Wide Range of Practice Areas
As our nation’s largest legal employer, Justice offers opportunities for law students and attorneys in virtually every legal practice area. This chart will help you explore the work of various DOJ organizations, and find those that best match your interests and expertise.
| Department of Justice Organization Abbreviations | |
ATF Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ATR Antitrust Division BOP Federal Bureau of Prisons CIV Civil Division COPS Community Oriented Policing Services CRM Criminal Division CRS Community Relations Service CRT Civil Rights Division DEA Drug Enforcement Administration ENRD Environment and Natural Resources Division EOIR Executive Office for Immigration Review EOUSA Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation FCSC Foreign Claims Settlement Commission JMD Justice Management Division NSD National Security Division OIG Office of the Inspector General | OIP Office of Information Policy OJP Office of Justice Programs OLA Office of Legislative Affairs OLC Office of Legal Counsel OLP Office of Legal Policy OPCL Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties OPR Office of Professional Responsibility OSG Office of the Solicitor General OTJ Office of Tribal Justice OVW Office on Violence Against Women PARDON Office of the Pardon Attorney PRAO Professional Responsibility Advisory Office TAX Tax Division USAO U.S. Attorneys’ Offices USMS U.S. Marshals Service USPC U.S. Parole Commission USTP U.S. Trustee Program |
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| Administrative Law | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRS, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOIR, EOUSA, FBI, FCSC, JMD, OIG, OIP, OJP, OLC, OLP, OPCL, PARDON, TAX, USAO, USAO, USMS, USPC, USTP |
| Agriculture | ATR, CIV, |
| Aviation / Admiralty / Space | ATR, CIV, ENRD, USAO, USMS |
| ADR / Arbitration | BOP, CIV, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOUSA, OJP, TAX, USAO |
| Antitrust & Trade Regulation | ATR, USAO |
| Appellate Practice | ATR, BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, ENRD, EOIR, NSD, OIP, OSG, TAX, USAO, USPC, USTP |
| Banking | ATR, CIV, CRM, CRT, TAX, USAO |
| Bankruptcy | BOP, CIV, CRM, ENRD, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Business (Torts, Litigation) | BOP, CIV, CRM, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Children / Youth | CRM, EOIR, EOUSA, OJP, OLP, USAO |
| Civil Enforcement | CIV, ENRD, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Civil Liberties | OPCL |
| Civil Litigation | ATF, ATR, BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOIR, EOUSA, FBI, OIP, OJP, OLP, TAX, USAO, USMS, USTP |
| Civil Rights | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRS, CRT, DEA, FBI, OIG, OJP, OLP, USAO |
| Complex Litigation | ATR, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, PARDON, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Compliance | DEA, EOUSA, FBI, OIG, OPCL, TAX, USTP |
| Computer Crime / Cyber Crime | CIV, CRM, EOUSA, FBI, NSD, OLP, USAO |
| Computers / Technology | ATR, OPCL |
| Constitutional Law | ATF, BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, OLC, OLP, OPCL, PARDON, TAX, USAO, USMS, USAO, USTP |
| Construction | BOP, CIV, USAO |
| Consumer Protection | CIV, CRM, CRT, USAO, USTP |
| Copyrights & Trademark/Patent | ATR, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRM, FBI, USAO |
| Corporate fraud | CIV, CRM, FBI, FCSC, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Counterterrorism | BOP, CIV, CRM, FBI, NSD, OIG, OLP, TAX, USAO |
| Criminal Law | ATF, ATR, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOIR, FBI, NSD, OIG, OJP, OLP, OPR, PARDON, TAX, USAO, USMS, USPC, USTP |
| Customs / Trade | CIV, CRM |
| Death Penalty | BOP, CRM, CRT, OLP, PARDON, USAO |
| Disability / Mental Health | BOP, CIV, CRS, CRT, FBI, JMD, USAO |
| Domestic Violence | COPS, CRM, EOUSA, FBI, OLP, OVW, PARDON, USAO |
| Drug Enforcement | CIV, CRM, DEA, FBI, OLP, PARDON, USAO |
| Education | CIV, CRS, CRT, EOUSA, USAO, USTP |
| Employment Law | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRM, CRT, DEA, EOIR, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OJP, TAX, USAO, USMS, USTP |
| Energy | ATR, CIV, ENRD, TAX |
| Environment | BOP, CIV, CRM, CRS, CRT, DEA, ENRD, PARDON, USAO |
| Employee Benefits | CIV, DEA, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, TAX |
| Federal Employees | BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OJP, USAO, USMS |
| Fiscal Law / Appropriations | EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OJP |
| Foreclosure / Mortgage | EOUSA, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Fraud Enforcement / False Claims Act | CIV, CRM, USAO |
| Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act | BOP, CIV, CRM, CRS, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OIP, OJP, OLC, OPCL, TAX, USAO, USMS, USPC, USTP |
| Gaming | CRM, ENRD, USAO |
| Government Contracts | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRT, DEA, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OJP, USAO, USMS |
| Grant Law | CIV, COPS, OJP, OVW |
| Hate Crimes | COPS, CRS, CRT, FBI |
| Health / Medical | BOP, CIV, DEA, USAO |
| Healthcare | ATR, BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, PARDON, USAO |
| Housing | CIV, CRT, USAO |
| Human Rights | CIV, CRM, CRT, EOIR, OLP, USAO |
| Immigration | CIV, CRM, CRT, EOIR, FBI, OLP, OVW, PARDON, USAO |
| Indian Law | CIV, COPS, CRM, CRT, ENRD, OJP, OLP, OTJ, OVW, TAX, USAO |
| Insurance | CIV, CRM, TAX |
| Intellectual Property | ATR, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRM, FBI, JMD, OIP, OLP, USAO |
| International | ATR, CIV, CRM, DEA, ENRD, FBI, FCSC, NSD, OPCL, TAX, USAO |
| Internal Investigations | OIG |
| Internet / Electronic Commerce | CIV, CRM, DEA, JMD, OLP, TAX, USAO |
| Juvenile | CRM, CRT, EOIR, FBI, OJP, OLP, USAO |
| Labor | BOP, CIV, CRT, DEA, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OJP, USAO, USMS |
| Legislation | ATF, ATR, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRM, CRS, CRT, DEA, ENRD, EOUSA, FBI, NSD, OIG, OIP, OJP, OLA, OLC, OLP, OPCL, OVW, USMS, USAO, USTP |
| Malpractice | BOP, CIV, USAO, USTP |
| Military | CIV, CRM, NSD, PARDON, USAO |
| Misconduct Investigations | OIG |
| National Security & Intelligence | BOP, CIV, CRM, DEA, ENRD, FBI, NSD, OIG, OLC, OLP, OPCL, TAX, USAO |
| Oversight | OIG |
| Police Misconduct | BOP, CRS, DEA, ENRD, FBI, NSD, OIG, OLC, OLP, TAX, USAO |
| Prisoners’ Rights | BOP, CRT, DEA, OIG, USAO, USMS, USPC |
| Privacy | FBI, OPCL, USTP |
| Product Liability | CIV, OLP |
| Professional Responsibility / Ethics | BOP, CIV, CRM, CRT, EOUSA, FBI, JMD, OIG, OJP, OLC, OPR, PRAO, USTP |
| Real Estate | BOP, CIV, ENRD, FBI, TAX, USAO |
| Religious Freedom | BOP, CIV, CRS, CRT, USAO |
| Regulation | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, CRT, DEA, ENRD, OJP, OLP, USAO, USTP |
| Securities | ATR, CIV, CRM, PARDON, TAX, USAO |
| Social Security / Public Benefits | CIV, TAX, USAO |
| State and Local Issues | CIV, COPS, CRM, CRT, OLP, USAO |
| Tax | BOP, PARDON, TAX, USAO |
| Telecommunications | ATR, DEA |
| Tort Law / Personal Injury | ATF, BOP, CIV, COPS, DEA, EOUSA, FBI, USAO, USMS |
| Transportation | ATR, CIV, TAX |
| Trial Practice | ATR, CIV, CRM, CRT, DEA, ENRD, TAX, USAO, USTP |
| Veterans | CIV, CRT, JMD, USAO |
| Violent Crime / Organized Crime / Gangs | CRM, DEA, PARDON, USAO |
| Voting Rights | CRM, DEA, USAO |
| White Collar Crime | CRM, CRT, PARDON, USAO |
| Women’s Issues | CRT, OJP, OLP, OVW, USAO |
| Workers’ Compensation | CIV, DEA, FBI, OIG |