- ABA-Section of International Law, Human Rights Committee E-Brief, www.abanet.org/abanet/common/email/listserv/listcommands.cfm?parm=subs
- lawschool.westlaw.com (Click on Job Postings, then Law Student Jobs Online, then Federal Careers for Attorneys).
Prepared by PILC
Included here are compilations of listings related to international public interest. We also list some specific organizations, although this is only a sample – there are many more!
Also, please read this article from PILC’s Sara Rakita regarding Jobs with the UN and International Organizations.
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, dosfan.lib.uic.edu/acda/abtacda.htm
The agency’s legal department offers a fellowship for which law students are eligible.
Central Intelligence Agency, www.cia.gov
Law graduates are hired for the Legal Honors Program, and 2Ls for a paid summer clerkship.
Department of Defense, www.dod.gov
Law students are hired for paid summer legal internships.
Export-Import Bank of the United States, www.exim.gov
General Counsel’s office hires very small number of law students for summer internships.
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, www.ustr.gov
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, www.opic.gov
U.S. Agency for International Development, www.usaid.gov
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, www.usace.army.mil
The office hires 5-10 law graduates each year for its Civilian Honors Law Graduate Program.
U.S. Department of Justice, www.usdoj.gov
Students with international interests should consider the following DOJ constituent groups: Antitrust, Civil, Criminal, the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), Office of International Affairs and the Office of Intelligence Policy and Review.
U.S. Department of State, www.state.gov
The Office of the Legal Adviser hires law students and graduates through Early Interview Week. Some of the Department work provides overseas placement or domestic work on international issues. The office also coordinates U.S. government recruitment efforts for the UN, Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development, Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe, Organization of American States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
U.S. International Trade Commission, www.usitc.gov
U.S. Trade and Development Agency, www.tda.gov
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