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Opportunities with the Department of Justice

By Brett Gilbert

We recently received an email from the Department of Justice and we thought we would share it with you:

NEW FOR 2008-2009!

There are exciting new developments in the Attorney General?s Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program! Highlights include:

An earlier application deadline and a faster review and selection process.
- Don?t miss the September 2, 2008 application deadline.
- Candidates selected for Honors Program (HP) interviews will be notified on or about September 19, 2008. Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) candidates will be notified on or about September 23, 2008.
- Government-funded HP interviews will be scheduled October 6-20, 2008. SLIP interviews, mostly telephonic, will begin following notification.
- Most offers will be issued by late October.

Four United States Attorneys? Offices (USAOs) and the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) are formal HP participants this year, hiring approximately 16 entry-level attorneys. Applicants interested in becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) will be able to designate the ?U.S. Attorney?s Office? as one of their employment preferences, then, later in the application, select the specific offices. Due to the level of responsibility held by AUSAs, these opportunities are only available to applicants who are admitted to a bar or, in some cases, who have taken a summer 2008 bar examination with results due in fall 2008. Current law students (pre-J.D.) are not eligible. Participating USAOs are:

- The Central District of California, Los Angeles, CA.
- The Southern District of California, San Diego, CA.
- The Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, MI.
- The Middle District of Florida, Orlando, FL.
- EOUSA, Washington, D.C., with possible assignments nationwide.

The USAO for the District of Wyoming is the very first USAO to become a formal SLIP participant and it?s offering a position in one of the Nation?s most scenic national parks. Hiring for Cheyenne, WY, or Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park; the Summer Intern will assist with criminal and civil cases in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne or will assist in the prosecution of a range of misdemeanors in Yellowstone National Park.

Civil Division applicants will be able to designate specific sections of interest.

Executive Office of Immigration Review applicants will be able to designate geographic areas of preference by city and state, and comment on any geographic restrictions on their assignment.

The Honors Program application has been expanded to permit applicants serving in post-J.D. legal fellowships to apply online on a conditional basis. The Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management will determine whether an exception to policy will be granted on a case-by-case basis.

Please visit the Department of Justice website for details.

Full post as published by Touro Law Center Career Services Office on April 23, 2008 (boomark / email).