Law Students

Whether you want to prosecute criminal cases, litigate civil matters, develop policy, or provide counsel, there are opportunities for you at DOJ.

If you would like to find out more about Justice or a particular DOJ component or office by talking one-on-one with a Justice attorney you may contact one of our DOJ Ambassadors.

Volunteer Legal Internships

Challenging work. Lots of responsibility. Interesting people. These are some of the phrases that students use to describe their experience as volunteer legal interns at the U.S. Department of Justice. Justice offers approximately 1,800 volunteer internships each year, during both the academic year and summer. 

Summer Law Intern Program

The Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) is the Department's competitive recruitment program for compensated summer internships. Most SLIP hires are second year law students who work at DOJ the summer between their second and third years of law school.  The SLIP is also open to recent law school graduates between graduation and the start of an Honors Program eligibility preserving activity.

Applications for the 2026 Summer Law Intern Program open on August 22, 2025, and close on September 2, 2025.