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Component Contacts, Pre-Interview Submissions & General Interview Information

2026-2027 

Pre-interview Submissions 

Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program candidates selected for an interview: Submit a legal writing sample and an updated résumé (not to exceed two pages) directly to each hiring office listed below that selected you. If not listed below, the organization did not request pre-interview submissions. Hiring offices reserve the right to withdraw interview invitations if submissions are not received by the specified deadline. Direct all questions relating to writing samples to the contact listed for the specific hiring office.  

Legal Writing Sample: 

  • Writing samples may not exceed 15 pages in length.
    • Within the 15-page limit, include a case summary or brief introductory statement to provide context for the reviewers. An excerpt from a longer piece is acceptable. The sample should provide evidence of your legal analysis and writing skills. It should represent your own work, without extensive editing by anyone else. If the work was authored by more than one person, you should highlight the portions that you authored.
  • Do not submit a bench memo or draft opinion in a case that is still pending at any stage of judicial review.
  • Ensure that you take appropriate precautions to protect the privacy of individuals who may be identified in your writing sample (e.g., redact all personally identifiable information prior to submission).

Updated Résumé: Not to exceed two pages. 

Format: Adobe Acrobat (preferred); Microsoft Word. Submit as ONE PDF containing TWO documents unless otherwise specified by the interviewing component.

Submission Deadline: Email directly to each interviewing office within 5 business days following notification of selection for an interview.

  • Standard Email Subject Line: Last Name, First Name—Honors Program Submissions - or - Last Name, First Name—SLIP Submissions 
    • Be sure to include the name of the relevant hiring program.
  • Standard Naming Protocol for Attachment: 
    • If ONE PDF:  Last Name, First Name – Writing Sample & Résumé
    • If hiring office requests separate submissions:  
      • Last Name, First Name - Writing Sample
      • Last Name, First Name - Résumé

General Interview Information

Candidates invited to interview will receive an email notification for each hiring office that selected them. Notices may not be simultaneous. Log into CORA to identify selecting hiring office(s). Candidates must accept or decline each interview on CORA. Failure to respond within 7 calendar days will be deemed a declination. We recommend you check your spam file regularly. The primary invitation windows are: HP (approximately October 7 through 23); SLIP-Pathways (approximately September 21 through mid-October); SLIP-Law Clerk (approximately October 9 through 23). Invitations may be issued outside these windows - please monitor your status on CORA.  

  • Honors Program (HP) Interview Selectees: 
    • Regular Fall Hiring Cycle: Visit the Honors Program Interviews page for instructions on how to schedule your interview. All HP interviews are virtual. OARM centrally schedules interviews for formally participating hiring offices and any informally participating hiring offices that proceed during the regular fall interview schedule. After receiving your Interview Scheduling Form, OARM emails scheduled interview dates and times to candidates. Each interviewing component will follow up by sending its candidates a supplemental message with the interview link, log in information, etc. 
    • Informal Hiring Cycle: Hiring offices that proceed outside the regular fall schedule will contact candidates directly to schedule interviews.
  • Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) Interview Selectees: SLIP interviews may be virtual or telephonic and are not centrally scheduled--individual hiring offices will contact candidates directly to schedule interviews.  

Component Contacts and Submission Information

(Please note that updates for Honors Program hiring offices are ongoing with an estimated completion date of October 1) 

  • Special Instructions: N/A
  • Contact(s):
  1. ATR POCs for standard pre-interview submission questions & Email address for submissions: Identified by individual sub-offices:
    1. ATR-Chicago-Criminal Enforcement – Eugene Daniel, Eugene.Daniel@usdoj.gov, 312-754-3568 (Office) 
    2. ATR-New York-Criminal Enforcement – Fatima Lyons, Fatima.Lyons@usdoj.gov, 646-409-3994
    3. ATR-San Francisco-Civil Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    4. ATR-San Francisco-Criminal Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    5. ATR-Washington DC-Civil Enforcement – Denise Lattimore, Denise.Lattimore@usdoj.gov, 202-640-3646
    6. ATR-Washington DC-Criminal Enforcement – Richard Hellings, Richard.Hellings@usdoj.gov, 202-532-4648 (Office)
  2. ATR POCS for interview questions: Identified by individual sub-offices
    1. ATR-Chicago-Criminal Enforcement – Eugene Daniel, Eugene.Daniel@usdoj.gov, 312-754-3568 (Office) 
    2. ATR-New York-Criminal Enforcement - Fatima Lyons, Fatima.Lyons@usdoj.gov, 646-409-3994
    3. ATR-San Francisco-Civil Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    4. ATR-San Francisco-Criminal Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    5. ATR-Washington DC-Civil Enforcement – Denise Lattimore, Denise.Lattimore@usdoj.gov, 202-640-3646
    6. ATR-Washington DC-Criminal Enforcement – Richard Hellings, Richard.Hellings@usdoj.gov, 202-532-4648 (Office)
  3. ATR POCs for virtual interview technical issues: Identified by individual sub-offices
    1. ATR-Chicago-Criminal Enforcement – Lamont Garret, Lamont.Garrett@usdoj.gov, 312-705-1302 (Office)
    2. ATR-New York-Criminal Enforcement - Fatima Lyons, Fatima.Lyons@usdoj.gov, 646-409-3994
    3. ATR-San Francisco-Civil Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    4. ATR-San Francisco-Criminal Enforcement – Steven Taylor, Steven.taylor@usdoj.gov, 415-229-2902 (Office)
    5. ATR-Washington DC-Civil Enforcement – Karen Jung, Karen.Jung@usdoj.gov 
    6. ATR-Washington DC-Criminal Enforcement – Richard Hellings, Richard.Hellings@usdoj.gov, 202-532-4648 (Office)

 

  • Special Instructions: Civil Division uses a centralized mailbox to receive pre-interview submissions. Candidates selected by multiple sub-offices should submit only one response (i.e., do not send in multiple submissions).
  • Contact(s):
  • Email Address for Submissions: Civil.HP-SLIP@usdoj.gov

Civil Division - Appellate Staff

Civil Division - Camp LeJeune Justice Act Section 

Civil Division-Commercial Litigation Branch

Civil Division - Enforcement & Affirmative Litigation Branch

Civil Division - Federal Programs Branch

Civil Division - Office of Immigration Litigation

  • Special Instructions: See Civil Division special instructions above.
  • Contact:

Civil Division - Tax Litigation Branch

Civil Division - Torts Branch Office of Immigration Litigation

 

  • Special Instructions: EOIR uses a centralized mailbox to receive pre-interview submissions. Candidates selected by multiple EOIR sub-offices should submit only one response (i.e., do not send in multiple submissions).
  • Contact(s):
  • Email Address for Submissions: SAM-2026.EOIR@usdoj.gov

 

EOIR - Board of Immigration Appeals

 

EOIR - Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer

  • Special Instructions: See EOIR special instructions above.
  • Contact(s):

 

EOIR - Office of General Counsel

 

EOIR - Office of Policy

  • Special Instructions: Interviews are approximately 45 minutes in duration
  • Contact for pre-interview submission questions, interview questions, and virtual interview technical questions: 
  • Email Address for Submissions:  Benjamin.Whittemore@usdoj.gov

  • Special Instructions: Please submit your materials to the inbox with the following formatted subject line, depending on the program (HP or SLIP) that you are applying to. “Honors Program – Last Name, First Name” or “SLIP Program – Last Name, First Name.” All documents should be submitted in PDF format.
  • Contact(s):
  • Email Address for Submissions: FraudDivisionHiring@usdoj.gov

  • Special Instructions: N/A
  • Contact for pre-interview submission questions, interview questions, and virtual interview technical questions: 
  • Email Address for Submissions: Christina.Greer@usdoj.gov

  • Special Instructions: N/A

  • Contact(s) & Email Address for Submissions:

     

  • Special Instructions: Thirty (30) minutes before the start of their interview, candidates will be emailed a fact pattern upon which to prepare a five (5) minute opening statement. A one-hour interview (conducted by a panel of two Assistant U.S. Attorneys) begins with the candidate's opening statement.
  • Contact(s):
  • Email Address for Submissions: USADC.AUSAHiring@usdoj.gov

  • Special Instructions: N/A
  • Contact for pre-interview submission questions, interview questions, and virtual interview technical questions: 
  • Email Address for Submissions: Charlotte.L.Russo@usdoj.gov

Updated September 24, 2026