Resources for 1Ls Resources for 1Ls on public service internships and careers More 1L Introduction to the Public Service Job Search Podcasts and Videos for 1Ls 1L Handbook Resume Guide and Templates 1L Sample Resumes and Cover Letters Cover Letter Tips and Tricks Employment Documents Resumes, cover letters, writing samples, references, and thank-you notes More Resume Guide and Templates Sample Resumes Cover Letter Tips and Tricks Sample Cover Letters Writing Sample Guide Sample List of References Thank-You Notes Interviews & Networking Tips for interacting with potential employers More Interviewing With Public Service Employers Following Up With Employers Informational Interviews With Public Service Attorneys Sources of Funding Public service funding options More UVA Law Fellowships and Awards Virginia Public Interest Interview Program PILA (Public Interest Law Association) Equal Justice America (legal services) PSJD - Summer Funding Sources NALP 2018 Public Service Attorney Salary Report (PDF Version) Ziprecruiter (research public service salaries by zipcode) Postgraduate Fellowships Learn about the various postgraduate fellowship available and how to apply for them More Postgraduate Fellowship Guide Project-Based Postgraduate Fellowships At A Glance (Spring 2022) Postgraduate Fellowship Listings (Sample fellowships organized by subject) Powell Fellowship in Legal Services Skadden Fellowship | In-Depth Interview with Kathleen Rubenstein, Esq., Executive Director Equal Justice Works Fellowship | In-Depth Interview with Mia Sussman, Esq., Vice President of Fellowships Justice Catalyst Fellowship | In-Depth Interview with Jacob Lipton, Esq., Associate Director Federal Government Learn about federal government jobs More Arizona Law’s Government Honors and Internship Guide (best resources for internship and honors attorney jobs) Department of Justice Legal Careers How to Find Summer Internship Postings for DOJ & U.S. Attorney's Offices Judge Advocate General FAQs Senate Employment Bulletin House Employment Bulletin Federal Pay Information Prosecution Learn about prosecution jobs More How to Get a Job as a Prosecutor FindLaw’s District Attorneys by State Hiring Preferences in U.S. Attorneys' Offices List of U.S. Attorney’s Offices U.S. Attorney’s Office Internships Public Defense Learn about public defense jobs More How to Get a Job as a Public Defender National Legal Aid/Defender Association FindLaw's Public Defenders by State Office of Defender Services Federal Defender Job Database Capital Defense Internships and Jobs PSJD State & Local Government Resources for state and local government opportunities More Arizona Law’s Government Honors and Internship Guide (good for state and some large local governments) State & Local Government on the Net National Association of Attorneys General Public International Law International human rights and other international law opportunities More PSJD’s International Resources Human Rights Internships Resource Guide State Department’s International Organization Careers – Internships American Society of International Law Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Organizations Legal Aid & Nonprofits Learn about legal aid and nonprofit jobs, and postgrad fellowships More How to Get a Job in Civil Legal Services FindLaw’s Legal Aid Offices by State National Legal Aid/Defender Association Postgraduate Public Interest Fellowships Guide PSJD Idealist Career Fairs & Conferences Key public service legal conferences and career fairs More 2022 Public Service Interviews Equal Justice Works Career Fair PSJD Public Interest Career Fair Calendar Getting Radical in the South Conference RebLaw Conference Public Service Data Where students interned, plus student evaluations of internships More Public Service Summer Internship Placement (2018-22) Students’ Summer Internship Evaluations (go to My Account/ Evaluations/Search) PSJD Public Service Salary Report 2018 Private Practice and Public Service Learn about the intersection of private practice and public service More Private Firms With Public Interest Practices PSJD’s Private Public Interest Firms Yale’s Public Interest Law Firms Page National Lawyers Guild Directory Transitioning from Private Practice to Public Service
