for you! Submit a 20-page paper addressing a recent development in any area of aviation or space law or discuss an area of aviation or space law where a controversy or disagreement exist. Entrants are encouraged to write on subjects of national interest, rather than state-specific issues.
The winner is given a $500 cash award and up to $1500 reimbursement for hotel and transportation expenses to attend and speak at the ABA TIPS Aviation Litigation Conference in Washington, DC on October 27-28, 2022. The winning paper will also be published in an upcoming edition of the TIPS Aviation and Space Law Committee’s newsletter.
Click here for rules and details for the writing competition. Entries must be received by the Section no later than September 9, 2022.
Federal Public Defenders - District of Oregon Fellowship
The Federal Public Defender for the District of Oregon is accepting applications from early career criminal defense attorneys to join the Office of the Federal Public Defender as an Assistant Federal Public Defender in our Portland office for a one year fellowship, with a possible second year extension based on budget and performance. An applicant for this position needs no legal experience. We view this position as an opportunity to bring into the federal system people with diverse perspectives. This office believes true excellence is achieved through collaboration between people of diverse perspectives and shared respect. The nature of our work leads us to recruit colleagues who demonstrate experience with, knowledge of, and sensitivity to the needs of culturally diverse and systemically oppressed populations.
How to apply: Interested applicants should e-mail a letter of interest, a resume, a writing sample, and three references in a .pdf document to the attention of: Travis Southworth-Neumeyer, Personnel Administrator oregon_personnel@fd.org.
Subject: Fellowship AFPD [Preferred Start]
Application Deadline: September 30, 2022 for fall 2023 placement.
New York Times First Amendment Fellowship
The New York Times Company is currently accepting applications for the one-year paid First Amendment Fellowship in its legal department. The fellow manages The Times’s freedom of information docket, which covers a range of subjects of interest to our journalists, including national security, police brutality, political corruption, governmental abuses of power, and drug regulation. The fellow also assists on a variety of other matters: defending libel suits, responding to newsgathering-related subpoenas, vetting articles in pre-publication review, advising our journalists and editors on the law of newsgathering, litigating court-access cases, and handling intellectual property matters.
The ideal candidate will have an outstanding academic record, excellent writing skills, a demonstrated interest in the field, and the ability to work well with others and under pressure. The position is based in New York. It is for a set one-year term and will not lead to continuing employment with The Times, but it is designed to develop future media lawyers. Minimum Qualifications: J.D. degree from an accredited U.S. school of law and admission to the New York State Bar by or before January 2024.
Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter as a single PDF on or before September 6, 2022.
Click here to apply.
Skadden Foundation Fellowships
The Skadden Fellowship Foundation, described as "a legal Peace Corps" by The Los Angeles Times, was established in 1988 as an affirmation of the firm's commitment to public interest law. The foundation awards approximately 28 fellowships per year to graduating law students and outgoing judicial clerks. Fellows provide legal services to the poor, elderly, homeless and disabled, as well as those deprived of their human rights or civil rights. In recent years, Fellows have also worked on issues concerning economic development and community renewal.
Fellowships are awarded for two years. Skadden provides each Fellow with a salary of $58,000 and pays certain fringe benefits to which an employee of the sponsoring organization would be entitled (including medical insurance). For those Fellows not covered by a law school loan repayment assistance program, the firm will pay a Fellow's law school debt service for tuition part of the loan for the duration of the fellowship.
Application Deadline: Friday, September 9, 2022.
Click here to apply.
Curated Post Graduate Opportunities
Post Graduate Weekly Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open post graduate job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Summer 2023 Weekly Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open summer 2023 job postings in various locations and legal fields.
Weekly Open State Judicial Clerkship Job Posting
Click here to review the weekly open state clerkship job postings.
Additional Resources
2022-23 The University of Iowa College of Law - Federal Court Judicial Clerkship Application Process Toolkit
This guide details how and when to apply for federal judicial clerkships at and how to research federal courts. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2022-23 The University of Iowa College of Law - State Court Clerkship Application Guide
Guide for researching and applying for clerkships with state courts. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2021 -22 The University of Iowa College of Law Job Search Toolkit
This comprehensive guide contains a collection of various websites and to search for both Public Interest and Private Sector Internships and Post-Graduate Employment. You can access the guide by clicking here.
2022 - 23 The University of Iowa College of Law Resume and Cover Letter Toolkit
This comprehensive guide contains instructions on resumes, cover letter, writing samples, transcripts, and references.
Please click here to download.
Arizona Handbook
The Government Honors & Internship Handbook (for law students and graduates) and the Public Policy Handbook (for graduate and undergraduate students interested in public policy analysis and implementation) have been in publication since 2001 and 2005. The Handbooks provide students and graduates with resources to 475+ government agencies, think tanks, and advocacy groups, offering nearly 2,000 intern, fellowship, and post-graduate positions each year.
Each opportunity is set forth in a detailed Handbook entry, describing the employer’s mission and organizational structure, position description, desired applicant qualifications, deadlines and the application and selection process.
You may access the guide online at http://arizonahandbooks.com/u/lawcareerservicesuiowaedu.
The Password is: IowaLaw2022
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com
AttorneyJobsinUSA.com is a website that the Iowa Law Career Services Office has subscribed to so our students and recent graduates can use the site at no cost to you! AttorneyJobsinUSA.com provides attorney jobs, in house counsel jobs and law student jobs around the US. In the daily or weekly email, you will see a snippet of the positions and the number of years’ experience required; look for 0-3 years if you are a graduating 3L, or law student jobs if you are a 1L or 2L. We would also appreciate your feedback since this is a new service for Iowa Law, and want to provide you the best options!
Click Here to access this job site. If you have questions on how to register for the site, please contact Tami Diebel.
The Bar Program
Did you miss Dean Crain's presentation about the bar exam earlier today? The recording of the program is now available to view on-demand.
Click here to view the presentation.
BradTraverse Job Board
Username: LawHawks
Password: IowaLaw2021
The Brad Traverse Group listserv publishes internship and post-graduate job opportunities on Capitol Hill and the Washington, DC area.
Click here to access the job board.
Drake Law/The University of Iowa College of Law Sublet Finder
Drake University Law School and University of Iowa College of Law have established this page to facilitate connections between students. The institutions play no role in the contracting of the sublease and make no guarantees about the condition of the housing.
Click here to access the housing board.
Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance Job Portal
The Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (“GIPA”) has launched a new IP Career Portal to help law students, PhD students, science-based students, and IP associates find new positions in the intellectual property practice.Building on our success with the Southeastern Intellectual Property Job Fair, GIPA seeks to leverage our network of employers and higher education contacts to create a job board and portal that facilitates easy lateral movement among attorneys and patent agents.
Likewise, many job posts will be entry level positions for attorneys and patent agents.
Click here to access the Career Portal.
Intercollegiate Job Bank
The University of Iowa College of Law Office of Career Services participates in the online Intercollegiate Job Bank with over 130 other law schools from across the country. Participating law schools upload newsletters with job listings to this job bank.
The following is the login information with the new password:
https://jobbank.law.byu.edu/
Password: lawjobs456
Opportunities in Public Affairs
The latest issue of Opportunities in Public Affairs, with hundreds of sought-after jobs in the Washington, DC area all focused on Jobs in Government Affairs & Policy, Public Relations & Advocacy, Media & Journalism, and Entry Level Jobs & Internships. These jobs are on Capitol Hill, in non-profits, think tanks, institutions, the government and in corporations and professional firms.
Click here to login to the OPA website.
User Id: Finch7772
Password: Finch
Public Defender Mentorship Program
The Iowa State Public Defender will offer a Monday Mentors program beginning at 4:30 p.m. until 5:30 or later if warranted. It will take place every Monday thereafter at the same time and via the same zoom link provided below. The idea is to provide a time for young public defenders, contract attorneys, and aspiring law students to ask questions whether related to a specific case, criminal defense in general, or career questions, and obtain feedback and guidance from others similarly situated and from defense attorneys with years of experience. Breakout rooms will be provided as needed to facilitate communication. We hope you take advantage of this program. If you are interested in public defense, and cannot make the Monday meetings, please reach out to Kimberly DePalma at kdepalma@spd.state.ia.us.
Date: Every Monday at 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Click here for the Zoom link.
Vermont Law Judicial Clerkship Guide
You may access the guide online at http://www.vermontlaw.edu/careers/judicial-clerkship-guide.
The Username is: American and the Password is: Ash.
Many thanks,
AJ Finch
The University of Iowa College of Law
