Public Service Grant Employers, Summer 2023

The UVA Law Public Service Summer Grants program provides funding to law students who accept low-paying or unpaid public service internships. Fellowships are funded by voluntary contributions and the Law School Foundation. In 2023, grants were $4,000 for first-years and $7,000 for second-years. Story

public service summer jobs 2023

Federal Government

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, Office of Administrative Law Judges Washington, D.C.
Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition Washington, D.C.
U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General’s Corps Fort Belvoir, Va.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California Los Angeles
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska (2) Anchorage, Alaska
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland Greenbelt, Md.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of New Jersey Newark, N.J.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York (2) New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York (2) New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia Alexandria, Va.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia (2) Norfolk, Va.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois Chicago
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Ohio Cleveland, Ohio
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia Savannah, Ga.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York New York
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of North Carolina Charlotte, N.C.
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Washington Seattle
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office on Trafficking in Persons Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Departmental Board of Appeals Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington Criminal II Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division; U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel (Spending 7 weeks at each employer)  Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division Appellate Staff Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch, National Courts Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Constitutional and Specialized Torts, Office of Vaccine Litigation Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Fraud Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Constitutional Torts Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Appellate Division Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Gang Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Public Integrity Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Board of Immigration Appeals Falls Church, Va.
U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Programs Branch Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division, Foreign Investment Review Section Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legislative Affairs Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Navy, Office of General Counsel Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Court of Appeals Litigation Group Washington, D.C.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington, D.C.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington Field Office Washington, D.C.
U.S. House Office of the Legislative Counsel Washington, D.C.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Human Rights Violators Law Division Washington, D.C.
U.S. Marshall Service Arlington, Va.
U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General’s Corps Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Dick Durbin Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate, Chief Counsel for Employment Washington, D.C.
U.S. Senate, Office of the Legislative Counsel Washington, D.C.
U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel Baltimore
U.S. Trade and Development Agency Washington, D.C.

Judicial

Delaware Court of Chancery Wilmington, Del.
Superior Court of Contra Costa County Martinez, Calif.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Holly A. Thomas Pasadena, Calif.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit - Paul B. Matey Newark, N.J.
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - Patricia Donahue Los Angeles
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California - Sherilyn P. Garnett, Los Angeles
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Amit P. Mehta Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Beryl Howell Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Jia Cobb Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Randolph Moss (2) Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Trevor N. McFadden (2) Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut - Sarala V. Nagala Hartford, Conn.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts - Allison D. Burroughs Boston
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, Zahid Quraishi Trenton, N.J.
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico - Bruce McGiverin San Juan, Puerto Rico
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California - John A. Mendez Sacramento, Calif.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana - Lance Africk New Orleans
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Chad Kenney Philadelphia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - John Milton Younge Philadelphia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - R. Barclay Surrick Philadelphia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia - John A. Gibney, Jr. Richmond, Va.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia - M. Hannah Lauck Richmond, Va.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia - Michael S. Nachmanoff Alexandria, Va.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia - Rossie D. Alston, Jr. (2) Alexandria, Va.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California - James Donato San Francisco
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California - Andrew G. Schopler San Diego
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California - Cynthia A. Bashant San Diego
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida - Kathleen M. Williams Miami
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - Ronnie D. Abrams New York
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas - Sean D. Jordan Plano, Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina - Susan Rodriguez Charlotte, N.C.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia - Elizabeth K. Dillon Roanoke, Va.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia - Thomas T. Cullen Roanoke, Va.
Virginia 18th Judicial District, General District Court - Donald Haddock Jr. Alexandria, Va.
Virginia 27th Judicial Circuit Court - Josiah T. Showalter Christiansburg, Va.

Legal Services/Nonprofit

ACLU of Southern California Los Angeles
Center for Justice and International Law San José, Costa Rica
Central Virginia Legal Aid Society Charlottesville
Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy Charlotte, N.C.
Community Tax Law Project Richmond, Va.
Covenant House New York New York
D.C. Volunteer Lawyers Project Washington, D.C.
disAbility Law Center of Virginia Richmond, Va.
Global Action on Gun Violence Washington, D.C.
Justice in Motion New York
Legal Aid Justice Center Charlottesville
Legal Aid Justice Center Falls Church, Va.
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia (2) Washington, D.C.
Massachusetts Advocates for Children Boston
Midwest Innocence Project Kansas City, Mo.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Public Health Law Center St. Paul, Minn.
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Washington, D.C.
New Hampshire Legal Assistance Concord, N.H.
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest New York
Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project Pittsburgh
Promise of Justice Initiative New Orleans
Safe Passage Project New York
Service Employees International Union Washington, D.C.
Southern Africa Litigation Centere Johannesburg, South Africa
Southern Environmental Law Center (2) Charlottesville
University of Virginia School of Law, Innocence Project Charlottesville

Prosecution

Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office (2) Charlottesville
Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Dallas
Douglas County Attorney’s Office Omaha, Neb.
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office New York
Westchester District Attorney’s Office White Plains, N.Y.

Public Defense

ArchCity Defenders St. Louis
Arlington/Falls Church Public Defender’s Office Arlington, Va.
Brooklyn Defender Services New York
Charlottesville-Albemarle Public Defender’s Office (2) Charlottesville
Colorado Office of the State Public Defender (2) Denver
Defender Association of Philadelphia Philadelphia
Fairfax County Public Defender’s Office Fairfax, Va.
Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland Greenbelt, Md.
Federal Public Defender, District of Nevada Las Vegas
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Virginia Richmond, Va.
Law Office of the Shelby County Public Defender (2) Memphis, Tenn.
Lynchburg Public Defender’s Office Charlottesville
Mecklenburg Defenders (2) Charlotte, N.C.
Minnesota State Board of Public Defenders Bemidji, Minn.
Texas Defender Service Austin, Texas

State and Local Government

Alaska Department of Law (2) Anchorage, Alaska
Albemarle County Attorney’s Office Charlottesville
California Attorney General’s Office, Oakland Employment and Administrative Mandates Section Oakland, Calif.
California Department of Justice Los Angeles
Colorado Department of Law Denver
District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General (6) Washington, D.C.
El Paso County Attorney’s Office El Paso, Texas
New York City Law Department New York
Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Morristown, Pa.
San Francisco City Attorney’s Office San Francisco