Summer Law Intern Program Participating Components (Summer 2027)
Listed below are the Summer Law Intern Program participating components for summer 2027. Applicants must meet Summer Law Intern Program eligibility requirements at the time they apply. You may apply to either the SLIP-Pathways (for pre-law school graduation internships) or the SLIP-Law Clerk (for post-law school graduation internships).
- If you seek a pre-law school graduation internship (i.e., for the summer between your 2L and 3L year), apply to the SLIP-Pathways.
- If you are graduating from law school during the coming academic year and seek a post-law school graduation internship, apply to the SLIP-Law Clerk.
- Eligibility for the SLIP-Law Clerk is restricted to law students graduating between October 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027, who, by the application deadline, are formally committed to a qualifying eligibility preserving activity. Additional eligibility requirements may apply by hiring office.
- Graduating law students who are applying for but have not yet accepted/formally committed to a qualifying eligibility preserving activity should apply to the Attorney General's Honors Program and, upon formally committing to an eligibility preserving activity, log into their application and transfer to the Summer Law Intern Program. This option remains available until September 30, 2026.
- You may apply to up to four hiring offices.
SLIP-PATHWAYS OPPORTUNITIES (Summer 2027)
Civil Division | Environment and Natural Resources Division | Executive Office for Immigration Review | Federal Bureau of Prisons | National Fraud Enforcement Division | Office of Information Policy | U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island
SLIP-LAW CLERK OPPORTUNITIES (Summer 2027)
Office of Legal Counsel | Office of the Solicitor General | U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island
SLIP-PATHWAYS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (Pre-law school graduation internships)
| Name of Component | Total Number of Hires |
|---|---|
Positions are in Washington, D.C. | 17 |
Environment and Natural Resources Division Positions are in Washington, D.C. | 15 |
Executive Office for Immigration Review (U.S. citizenship required)
| 38 |
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Placement opportunities are listed below. BOP will discuss locations with candidates during the interview process.
| 7 |
National Fraud Enforcement Division Position is in Washington, D.C. | 1 |
Positions are in Washington, D.C. | 3 |
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California Positions are in San Diego or El Centro, CA. | 2 |
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island Positions are in Providence, RI. | 4 |
SLIP-LAW CLERK EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (Post-law school graduation internships)
Eligibility is restricted to law students graduating between October 1, 2026, and June 30, 2027, who, by the application deadline, are formally committed to a qualifying eligibility preserving activity, such as a full-time judicial clerkship, legal fellowship, or graduate law program.
- Graduating law students who are applying for but have not yet accepted/formally committed to a qualifying eligibility preserving activity should apply to the Attorney General's Honors Program and, upon formally committing to an eligibility preserving activity, log into their application and transfer to the Summer Law Intern Program. This option remains available until September 30, 2026.
| Name of Component | Total Number of Hires |
|---|---|
Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). Position is in Washington, D.C. | 1 |
Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) (Phillips Fellowship). Positions are in Washington, D.C. Eligibility is further restricted to graduating law students who are entering a federal judicial clerkship in fall 2027/winter 2028. | 2 |
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island Position is in Providence, Rhode Island. | 1 |