States
Alabama
*Alabama state job postings: http://personnel.alabama.gov/.
*Alabama Attorney General’s Office: www.ago.state.al.us contains information about attorney positions and summer law clerk opportunities.
Alabama State Government:: www.alabama.gov is the official site for all government information and agencies and links to
Alabama State Bar: www.alabar.org has a classified section, as well as a membership directory and other public resources.
*Montgomery County, Alabama District Attorney’s Office: www.mc-ala.org has employment and internship information, as well as information about its summer law clerk program. For a listing of all the district attorneys in the state, see the Alabama District Attorney’s Association: www.adaa-ops.org.
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Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
*Arkansas State Jobs: https://www.ark.org/arstatejobs/index.php This site provides a search engine for Arkansas government jobs.
*Arkansas Attorney General Employment: http://www.ag.arkansas.gov/about_office_employment.html
The Attorney General represents Arkansas in courts of law in various
civil and criminal matters, advocates on behalf of citizens with
regards to environment, utilities, antitrust and consumer protection
issues, and provides legal opinions for legislators and prosecutors.
Employment opportunities are listed in this section, including
information about the internship law clerk programs.
*Arkansas Judiciary Employment: http://courts.state.ar.us/employment/index.cfm The Arkansas Judiciary employment site for the state judiciary lists current Arkansas Judiciary job openings.
Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/bureau/Pages/default.aspx The Bureau of Legislative Research serves all 100 members of the House of Representatives and all 35 members of the Senate on a nonpartisan and impartial basis.
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/mgtsvs/hr.htm This department's mission is to protect air, water, and land from pollution threats, and its regulatory divisions include Air, Water, Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste, Regulated Storage Tanks and Mining.
Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, Office of Revenue Legal Counsel: http://www.arkansas.gov/dfa/legalcounsel/lglcsl_index.html The Office of Revenue Legal Counsel provides legal representation to the Director and Commissioner in matters concerning tax administration, motor vehicle licensing and registration, driver´s license issuance and revocation.
Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Chief Counsel: http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/occ/index.htm The Office of Chief Counsel includes five sections which provide legal, investigative, and hearing services to the Human Services Department: Appeals and Hearings, County Legal Operations, Employment Relations, General Counsel Section, and Management Assistance.
Arkansas Public Service Commission: http://www.apscservices.info/commission.asp The Commission regulates the intrastate rates and services of the public utilities in Arkansas.
Arkansas Municipal League: http://www.arml.org/index.html The Arkansas Municipal League was founded to act as the official representative of Arkansas municipalities for the state and federal governments and provide a clearinghouse and forum for discussion.
Arkansas' City & County Government Information: http://portal.arkansas.gov/government/Pages/governmentLocal.aspx This site provides local government information arranged by county.
California
*California State Personnel Board: http://spb.ca.gov/index.htm?e=1 is the official website for the State Personnel Board, and includes vacancy announcements for all state employment.
Colorado
*Colorado State Employment: http://www.gssa.state.co.us/announce/Job+Announcements.nsf/$about?OpenAbout is the official website for Colorado State employment.
*Department of Education: http://www.cde.state.co.us/ is
the official Colorado Department of Education website and has a link to
employment opportunities under the leftbar link labeled "Jobs".
Department of State: http://www.sos.state.co.us/ is the official Colorado State Department of State website.
*Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/ is the main Colorado Department of Public health and Environment website and contains a link to employment opportunities.
Department of Health Care Policy and Financing: http://www.colorado.gov/hcpf is the official Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing website.
Department of Regulatory Agencies: http://www.dora.state.co.us/ is the official Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies website.
Department of Local Affairs: http://www.dola.state.co.us/ is the official Colorado Department of Local Affairs website.
Department of Revenue: http://www.colorado.gov/revenue is the official Colorado Department of Revenue website.
Department of Law: http://www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov/ is the official Colorado Department of Law website.
*Denver County Prosecutor & PD: http://www.denverda.org/employmentinfo.htm lists current job openings.
City of Denver: http://www.denvergov.org/ is the official Denver City website.
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Connecticut
Delaware
*State of Delaware: http://www.jobaps.com/de/sup/images/default.asp lists job openings with the State of Delaware.
*Delaware Attorney General's Office: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/office/careers/jobs/dagpositions.shtml links to an application for a deputy attorney general position with Delaware.
*Delaware Attorney General's Office: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/office/careers/volunteer.shtml provides information on the volunteer program with the Delaware Attorney General’s Office.
*Delaware State Courts: http://courts.delaware.gov/Career%20Opportunities/ lists career opportunities with the Delaware State Courts.
*Delaware Department of Justice: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/office/careers/summer_law_clerk.shtml offers a summer law clerk program for interested law students.
*Delaware Department of Justice: http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/office/careers/Human%20Resources.pdf links to a brochure with details on career possibilities with the Delaware Department of Justice.
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District of Columbia
*DC Department of Human Resources: http://www.dchr.dc.gov/dcop/cwp/view,a,1222,q,530365,dcopNav,%7C31656%7C.asp lists job listings for a variety of agencies.
*DC Office of the Attorney General: http://oag.dc.gov/occ/cwp/view,a,1224,Q,637850,occNav,|31692|.asp provides a Summer Associate program. The Office also offers a Pro Bono Program. Information is at http://oag.dc.gov/occ/cwp/view,a,3,q,641889,occNav,|31692|.asp. They also have a internship program that is different from the Summer Associates Program at http://oag.dc.gov/occ/cwp/view,a,1224,Q,531611,occNav,|31692|.asp.
*DC Department of Human Resources: http://www.dchr.dc.gov/dcop/cwp/view,a,1222,q,530372.asp lists internship listings for a variety of agencies.
*DC Office of Police: http://occr.dc.gov/occr/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=495701&occrNav=|31082| provides a Complaints Internship Program.
*DC Capital City Fellows Program (post-graduate program): http://www.dchr.dc.gov/dcop/cwp/view,a,1222,q,530470.asp The City Fellows Program (CCFP) is designed to attract recent graduates of master's degree programs in public administration, public policy, urban planning and related fields, including law.
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Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Idaho State Employment: http://dhr.idaho.gov/stateJobs.html is the official website for Idaho State Employment.
Office of Attorney General: http://www2.state.id.us/ag/index.htm is the official website for the Office of the Attorney General. The Office of the Attorney General provides legal representation to the State of Idaho. The State's chief legal officer, the Attorney General, meets his constitutional and statutory responsibilities through the efforts of eight divisions. Each division has a division chief who in turn reports directly to the Chief Deputy and the Attorney General.
*Idaho Office of Attorney General Employment: http://www2.state.id.us/ag/about/employment.htm provides job opportunities at the Idaho Office of the Attorney General.
Illinois
*Work 4 Illinois: http://work.illinois.gov state of Illinois employment opportunities.
*Illinois Attorney General: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/about/jobs/index.html provides law clerk, attorney, and non-attorney positions, along with information on the benefits.
*Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Legal Services: http://www.state.il.us/DCFS/library/com_communications_employment05.shtml
*Illinois Department of Human Services: http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=38104 provides
a variety of positions in human services. The Illinois Department of
Human Services provides our state's residents with streamlined access
to integrated services, especially those who are striving to move from
welfare to work and economic independence, and others who face multiple
challenges to self-sufficiency.
*Illinois Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.state.il.us/employment/ provides
information regarding environmental career opportunities, job listings,
as well as employment counselors who can answer questions regarding
relevant jobs and qualifications.
*Illinois Housing Development Authority: http://www.ihda.org/ViewPage.aspx?PageID=20 provides
clickable links to job opportunities along with the contact information
and an accompanying application. The Illinois Housing Development
Authority finances the creation and the preservation of affordable
housing throughout the state and increases the supply of decent and
safe places for people of low or moderate means to live.
*Illinois Office of the State Appellate Defender: http://www.state.il.us/defender/emp.html provides
available employment listings for several offices. The principal
function of the Office of the State Appellate Defender is to represent
indigent persons on appeal in criminal cases when appointed by the
Illinois Supreme Court, the Appellate Court or the Circuit Court.
Illinois State Agencies: http://www.illinois.gov/government/agency.cfm provides links to Illinois government agencies.
*Chicago Housing Authority: http://www.thecha.org/pages/careers/24.php provides several career opportunities in various fields and includes an online application. The Chicago Housing Authority is the largest owner of rental housing in the city of Chicago, providing homes to more than 50,000 families and individuals, while supporting healthy communities in neighborhoods all across the city.
*City of Chicago Department of Law: http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalEntityHomeAction.do?entityName=Law&entityNameEnumValue=26 recruits people for two positions, a deferred attorney extern and Department of Law volunteers. The Law Department serves the Mayor, the City Departments, Boards and Commissioners and the City Council as they establish and administer policies and programs to benefit Chicago residents.
*Cook County (Chicago) Jobs: http://www.cookcountygov.com/portal/server.pt/community/home/223 provides county jobs as well as information about county jobs, benefits, and other county hiring agencies.
*Cook County (Chicago) Judiciary: www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org is the main website for the Cook County Circuit Court.
*Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office: http://www.statesattorney.org/index2/employment.html provides legal, administrative, and investigative positions for hire. Cook County State's Attorney's Office is the second largest prosecutor's office in the nation, second only to Los Angeles County.
Indiana
*Indiana State Job Database: http://www.in.gov/spd/ provides state employment opportunities as well as internships under "Job Seekers" in the sidebar.
*Office of the Indiana Attorney General: http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/2490.htm The office seeks clerks and lawyers in addition to other opportunities.
*Indiana Court System: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/jobs/ provides information for Indiana court jobs.
*Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council: http://www.in.gov/ipac/careers.html provides
prosecuting attorney positions in different counties. The Council
assists prosecuting attorneys in their duties by preparing manuals,
providing legal research, conducting training seminars, and acting as a
liaison with study commissions and agencies of all branches of local,
state and federal government.
Indiana Prosecutor’s Offices: http://207.74.121.45/Prosecutor/PA-MWest.htm#IN links to all county prosecutor offices in the Midwest states.
*Indiana State Public Defender’s Office: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/jobs/ provides
employment opportunities. The agency provides post-conviction factual
and legal investigation and representation at hearing and on appeal in
all capital cases.
City of Indianapolis: http://www.indy.gov/eGov/Pages/home.aspx local government links.
Iowa
*Iowa Department of Human Resources: http://das.hre.iowa.gov/state_jobs.html lists job opportunities for the state of Iowa.
*Iowa State Public Defender: http://spd.iowa.gov/staticpages/index.php?page=20050719150609935 lists
jobs at the Iowa State Public Defender. The State Public Defender
coordinates provision of legal representation to indigent persons under
arrest or charged with a crime, in juvenile cases, and on appeal in
criminal and post-conviction relief cases.
Iowa State and Local Government: http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-ia.cfm provides links to Iowa offices, legislative branch, judicial branch, executive branch, boards and commissions, counties, cities, townships, villages, and more.
*Iowa Department of Public Safety: http://www.dps.state.ia.us/jobs/ lists openings at the Iowa Department of Public Safety. The Department of Public Safety is the law enforcement agency for the state of Iowa.
*Iowa Workforce Development: http://www.iowajobs.org/ lists job openings at the Iowa Workforce Development.
*Iowa Judicial Branch: http://www.iowacourts.gov/Administration/Career_Opportunities/index.asp lists career opportunities at the Iowa Judicial Branch.
*Iowa County Attorney’s Association: http://www.iowa-icaa.com/Jobs/jobs.htm lists employment opportunities.
*Polk County Iowa: http://hr.co.polk.ia.us/jobopenings.htm lists job openings at Polk County.
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Kansas
*Kansas State Employment: http://da.ks.gov/ps/aaa/recruitment/ is the official website for Kansas State employment.
Kansas Attorney General: http://www.ksag.org/ is the official Kansas Attorney General website.
Kansas Dept of Revenue: http://www.ksrevenue.org/ is the official Kansas Department of Revenue website.
Kansas State Department of Health and Environment: http://www.kdheks.gov/ is the official kansas State Department of health and Environment website.
Kansas State legislature: http://www.kslegislature.org/legsrv-legisportal/index.do is the official Kansas State Legislature website.
Kansas Dept of Education: http://www.ksde.org/ is the official Kansas Department of Education website.
Shawnee County Prosecutor and PD: http://www.snco.us/da/ is the official Shawnee County Prosecutor website.
*Wyandotte County Prosecutor and PD: http://www.wycokck.org/dept.aspx?id=172&menu_id=946 is the official Wyandotte County Prosecutor website and provides employment opportunities on the upper bar link labeled "Employment".
City of Topeka: http://www.topeka.org/ is the official Topeka City website.
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Kentucky
*Kentucky State Jobs: https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/ASP/TG/cim_home.asp?partnerid=20101&siteid=5031 This site has job postings and a search engine for state job opportunities.
Kentucky Attorney General: http://ag.ky.gov/default.htm The Kentucky Attorney General's Office strives to protect consumers and prosecutes various crimes, among other programs.
*Kentucky Courts: http://apps.courts.ky.gov/PublicJobPosting/ This site provides job listings for Kentucky courts system.
*Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy: http://dpa.ky.gov/careeropp/ This Department is Kentucky's statewide public defense program.
Kentucky State Legislature: http://www.lrc.ky.gov/orgadm.htm This site provides Kentucky State Legislature information.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Services: http://chfs.ky.gov/os/ols.htm The Office of Legal Services provides legal services for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the constituents it serves.
Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection: http://www.dep.ky.gov/ This Department's duty is to lead the effort to protect and enhance Kentucky's environment and has an Energy and Environment Cabinet scholarship program for Kentucky students.
Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, Office of General Counsel: http://finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OGC/ The Office of General Counsel provides legal advice on all issues, coordinates and reports on the work of the Office of Legal Services for Finance and Technology and the Office of Legal Services for Revenue, and serves as a legal liaison to the Governor’s legal counsel.
*Kentucky State Government Co-op/Intern Program: http://personnel.ky.gov/employment/coop/ This is a for-credit internship for Kentucky students.
*Kentucky Office of Governor Internship Program: http://governor.ky.gov/office/Internships.htm This program provides an unpaid internship in the Office of the Governor in areas including Policy and Legislative Affairs and Legal Counsel.
Kentucky Public Service Commission: http://www.psc.ky.gov/ The Commission regulates over 1,500 utilities and has quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial duties and powers.
*Kentucky Cities & Towns: http://kentucky.gov/government/Pages/localgov.aspx This site provides local government information and links to municipality websites, some of which have job postings.
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Louisiana
*Louisiana State Employment: http://www.civilservice.la.gov/index.asp This site contains a search engine for employment opportunities.
*Louisiana Attorney General Employment: http://ag.state.la.us/Article.aspx?articleID=12&catID=7 provides
employment opportunities for jobs including attorneys, paralegals,
computer personnel, clerks, investigators, legal secretaries,
secretaries, student workers, law clerks, etc.
*Louisiana Courts Employment: http://www.lasc.org/employment/job_opportunities.asp This site contains Louisiana judiciary information, including instructions on applying to judicial clerkship opportunities.
Louisiana Cities & Parishes: http://www.louisiana.gov/Government/Local/#louisianamunicipalassociation This site provides local government information and websites and links to several job banks.
Louisiana Legislature: http://www.legis.louisiana.gov/ This site is the main Louisiana Legislature website.
*Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Employment: http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2205/Default.aspx The Department of Environmental Quality has regional offices across the state and provides instructions for applying for Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality employment.
Louisiana Mental Health Advocacy Service: http://mhas.louisiana.gov/web/14/home This service has six regional offices staffed by attorneys and provides free legal services under Louisiana's Mental Health Law for indigent patients who are hospitalized due to mental illness or substance abuse. Also protects patients' rights and provides information on the Mental Health Law to consumers, hospitals, and the public.
Louisiana Tax Commission: http://www.latax.state.la.us/ The mission of the Tax Commission is to serve Louisiana taxpayers fairly and with integrity by administering property tax laws.
Louisiana Public Service Commission: http://lpsc.louisiana.gov/default.asp The Commission is an independent regulatory agency dedicated to servicing the public by assuring safe, reliable, and reasonably priced services for the public utilities and motor carriers.
Maine
Maryland
*State of Maryland Jobs: http://www.dbm.maryland.gov/jobseekers/Pages/JobSearch.aspx lists state employment openings.
*Maryland Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.md.us/jobs.htm The Attorney General's office lists all current openings, and has a RSS feed you can subscribe to in order to get updates.
*Maryland Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.md.us/associates.htm
links to the Maryland Attorney General’s Associates Program, which
offers recent law school graduates the opportunity to experience state
government work.
*Maryland Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.md.us/lawclerk.htm links to law clerk internships with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.
*Maryland Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/volunteer.htm lists volunteer opportunities and internships in the Consumer Protection Division.
*Maryland Attorney General: http://www.oag.state.md.us/honors.htm
links to the Attorney Honors Program with the Maryland Attorney
General’s Office for young lawyers with an interest in public service.
Applications for the spring are usually accepted in September.
Maryland General Assembly: http://mlis.state.md.us This site contains contact information for legislators and committees that hire interns and staff.
*Maryland Department of Legislative Services: http://dls.state.md.us/index.html
This agency provides nonpartisan services for the Maryland legislature
and hires interns as well as attorneys and other positions.
*Maryland Office of the Public Defender: http://www.opd.state.md.us This office has numerous offices throughout the state and a legal intern program.
*Maryland Judiciary: http://www.courts.state.md.us/jobs/index.html lists positions with the Maryland Judiciary.
*City of Baltimore: http://baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/HumanResources/EmploymentOpportunities.aspx lists employment opportunities with the city of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Law Department: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/Government/AgenciesDepartments/Law.aspx: The City Solicitor is the legal adviser and representative of the city and its departments and other authorities, and it has a legal internship program and has occasional openings for attorneys. http://baltimorecity.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=MQAxMAK6HK0%3d&tabid=239&mid=2160 provides information on applying to work as an attorney in the office of the mayor or city council of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Mayor’s Fellowship: http://www.baltimorecity.gov/OfficeoftheMayor/MayoralInitiatives/MayoralFellowship.aspx
Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore County: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/statesattorney/index.html This office hires interns.
Baltimore County Office of Law: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/law/index.html.
Prince George’s County Office of Law: http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/Government/AgencyIndex/Law/index.asp This Office is comprised of the Litigation Division and Government Operations Division, and the Office hires interns.
Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association: http://www.mdsaa.org This site provides links to each of the 24 county’s state’s attorney’s office.
*Office of the State's Attorney for Baltimore: http://www.stattorney.org/jobs.html lists the Office of the State’s Attorney for Baltimore city job postings.
*Baltimore County: http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/humanresources/jobs/index.html lists job openings and information on applying for positions with Baltimore County.
*Calvert County: http://www.co.cal.md.us/government/administration/employment/default.asp links to employment information for Calvert County.
*Frederick County Government: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/frederickmd/default.cfm lists job openings with the Frederick County government.
*Harford County Government: http://www.harfordcountymd.gov/human_resources/NEOLeadIn.html links to information about applying for a job to work with Harford County government.
*Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/saotmpl.asp?url=/content/sao/employment/AttorneyandStaff.asp provides information on attorney and staff positions in the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
*Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/saotmpl.asp?url=/content/SAO/employment/LawSchoolInterns.asp lists internships for law students with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.
*Anne Arundel County State's Attorney's Office: http://www.statesattorney-annearundel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=61 links to the Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney’s Office and lists volunteer opportunities and job postings.
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Massachusetts
Michigan
*Michigan Attorney General: http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-34739_34815---,00.html provides
jobs for the Michigan Attorney General including Attorney General
Investigator, Departmental Analyst, Departmental Technician, Legal
Assistant, Paralegal, and Word Processing Assistant.
*City of Detroit: http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/HumanResourcesDepartment/JobOpenings/tabid/501/Default.aspx includes general information regarding benefits, the hiring process, etc. Such information, along with job listings, can be accessed on the left sidebar.
*Michigan Civil Service Commission, state job postings: http://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/0,1607,7-147-6876_54210---,00.html Search jobs by clicking on the necessary links provided on the left sidebar under "Employment Information".
*Michigan Department of Community Health: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2946_50649---,00.html provides Department of Community Health jobs. Just click on the picture link labeled "Job Openings". Michigan's Department of Community Health provides mental health care to families, support for substance abuse and addiction, and operate the state's psychiatric hospitals.
*Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE): http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3306_33854---,00.html provides positions to the DEQ as well as student assistant positions. The DNRE’s mission is to conserve, manage, protect and promote Michigan’s environmental, natural resource and related economic interests for current and future generations.
*Michigan Department of Human Services: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5459_7341---,00.html Click on "Check out current openings now" to find careers in human services. The Department of Human Services (DHS) is Michigan's public assistance, child and family welfare agency.
*Michigan Department of Military and Veterans Affairs: http://www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_4600---,00.html includes both federal and state job openings.
*Michigan Department of Transportation: http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9623_38029---,00.html includes links for Michigan Department of Transportation job openings. Michigan Department of Transportation employees are responsible for planning, designing, building and operating streets, highways, bridges, transit systems, airports and railroads to provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, economical, convenient, and environmentally safe movement of people and goods.
*Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan: http://www.michiganprosecutor.org/jobs.htm provides job listings available. PAAM keeps the prosecuting attorneys of the state informed of all changes in legislation, law, and matters pertaining to their office through the department of attorney general of the state of Michigan.
*University of Michigan, Center for Local, State and Urban Policy: http://closup.umich.edu/info/links/statelinks.php list of Michigan state government links.
Minnesota
Mississippi
*Mississippi State Employment: http://www.mspb.ms.gov/spb/web.nsf is the official website for Mississippi State employment.
Mississippi Office of Capital Defense Counsel: http://capdefcounsel.com/default.aspx
Provides representation to indigent persons charged with death penalty
eligible offenses in the state courts of Mississippi at the trial level
and on direct appeal where the death penalty has been imposed.
Mississippi Judiciary: http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/ The Mississippi Judiciary website contains Employment Opportunities.
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality: http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Main_Home?OpenDocument The Department if responsible for protecting the state's air, land, and water and includes the Office of Pollution Control, Office of Land and Water Resources, Office of Geology, and Office of Administrative Services.
Mississippi State Legislature: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ This is the Mississippi State Legislature website.
*Mississippi State Tax Commission: http://www.mstc.state.ms.us/humanresources/EmploymentattheTaxCommission.html This site lists career opportunities at the Mississippi State Tax Commission.
*Mississippi State Department of Health: http://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/4,0,204.html The
Department's purview includes a variety of services and programs,
regulation and licensure, emergency preparedness, and vital records and
statistics and links to state employment sites.
*Mississippi Local Governments: http://www.mississippi.gov/local_govts.jsp?Category_ID=12 This site provides information on the local governments and links to various job banks and personnel information.
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
*State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov provides job and internship listings for numerous agencies
*Nebraska Attorney General: www.ago.state.ne.us provides job and internship listings.
*Nebraska Judicial Branch: www.supremecourt.ne.gov links to every court in Nebraska with job listings included.
*United States Attorney’s Office: http://www.justice.gov/usao/ne lists job and internship listings.
*Federal Public Defender: http://ne.fd.org provides job and internship listings.
*Nebraska Legislature:
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/ provides Internship and job opportunities.
*Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: www.hhs.state.ne.us provides job and internship listings.
*Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/region7 lists job postings for the regional office.
Nebraska's County Attorney Association: http://www.necaa.org provides listings of all county attorneys in Nebraska and their contact information.
*Nebraska Association of County Officials: www.nacone.org provides listings of job opportunities and the contact information of the county officials in Nebraska.
Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: www.ncc.ne.gov is the official website for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
*Federal Bureau of Investigation in Omaha, NE: http://omaha.fbi.gov provides job listings for the local FBI office.
*City of Omaha: www.cityofomaha.org lists job postings for the city of Omaha.
*City of Lincoln: www.lincoln.ne.gov lists job postings for the city of Lincoln.
League of Nebraska Municipalities: www.lonm.org provides information on more than 385 municipalities in Nebraska.
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
*New York State Department of Civil Service - Employment: http://www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker/ provides a listing of current openings in the New York State Government, as well as openings in local governments.
*New York State Department of Civil Service - Internships: http://www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker/internopportunities.cfm provides a listing of legal and non-legal internships available with New York State government agencies.
*New York State Attorney General: http://www.ag.ny.gov/bureaus/legal_recruitment/students.html The Attorney General’s Office offers part time and summer opportunities for Law Students in a variety of locations and divisions around the state.
*The State of New York Executive Chamber Internship Program: http://www.state.ny.us/governor/internship/ The Executive Chamber Internship Program offers mostly unpaid (limited number of paid positions for students who show financial need) internships with the purpose of allowing students to experience real world government work.
*New York City Law Department: http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/html/careers/careers.shtml The New York City Law Department offers career opportunities for experienced attorneys, graduating law students, and current law students. The Law Department is responsible for all the legal affairs of New York City.
Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel, City of Albany: http://albanyny.gov/Government/Departments/Law.aspx The City of Albany law Department provides legal services to the city of Albany and prosecutes certain crimes and offenses.
North Carolina
*North Carolina State Government Jobs (see Administrative and Managerial): http://www.osp.state.nc.us/jobs/ job opportunities.
North Carolina Department of Justice: http://www.ncdoj.gov is the official North Carolina Department of Justice website.
*North Carolina State Government Internship Program: http://www.doa.state.nc.us/yaio/interns.htm provides summer internships for legal residents of North Carolina. They are offered in virtually all areas of state government, through the North Carolina Youth Advocacy and
Involvement Office.
North Dakota
*North Dakota State Employment: http://www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/announcements.asp is the official website for North Dakota State employment.
*North Dakota Attorney General: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/Employment/Employment.htm is the official employment website page for the North Dakota Attorney General.
North Dakota Judiciary: http://www.ndcourts.gov is the official website of the North Dakota Courts system, and features job postings when available.
*North Dakota Office of Management and Budget: http://www.nd.gov/hrms/jobs/announcements.asp the North Dakota OMB is the official human resources office for the state, and has job listings for all state positions.
North Dakota Association of Counties: http://www.ndaco.org/ is the association for all North Dakota county governments.
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Oklahoma
*Oklahoma State Office of Personnel Management: http://www.ok.gov/opm/ This office provides personnel information and current job listings for the state of Oklahoma.
*Oklahoma Attorney General Employment: http://www.oag.ok.gov/oagweb.nsf/employment.html The attorney general's office provides legal counsel and representation for state agencies and employees. The office also represents the interests of Oaklahoma consumers, the state's natural resources and Oklahoma crime victims.
*Oklahoma Courts: http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp This site provides an overview of the Oklahoma State Court System.
Oklahoma Legislature: http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/ This is the main Oklahoma Legislature website.
*Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Employment: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/careers/index.htm This site provides information on Department of Environmental Quality employment.
*Oklahoma Tax Commission Employment: http://www.tax.ok.gov/ This site provides career opportunities at the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
*Oklahoma Department of Human Services: http://www.okdhs.org/ Job postings are available on the Oklahoma Department of Human Services website.
Oklahoma Corporation Commission: http://www.occ.state.ok.us/ The Commission regulates public utilities, oil and gas drilling, production and environmental protection; motor carrier, rail and pipeline transportation; and the environmental integrity of petroleum storage tank systems.
*Oklahoma Indigent Defense System: http://www.ok.gov/OIDS/ This office provides trial, appellate and post-conviction criminal defense services to persons who have been judicially determined to be entitled to legal counsel at State expense.
*Oklahoma Cities & Towns: http://www.oml.org/lkps/lkitem.cfm?mnid=4 This site provides links to the Oklahoma municipalities' websites, some of which contain job postings.
Oregon
*Oregon State Employment: http://www.employment.oregon.gov/ is the official website for Oregon State employment.
*Oregon State Attorney General: http://www.doj.state.or.us/ is the official Oregon State Attorney General website and provides career opportunities under the upper link labeled "Careers".
*United States Attorney's Office: http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/or/ is the official US Attorney's Office website and offers employment opportunities under the leftbar link labeled "Employment".
*Oregon State Department of Environment Quality: http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/ provides job opportunities under the leftbar link labeled "Jobs at DEQ".
*Oregon State Legislature: http://www.leg.state.or.us/ offers employment opportunties under the upper link labeled "Employment".
City of Portland: http://www.portlandonline.com/ is the official Portland City website.
*Multnomah County District Attorney's Office: http://mcda.us/
is the official Multnomah County District Attorney's Office website and
offers employment opportunities under the lefthand link labeled
"Employment Opportunities.
Polk County District Attorney's Office: http://www.co.polk.or.us/DA is the official Polk County District Attorney's website. All Polk County government employment opportunities can be found at
http://www.co.polk.or.us/node/489.
Pennsylvania
*Pennsylvania State Employment: http://www.bse.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/state_employment/785 is the official website for Pennsylvania State employment.
Office of the Attorney General: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/theoffice.aspx?id=172 provides information regarding positions in the office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General.
*The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: http://www.aopc.org/T/AOPC/Employment/CurrentOpenings.htm lists job openings with the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System.
*Commonwealth Workforce Development System: https://www.cwds.state.pa.us/cwdsonline/Employer/ManagePACLProfile/PaCL%20Employer.aspx provides employers' job openings through the state’s web site.
*Pennsylvania Department of Education: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/employment_opportunities/8677 lists employment opportunities with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
*Department of Public Welfare: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Employment/ provides information about civil service and non-civil service employment with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.
*Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission: http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/jobseekers/11372/open_state_and_local_government_career_opportunities/590498 lists available career opportunities with the Pennsylvania State Civil Service Commission.
*Pennsylvania Office of the General Counsel: http://www.ogc.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/law_school_recruiting/3261 provides information about the Pennsylvania Office of the General Counsel and their law school recruiting program.
*Employees Retirement System: http://www.sers.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/employment/14376 links to employment information with the Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System.
*Securities and Exchange Commission: http://www.sec.gov/jobs/jobs_attorneys.shtml provides opportunities with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information on their law student observers program and their summer honors program. The Philadelphia regional office includes Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia in its jurisdiction.
*Office of the District Attorney in Allegheny County: http://www.da.allegheny.pa.us/downloads/jobs/application.pdf links to the job application for employment with the Office of the District Attorney in Allegheny County.
*Butler County Personnel Department: http://www.co.butler.pa.us/butler/cwp/view.asp?a=1488&q=608051&butlerNav=|33537|33569| links to job applications with the Butler County government.
*Chester County Employment: http://dsf.chesco.org/chesco/lib/chesco/hr/jobs/jobsreport.pdf lists job openings for Chester County, Pennsylvania.
*Crawford County Employment: http://www.crawfordcountypa.net/portal/page?_pageid=393,1278513&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL provides Crawford County employment opportunities with the government and court system.
*Cumberland County Employment: http://www.ccpa.net/index.aspx?NID=2091 lists job openings with Cumberland County government and includes a list of full-time and civil service opportunities.
*Dauphin County Employment: http://www.dauphincounty.org/personnel-payroll/employment/ lists Dauphin County full-time, part-time, and civil service employment opportunities with the government and court system.
*Erie County Employment: http://www.eriecountygov.org/government/personnel/employmentopportunities.aspx lists Erie County government job postings and employment information.
*Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office: http://www.lackawannada.com/ladainternshipform.htm links to the internship application with the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s office.
*Lebanon County Employment: http://www.lebcounty.org/Human_Resources/Pages/JobAnnouncements.aspx links to current job openings with the Lebanon County government.
*Lehigh County Employment: http://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/HumanResources/EmploymentOpportunities/tabid/528/language/en-US/Default.aspx lists Lehigh County employment opportunities.
*Luzerne County Employment: http://www.luzernecounty.org/county/careers lists career opportunities with the Luzerne County government.
*Mifflin County Employment: http://www.co.mifflin.pa.us/mifflin/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=413255&mifflinNav=| links to job opportunities with the Mifflin County government.
*Montgomery County District Attorney's Office: http://da.montcopa.org/da/cwp/view.asp?A=1494&Q=64296 provides information on internships for law school students with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
*Montgomery County District Attorney's Office: http://da.montcopa.org/da/cwp/view,A,1494,Q,64191.asp provides information on pro bono attorney positions with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
*Union County Government Employment: http://unioncountypa.org/residents/government/employment/opportunity/ lists career opportunities and employment applications for Union County government positions.
*Warren County Human Resources: http://www.warrencountypa.net/current/depts.php?name=Human%20Resources links to the Warren County Human Resources site, including information on employment with the county government.
*Wayne County Employment: http://www.co.wayne.pa.us/?pageid=37 links to the list of employment opportunities with Wayne County government and courts.
*Philadelphia Court System: http://courts.phila.gov/employment/ provides information on job openings for the Philadelphia Court System.
*Philadelphia's Office of Human Resources: http://www.phila.gov/personnel/announce/current/index.html provides links to job opportunities with the city of Philadelphia.
*First Judicial District of Philadelphia: http://www.courts.phila.gov/pdf/forms/08-202_employment_application.pdf links to the employment application for the First Judicial District of Philadelphia.
*Philadelphia District Attorney's Office: http://www.phila.gov/districtattorney/careers_InProsecution.html The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office provides information for lawyers interested in pursuing a career in criminal prosecution.
Rhode Island
*Rhode Island State Employment: http://www.dlt.state.ri.us/webdev/JobsRI/StateJobs.htm is the official website for Rhode Island State employment.
*Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General: http://www.riag.ri.gov/executiveadministration/personel.php The Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General offers internship programs for law students.
*Office of the Mayor, Providence: http://www.providenceri.com/government/internship_program/internships.php The Office of the Mayor offers internship opportunities in a number of offices and divisions within the City of Providence.
Governor's Office: http://www.governor.ri.gov/contact/ This website is the official Governor's Office website.
Office of Library and Information Services, Government Information: http://www.info.ri.gov/browse.php?choice=show_area&ID_mcat=40 This website provides links to a number of government and public sector career resources
*Rhode Island State Government Intern Program: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/studteaguide/intern.html This website provides information about summer and spring internships with the Rhode Island State Government. Law students may qualify to conduct litigation.
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South Dakota
*South Dakota Bureau of Personnel: http://bop.sd.gov/workforus/ is the official website for state government employment in South Dakota.
South Dakota Attorney General: http://www.state.sd.us/attorney/ is the official website of the South Dakota Attorney General.
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Tennessee
Texas
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Texas State Employment: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/customers/jsemp/jsempsub1.html The
Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency devoted to workforce
development, and this site provides job search and employment resources.
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Texas Attorney General Employment: http://www.oag.state.tx.us/agency/jobs_ag.shtml
The Texas Attorney General's Office has a variety of divisions,
including civil litigation, criminal justice, child support, legal
counsel, and Office of Solicitor General. Internships can be found at
http://www.oag.state.tx.us/agency/jobs_interns.shtml
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Texas Courts Employment: http://www.courts.state.tx.us/jobs/employment.asp This site lists current employment openings in the Texas Courts system.
*Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Employment: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/admin/employ/index.html The Commission is the environmental agency for the state and has 16 regional offices.
*The Texas Legislative Council: http://www.tlc.state.tx.us/legalempl.html The Texas Legislative Council provides bill drafting, computing, research, publishing, and document distribution services to the Texas Legislature and legislative agencies. The council also serves as an information resource for state agencies, the citizens of Texas, and others as time and resources allow.
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The Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner: http://www.occc.state.tx.us/pages/employment/legal_intern.html This office regulates the credit industry in Texas.
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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: http://www.window.state.tx.us/careers/opportunities.html The Comptroller's office is the chief steward of the state’s finances, acting as tax collector, chief accountant, chief revenue estimator and chief treasurer for all of state government
*Texas Facilities Commission: http://www.tfc.state.tx.us/communities/commissionadmin/prog/hr/job-postings-1/ Oversees the state’s real estate development as owners and operators of state facilities, providing extensive real estate master planning and development strategy, and there are job postings as well as a student internship program.
*Texas Cities: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/gov/6/1This site provides information on Texas cities, listed A-Z, and has a section devoted to employment and labor.
*Texas Counties: http://www.texasonline.com/portal/tol/en/gov/6/2 This site provides information on Texas counties, listed A-Z, and has a section devoted to employment and labor.
*Dallas County District Attorney Employment: http://www.dallasda.com/careers-main_page.html The Dallas County District Attorney's Office is the second largest jurisdiction in the state of Texas. This site lists assistant attorney general, investigator, and support staff positions.
*Dallas County Public Defender: http://www.dallascounty.org/department/HR/home.html This site provides employment information and listings.
*Dallas City Attorney Employment: http://www.dallascityattorney.com/Job_Opps.html The Dallas City Attorney's Office is among the largest municipal legal departments in the nation.
*Mayor, City of Dallas Internship: http://www.dallascityhall.com/government/mayor/mayor_internships.html This site provides information about an internship with the Dallas City Mayor
*City of Dallas Employment: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/dallas/default.cfm Dallas is the third largest city in Texas, and this site lists City of Dallas job opportunities.
*Harris County District Attorney’s Office: http://app.dao.hctx.net/ This office has close to 300 Assistant District Attorneys. A legal Internship application is available.
*City of Houston Legal Department Employment: http://www.houstontx.gov/legal/ The Houston Legal Department has over 100 attorneys and provides internship and externship programs for law students.
*Harris County Texas: http://www.hctx.net/hrm This is the employment website for Harris County.
*Houston County Texas Employment: http://www.co.houston.tx.us/ips/cms/Employment_Opportunities.html This site lists current Houston County employment opportunities.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
*Wyoming State Employment: http://statejobs.state.wy.us/ is the official website for Wyoming State employment.
Wyoming Attorney General's Office: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/ is the official website for Wyoming's Attorney General. The Attorney General's office provides legal opinions only to elected and appointed state officials and represents the state agencies in actions in courts of law. Divisions within the Attorney General’s office include: Administration Division , Human Services Division, Civil Division, Consumer Protection Unit , Tobacco Settlement Unit, Criminal Division, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit , Tort Litigation Division, Water & Natural Resources Division, Medical Review Panel
*Wyoming Office of Attorney General Employment: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/jobs.htm is the official website for the Office fo the Attorney General.
Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/about.html is the official website for Wyoming's Department of Criminal Investigation. The Division of Criminal Investigation is part of the Office of the Wyoming Attorney General. The Division of Criminal Investigation is composed of Investigations, State Crime Laboratory and Identification.
*Wyoming Dept of Criminal Investigation Employment: http://attorneygeneral.state.wy.us/dci/jobs.html provides job postings.
Cities
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Houston
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
*City of Miami Attorney’s Office: www.miamigov.com/cityattorney/pages/Index.asp has information about the legal internship and summer law clerk programs for 2Ls and 3Ls in municipal law.
*City of Miami Beach Attorney’s Office: http://web.miamibeachfl.gov/CityAttorney/; this office represents and provides legal advice to the city, and the website contains employment and internship vacancy announcements.
*Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office: www.miamisao.com contains employment and internship opportunities with the State Attorney’s Office.
*Miami-Dade County Public Defender's Office: www.pdmiami.com contains information about employment and internships.
*Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office: www.miamidade.gov/atty/ has employment and internship information and includes attorney profiles (listed by practice area and law school).
Minneapolis/St. Paul
New York City
*New York City Law Department: http://www.nyc.gov/html/law/html/careers/careers.shtml The New York City Law Department offers career opportunities for experienced attorneys, graduating law students, and current law students. The Law Department is responsible for all the legal affairs of New York City.
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Richmond
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
Seattle