Upcoming Government Opportunities (as of 09/25/26)
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:
- psjd.org – great for fellowships and internships. Search both jobs and employers (go to the employer’s website for the most up-to-date information).
- https://arizonahandbooks.com/u/vanilla (request password from aoa28@cornell.edu). Use the table at the top of the page to sort by class year.
- usajobs.gov – for all federal government opportunities.
- firmprospects – for government and public interest positions – select under the “Jobs” tab. (request registration link from cls-careers@cornell.edu).
1L
- New Mexico, State Of – Internship/Externship Program (Santa Fe) New Mexico Public Defender (Unpaid, Sept. 30, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
- Federal Reserve Bank Of San Francisco – Summer Internship (Los Angeles, San Francisco) (Paid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2026)
2L
- Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board – Legal Internship – Summer Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 28, 2026)
- Illinois, State Of – Paid Summer 711 Law Clerk & Fall 2026 Volunteer Internship (Chicago) Criminal Bureau (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026) 711 Clerk
- New Mexico, State Of – Internship/Externship Program (Santa Fe) New Mexico Public Defender (Unpaid, Sept. 30, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
- Department of Defense – Contract Specialist – 2027 NRO Summer Internship Program National Reconnaissance Office (Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2026)
- Interior, Department Of – Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 5, 2026)
- Department of Defense – Summer 2027 Pathways Internship (Legal) (Indianapolis) Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 7, 2026)
- Federal Reserve Bank Of San Francisco – Summer Internship (Los Angeles, San Francisco) (Paid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2026)
3L/ Honors Programs/Fellowships
- Air Force, U.S. – Attorney Advisor – Civilian (Various Locations) Judge Advocate General (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- Air Force, U.S. – Attorney/Law Clerk, Palace Acquire (PAQ) Program Judge Advocate General (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- Air Force, U.S. – Ohio, Texas – Foreign Affairs Specialist – Civilian Palace Acquire (PAQ) Program Air Force International Affair Administration Career Field Team (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- Department of Defense – Honors Attorney National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- Health & Human Services, Department Of – General Attorney Departmental Appeals Board (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- New York, State Of – 2027-2028 Corporation Counsel Honors Fellowship (NYC) New York City Law Department (Paid, Deadline Sept. 30, 2026)
- Civilian Board of Contract Appeals – One-Year Law Clerk Program 2027-2028 (Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2026)
- Federal Trade Commission – General Attorney (Trade Regulation) Bureau of Consumer Protection – Office of the Director (Paid, Deadline Oct. 5, 2026)
- Federal Trade Commission – San Francisco – General Attorney (Trade Regulation) – WRSF Bureau of Consumer Protection – Western Region San Francisco (Paid, Deadline Oct. 5, 2026)
Recent Grads
- California, State Of – 2027-2029 Social Justice and Impact Litigation Fellowship (San Jose) Santa Clara County Counsel (Paid, Deadline Aug. 28, 2026)
- Justice, Department Of – Attorney General’s Honors Program (DC & Nationwide) (Paid, Aug. 28, 2026 Begin accepting applications)
- Central Intelligence Agency – Honors Attorney Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Aug. 30, 2026)
- Iowa, State Of – Gideon Fellowship (Sioux City) Iowa State Public Defender (Paid, Deadline Aug. 30, 2026)
- Department of Defense – Attorney-Adviser (Philadelphia) Defense Logistics Agency, Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2026)
- Justice, Department Of – DC – General Attorney & Trial Attorney Various Branches, Divisions, and Sections (Paid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2026) Civil Rights
- Postal Service, U.S. – Honor Attorney Program (Nationwide) Law Department (Paid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2026)
- Small Business Administration – Attorney Adviser (Ft Worth) Office of Capital Access – Processing and Disbursement Center (Paid, Deadline Aug. 31, 2026)
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS, U.S. – General Attorney Office of Principal Legal Advisor, Various Divisions (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) Enforcement and Removal Operations Law
- Justice, Department Of – Bristow Fellowship Office of the Solicitor General (Paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2026)
- Securities and Exchange Commission – Junior Attorney and Law Clerk Program Division of Trading and Markets (paid, Deadline Sept. 1, 2026)
- Homeland Security, Department Of – Secretary’s Honors Attorney Program Office of General Counsel (Paid, Deadline Sept. 8, 2026)
- Justice, Department Of – Attorney General’s Honors Program (DC & Nationwide) (Paid, Deadline Sept. 8, 2026) Final
- Education, Department Of – General Attorney, Civil Rights (DC, Atlanta, Denver, Kansas City, Seattle) Office of Civil Rights (Paid, Deadline Sept. 8, 2026) 2nd review
- California, State Of – Graduate Law Clerk Program (San Diego) San Diego County District Attorney (Paid, Deadline Sept. 11, 2026)
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
- Oceana (Washington, DC) – Policy Intern (Recent Grads, Paid) Deadline Sept. 18, 2026
- National Nuclear Security Administration (Washington, DC & Nationwide) – NNSA Post Bachelors Fellowship Program (One-Year, Administered by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Energy, Department Of )Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2026)
- Georgetown University Law Center (Washington, DC) – Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship Program (3L Law Students & Law Grads, Paid) Deadline Nov. 13, 2026
- Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, NY) – Ella Baker Summer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Sept. 29, 2026)
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