Upcoming Government Opportunities (as of 10/23/26)

These are upcoming deadlines from the Government Honors and Internship Handbook and from the Public Policy Handbook. For job descriptions and application details, go to https://arizonahandbooks.com/u/vanilla (request password from aoa28@cornell.edu). And don’t forget to set up an email alert on Symplicity.

Additional resources:

1L

  • Farm Credit Administration – Summer Internship – Associate FCA Examiner Office of Examination – Staff Development Division (Paid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2026)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Summer Student Internship (Nationwide) Various Placements (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2026)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Office of Federal Sector (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Alabama, State Of – Summer Legal Clerkship Program Office of Attorney General (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Federal Communications Commission – Legal Internship Program Earth Station Licensing Division, Space Bureau (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2 (New York) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 6, 2026)
2L
  • Farm Credit Administration – Summer Internship – Associate FCA Examiner Office of Examination – Staff Development Division (Paid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2026)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Summer Student Internship (Nationwide) Various Placements (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2026)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – Volunteer Legal Intern Program Office of Federal Sector (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Internship Program Weather, Satellites and Research Section (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Texas, State Of – Law Clerk Program (Austin) Texas Attorney General (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Energy, Department Of – Law Student Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Federal Communications Commission – Legal Internship Program Earth Station Licensing Division, Space Bureau (Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Rhode Island, State Of – Internship Program (Providence) Rhode Island Attorney General (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2026)
  • Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2 (New York) – Legal Internship Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Nov. 6, 2026)

3L/ Honors Programs/Fellowships

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – 2027 Law Clerk Program Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2026)
  • Minnesota, State Of – Minneapolis & Rochester – Law Clerk Program (Year-Round & Summer) State of Minnesota Board of Public Defense (Paid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2026) Yr Round, Rochester
  • Massachusetts, State Of – Justice Geraldine S. Hines Legal Fellowship Office of Inspector General (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2026)
  • Postal Service, U.S. – Honor Attorney Program (Nationwide) Law Department (Paid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Texas, State Of – Post-Bar Fellows (Houston) Harris County Public Defender (Paid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2026)
  • Indiana, State Of – 2027 Intensive Deputy Attorney General Program (Indianapolis) Indiana Attorney General (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2026)
  • National Security Education Program (Washington, DC) – Boren Fellowship Program Boren Awards for International Education (Paid, Applications now open)
  • National Immigration Law Center (Washington, DC & Los Angeles, CA) – Linton Joaquin Law Fellow 2027-2029 (Paid, Deadline Nov. 6, 2026

Recent Grads

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission – 2027 Law Clerk Program Atomic Safety & Licensing Board Panel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2026)
  • Agriculture, Department Of – Attorney Advisor (Various Locations) Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 25, 2026) Kansas City
  • Justice, Department Of – DC – General Attorney & Trial Attorney Various Branches, Divisions, and Sections (Paid, Deadline Oct. 26, 2026) Appellate
  • Federal Communications Commission – Attorney Advisor Enforcement Bureau (Paid, Deadline Oct. 27, 2026)
  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission – Attorney Advisor Market Participants Division (Paid, Deadline Oct. 28, 2026)
  • Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. – General Attorney (Various Locations) (Paid, Deadline Oct. 29, 2026) Real Property, Nationwide
  • Federal Trade Commission – Dallas – General Attorney (Trade Regulation) Bureau of Competition, American Competition Enforcement Division (Paid, Deadline Oct. 29, 2026)
  • Massachusetts, State Of – Justice Geraldine S. Hines Legal Fellowship Office of Inspector General (Paid, Deadline Oct. 30, 2026)
  • Postal Service, U.S. – Honor Attorney Program (Nationwide) Law Department (Paid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Transportation, Department Of – Attorney Advisor Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (Paid, Deadline Oct. 31, 2026)
  • Texas, State Of – Post-Bar Fellows (Houston) Harris County Public Defender (Paid, Deadline Nov. 1, 2026)
  • Agriculture, Department Of – Attorney Advisor (Various Locations) Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Nov. 2, 2026) General Law and Research Div

Upcoming Public Policy Opportunities  

Federal/State

  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies (Sacramento, CA) – 2027-2028 Capital Fellows Programs, California Senate Fellows Program, Executive Fellows Program, Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program, Judicial Fellowship Program (Undergrads, Law Students & Grads, Paid) On a Rolling Basis by Nov. 10, 2026

Non-Profits

  • Impact for Equity (Chicago, IL) – Internship Program (Paid & Unpaid, Nov. 1, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
  • Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, NY) – Ella Baker Summer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 29, 2026)

Post-Graduate Fellowships