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Please feel free to check out the following links on employment opportunities and resources.

Employment Opportunities

  • Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide
    This Guide contains detailed information on applying for legal jobs with the federal government, descriptions of dozens of federal agencies/entities that hire lawyers, information on salaries, benefits, and LRAPs, and much more!
  • FedWorld - www.fedworld.gov
    For this website, click on "find a federal government job." Searchable by type (e.g., attorney) and location.  This online resource includes comprehensive links to agency websites.
  • Government Honors and Internship Handbook
    This year's Handbook contains information concerning 179 different hiring programs for law students and recent graduates, being offered by 48 federal and 42 state and local government employers.  It consists of workplace information, hiring criteria, deadlines, submission information, and a web resource guide for summer survival in NYC, DC and other geographic locations.  For more information, please click Here (NYLS Intranet log-in required).
  • HillZoo - www.hillzoo.com
    Click on "jobs" on the left menu bar. Choose from Democratic Hill Jobs, Republican Hill Jobs, and Off the Hill Jobs  for political, lobbying and policy/legislative jobs.  HillZoo includes internships and some legal positions.
  • Opportunities in Public Affairs
    This password protected website provides a list of positions on Capitol Hill for experienced attorneys, however, includes some summer and academic year internships.
  • U.S. Department of Justice Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management - www.usdoj.gov/oarm
    This website contains academic year and summer internships plus comprehensive information on post-graduate and summer DOJ Honors Program.  If you missed the Career Services' DOJ and Other Government Honors Program and would like more information, please click HERE (intranet log-in required). 
  • USA Jobs - www.usajobs.opm.gov - This online resource has a central clearinghouse of federal vacancies.
  • Associations
  • Careers in Government Manual
  • District Attorneys and Prosecutors
  • Guide to Finding a Job in Washington, D.C. by Christopher J. Portelli, Esq.
  • New York City & New York State Government
  • Resources