October 2021 Announcements & Events
Career Exploration Series: Ombudsing
Thursday, October 14, 12:30-1:20 p.m., Room TBD
*All classes
  • Interested in mediation opportunities? Come learn about careers in Ombudsing by managing conflict and resolution. RSVP via Symplicity> Events> Workshops> Career Exploration Series: Ombudsing by 3 p.m. on Wednesday, October 13.

Career Exploration Series: Judicial Clerkships
Tuesday, October 19, 12:30-1:20 p.m., Room 203
*All classes
  • Interested in learning about starting your post-graduate career clerking for a judge? Then join the CSO for this presentation on clerkships at the state and federal level, including how to figure out if clerking is a good fit for you; where to look for clerkship opportunities; and applications processes and timelines. RSVP via Symplicity> Events> Workshops> Career Exploration Series: Judicial Clerkships Presentation by 3 p.m. on Monday, October 18.
CONTACT

Heather Spielmaker
Assistant Dean
785-864-9257
**Fun fact about Dean Spielmaker...she has NEVER drunk a cup of coffee.

Stacey Blakeman
Director
785-864-0239
**Stacey needs new music recs and can't stop thinking about this article about freediving.

Meredith Wiggins
Assistant Director
785-864-4377
*Meredith is working on multiple puzzles and amping up for the start of the NHL season.
Jobs Spotlight
Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program (various locations)
*3Ls
Applications accepted now through October 12. Application instructions and more information here.
  • The Presidential Management Fellows Program is a two-year training and leadership development program at a United States government agency, administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Applicants are judged on a variety of factors that do NOT include GPA or class rank. After completing the program, agencies may convert PMFs to permanent federal civilian employees.

Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation Rural Law Practice Grant
*3Ls
Applications accepted now through November 1. Application instructions and more information here.
  • This $16,500 grant is to help defray the educational costs of law school and to encourage new attorneys to locate their legal practice in rural Kansas. If you will be practicing law in any capacity in any Kansas county OUTSIDE of Johnson, Wyandotte, Douglas, Sedgwick, and Shawnee counties, you qualify.

Research Assistant for Professor Raj Bhala (Lawrence, KS): RA position in international trade law, law and literature, and international human rights law. Rolling deadline - Symplicity #16565. *1Ls & 2Ls

Centene (St. Louis, MO): Legal & Compliance Graduate Summer Intern. Rolling deadline - Symplicity #16540. *1Ls & 2Ls
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Spotlight
Husch Blackwell Diversity Reception
Tuesday, October 12, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Char Bar, 4050 Pennsylvania Avenue, KC, MO
*All classes
  • Husch Blackwell cordially invites law students to attend a cocktail reception to learn more about diversity in the legal profession. Please note this event is casual dress (jeans acceptable) and is anticipated to be predominantly outdoors. Masks are required of all guests while indoors. RSVP to Kate Ptacek at [email protected] by noon CDT on Friday, October 8, 2021.

FBA Diversity & Inclusion Federal Clerkship Panel: What You Need to Know about Clerkships and How to Apply
Friday, October 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m., Virtual
*All classes
  • What is a federal judicial clerkship? What do federal judicial clerks do? How do you apply for a federal judicial clerkship and what materials are needed? Esteemed panelists aim to answer these and other related questions for you virtually. Please register to join the conversation. The CSO will pay for your FBA student membership!
Upcoming Career Fairs
The CSO will pay your career fair registration fees!
 
*1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls
When:
  • October 21-23, 2021 – fully virtual
Overview:
  • Largest national public interest legal career fair with more than 200 public interest employers
  • This is your chance to speak with your dream employer! Informal Table Talks allow attendees to interview with employers even if they weren't preselected.
Deadlines:
  • Register here. Select "Law school fee waiver" option so KU Law gets invoiced.
  • October 21-23: Virtual Conference and Career Fair
Government Honors & Public Policy Deadlines

For all the details on the opportunities listed below, and for instructions on how to apply, visit http://arizonahandbooks.com/u/kansaslaw and use the password rockchalk.
For further government opportunities, be sure to check USAjobs.gov regularly.

GOVERNMENT HONORS

UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES

3Ls
Post Grad
  • Comptroller of the Currency - Chief Counsel’s Honors Program Law Department (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • New York Law Department, City Of - 2022-2023 Corporation Counsel Honors Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Palo Alto, CA - Office of the City Attorney - 2022-2024 Municipal Law Fellowship (Paid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury - IRS Honors Attorney Program - Fall 2022 - Various Branches Office of Chief Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 7, 2021)
  • Office Of Personnel Management - Presidential Management Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
  • Maryland Office Of Public Defender - Spring and Fall 2022 Classes (Paid, Deadline Oct. 13, 2021) Fall Class 2022
  • Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury - Contract Specialist (Pathways Recent Grad Program) Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (Paid, Deadline Oct. 14, 2021)
  • Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. - Chief Counsel’s Civilian Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Massachusetts Office Of Inspector General - Justice Geraldine S. Hines Diversity Fellowship for Lawyers (Paid, Deadline Oct. 18, 2021)
Fall
  • Virginia Attorney General - Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
Spring
  • Berks County, PA - District Attorney’s Office - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • California Franchise Tax Board - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Civilian Board of Contract Appeals - Law Clerk & Internship Programs General Services Administration (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Federal Communications Commission - Internship Program Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Federal Communications Commission - Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Health & Human Services, Department Of - Public Health Law & Tribal Public Health Law Internships and Externships Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • House Of Representatives, U.S. - Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary - Majority Office (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Atlanta - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the District Attorney - 2L Honors Summer Session & Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • U.S. Agency For International Development - General Counsel Internships Office of the General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Florida Attorney General - Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2021)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Region 8 (Denver) - Volunteer Intern Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Atlanta - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
  • Commerce, Department Of - Volunteer Law Internship Program Office of Chief Counsel for International Commerce (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Legal Internships/Externships Environmental Appeals Board (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Legal Externship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Health & Human Services, Department Of - Legal Internships - Health Care Fraud and Abuse Office of Inspector General, Office of Counsel (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Maryland Attorney General, Office Of - Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Internship (Paid & Unpaid, Oct. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the County Counsel - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Smithsonian Institution - Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • South Carolina Attorney General - Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Baltimore - Enforcement Unit Internships & Hearings Unit Clerkships Baltimore Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Externship Program for Law Clerks Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2021)
  • San Francisco, CA - Office of the City Attorney - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 22, 2021)
Summer
  • Interior, Department Of - Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Library Of Congress - Law Librarian Internship Law Library of Congress (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury - 2022 Summer Legal Program Office of Chief Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 7, 2021) DC, Public Contract & Technology
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation - 2022 Honors Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2021)
2Ls
Fall
  • Virginia Attorney General - Volunteer Legal Intern Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
Spring
  • Berks County, PA - District Attorney’s Office - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • California Franchise Tax Board - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Civilian Board of Contract Appeals - Law Clerk & Internship Programs General Services Administration (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Federal Communications Commission - Internship Program Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Federal Communications Commission - Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Health & Human Services, Department Of - Public Health Law & Tribal Public Health Law Internships and Externships Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • House Of Representatives, U.S. - Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary - Majority Office (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Atlanta - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the District Attorney - 2L Honors Summer Session & Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • U.S. Agency For International Development - General Counsel Internships Office of the General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Florida Attorney General - Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2021)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Region 8 (Denver) - Volunteer Intern Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Atlanta - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
  • Commerce, Department Of - Volunteer Law Internship Program Office of Chief Counsel for International Commerce (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Legal Internships/Externships Environmental Appeals Board (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Legal Externship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Health & Human Services, Department Of - Legal Internships - Health Care Fraud and Abuse Office of Inspector General, Office of Counsel (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Maryland Attorney General, Office Of - Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Internship (Paid & Unpaid, Oct. 15, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the County Counsel - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Smithsonian Institution - Legal Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • South Carolina Attorney General - Law Clerk Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Baltimore - Enforcement Unit Internships & Hearings Unit Clerkships Baltimore Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Cleveland - Law Student Summer Internship Program Cleveland Field Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Philadelphia - Law Student Summer Internship Program Philadelphia District Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Pittsburgh - Law Student Summer Internship Program Pittsburgh Area Office, Enforcement Unit (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Externship Program for Law Clerks Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2021)
  • San Francisco, CA - Office of the City Attorney - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 22, 2021)
Summer
  • Colorado Public Defender - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, ASAP After Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Interior, Department Of - Legal Internship/Externship Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Summer Law Student Internship Division of Occupational Safety and Health | Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications on A Rolling Basis)
  • Library Of Congress - Law Librarian Internship Law Library of Congress (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Sacramento, CA - District Attorney's Office - 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury - 2022 Summer Legal Program Office of Chief Counsel (Paid, Deadline Oct. 7, 2021) DC, Public Contract & Technology
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Summer Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Internship (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Texas Attorney General - Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation - 2022 Honors Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2021)
  • District Of Columbia - Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid, Deadline Oct. 22, 2021)
1Ls
Spring
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Cleveland - Law Student Summer Internship Program Cleveland Field Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Philadelphia - Law Student Summer Internship Program Philadelphia District Office, Enforcement & Hearings Units (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021) Enforcement & Hearings
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Pittsburgh - Law Student Summer Internship Program Pittsburgh Area Office, Enforcement Unit (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2021)
Summer
  • Colorado Public Defender - Legal Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline ASAP After Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Labor, Department Of - Summer Law Student Internship Division of Occupational Safety and Health | Office of the Solicitor (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications on a Rolling Basis)
  • Library Of Congress - Law Librarian Internship Law Library of Congress (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Summer Internship Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation - 2022 Honors Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2021)
District Of Columbia - Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid, Deadline Oct. 22, 2021)


PUBLIC POLICY HANDBOOK

UPCOMING PUBLIC POLICY DEADLINES

FEDERAL
Fellowships
  • National Nuclear Security Administration (Washington, DC & Nationwide) - NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program (One-Year, Administered by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Energy, Department Of (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Office of Personnel Management (Washington, DC & Nationwide) - Presidential Management Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2021)
Spring
  • Federal Communications Commission (Washington, DC) - Internship Program International Bureau, Office of the Bureau Chief (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Health And Human Services, Department Of (Atlanta, GA) - Administrative and Communication Internships & Externships Public Health Law Program | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • House Of Representatives, U.S. (Washington, DC) - Committee Intern Program Committee on the Judiciary - Majority Office (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1. 2021)
  • Federal Communications Commission (Washington, DC) - Internship Program Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
NON-PROFITS

Fellowships
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (Washington, DC) - Public Policy Fellowship (Paid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Human Rights Watch (New York & Washington, DC) - Alan R. And Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 8, 2021)
  • Business And Professional People for the Public Interest (Chicago, IL) - Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • National Center on Philanthropy and the Law (New York) - 2022-2023 Fellowship in Nonprofit Law New York University School of Law (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Association Of University Programs in Health Administration (Washington, DC) - David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2021)
Spring
  • Center For International Environmental Law (Washington, DC) - Legal Internships (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Center On Budget and Policy Priorities (Washington, DC) - Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (Washington, DC) - Congressional Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC) - Law Clerk (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies (Washington, DC) - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (Washington, DC) - The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Public Policy Institute (Washington, DC) - Social Policy Internship (Unpaid, Oct. 1, 2021 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, DC) - Internship Program Urban Sustainability Laboratory (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2021)
  • Heritage Foundation, The (Washington, DC) - Young Leaders Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2021)
  • Heritage Foundation, The (Washington, DC) - Graduate Health or Welfare Policy Fellowship Young Leaders Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2021)
Spring & Summer
  • Southern Center for Human Rights (Atlanta, GA) - Human Rights Internship/Externship Programs (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
Summer
  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (Washington, DC) - Legal Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 1, 2021)
  • Center For Constitutional Rights (New York) - Ella Baker Summer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2021) 2L Law Students

Rolling Deadlines: At the top of each "Applications by Deadline” Table (one for Fellowships and one for Internships) is a list of programs that hire on a “Rolling Basis.” This means the employer accepts and reviews applications as received, and may make hiring decisions on this timeframe. If you have an interest in such a program (and would seriously consider an offer, if extended), review the “Rolling Deadlines” list on a regular basis.