KU School of Law
October 2020 Announcements & Events
CSO Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Survey. Give feedback on how the CSO can prioritize DEI issues and initiatives by completing this short survey by October 15. *All classes

CSO Drop-In Zoom Hours. Have a question for our office and don't want to make an appointment? Stop by! *All classes
Meeting ID: 958 8921 5882, Passcode: 168933
  • Meredith: Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
  • Heather: Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.
  • Stacey: Mondays, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 20 (12:40-1:10 p.m.)
  • Lunchtime Career Exploration Series: JD Advantage Careers. Grab a lunch, hop on Zoom, and join us for JDA Careers: What they are and how to find them. RSVP via the Events tab on Symplicity. *All classes

Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30
  • 1L Boot Camp: Networking Skills. Please visit the CSO Resources Page and watch the following short videos: Elevator Pitch, Networking Tips, and How to Use Networking Interfaces. Review the embedded resources for these topics. 1Ls: Please confirm your compliance using this link: CSO Boot Camp II Completion Verification. Deadline: November 2, 2020. *1Ls

Friday, October 30
  • Deadline to take the 3L Fall Survey. Tell us about your job search details or post-graduation plans. *3Ls

Thursday, November 12 (5-6:30 p.m.)
  • Legal Career Options Day. Join our virtual event to talk with attorneys many legal practice areas: small, medium-sized and large private firms; local, state and federal government; business; public interest, and the judiciary. RSVP via the Events tab on Symplicity by November 1. *1Ls (all classes welcome)
CONTACT

Heather Spielmaker
Assistant Dean
785-864-9257

Stacey Blakeman
Director
785-864-0239

Meredith Wiggins
Assistant Director
785-864-4377
Jobs Spotlight

Presidential Management Fellows Program *3Ls
Application deadline: October 14, 2020: https://www.pmf.gov/
  • The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program is administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Each year, candidates apply to the program in efforts to be selected as Finalists. Finalists are then eligible for appointment as Presidential Management Fellows with participating Federal agencies. Contact Meredith with questions.

Lathrop GPM Diversity Fellowship 2L Summer Associate *2Ls
Application deadline: December 1, 2020: Apply here.
  • The Fellowship is a component of the firm’s strategic overall diversity and inclusion initiatives. Eligible applicants must demonstrate the desire and ability to promote or enhance diversity in the legal profession. The fellowship provides up to $20,000 annually in scholarship funds. The fellowship recipient(s) will also receive a 2L summer associate position in the firm’s summer program.

Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project *1Ls, 2Ls
Application deadline: January 28, 2021. Information here. Contact the CSO for application details.
  • The Steiger Fellowship is an eight-to-ten week paid opportunity to work in the consumer protection departments of state and territorial Offices of Attorneys General and other consumer protection agencies, including the National Association of Attorneys General and the Attorney General’s Office of the District of Columbia, throughout the United States. Kansas is one of the fellow locations.
Upcoming Career Fairs
The CSO will pay your career fair registration fees!

Equal Justice Works *All classes
When:
  • October 22-24, 2020 – virtual
Overview:
  • Largest national public interest legal career fair with more than 200 public interest employers
  • Prescheduled interviews as well as informal Table Talks
Deadlines:
  • Registration closes October 19.
  • October 22-24: Virtual Conference and Career Fair

When: 
  • February 6, 2021 – virtual 
Overview:
  • Largest public interest legal job fair in the Midwest  
  • Over 50 employers participate in interviews, Table Talk networking, and resume solicitation.
Deadlines:  
  • Contact the CSO by November 19 to register. 
  • January 4-13: Student Bidding
  • February 2-3: Open sign-up
  • February 6: MPILCC 
Government Honors & Public Policy Deadlines

For all the details on the opportunities listed below, and for instructions on how to apply, visit http://arizonahandbooks.com/u/kansaslaw and use the password rockchalk.
For further government opportunities, be sure to check USAjobs.gov regularly.

GOVERNMENT HONORS

NEW LISTINGS AND UPDATES

  • THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN UPDATEDSentencing Commission, U.S. - Legal Internship Office Of General Counsel (2Ls & 3Ls, Paid & Unpaid) Began accepting applications for Spring, Sept. 30, 2020
  • Colorado Public Defender - Legal Internship Program (1Ls & 2Ls, Paid & Unpaid) Began accepting applications for Summer Oct. 1, 2020
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Legal Externship/Internship Program (2Ls & 3Ls, Unpaid) Deadline Oct. 30, 2020
  • Federal Aviation Administration - FAA Law Honors Intern Program Office of Chief Counsel Various Divisions (2Ls, Unpaid) Deadline Nov. 13, 2020 Spring

UPCOMING GOVERNMENT HONORS DEADLINES

3Ls
  • Post GradSacramento State Center for California Studies - Executive Fellows Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies - Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies - Judicial Fellowship Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Program (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies - California Senate Fellows Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Comptroller of The Currency - Chief Counsel’s Honors Program Law Department (Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2020)
  • Portland, OR - City Attorney’s Office - Honors Attorney Program (Paid, Oct. 5, 2020 (M) Begin Accepting Applications)
  • National Labor Relations Board - Law Clerk Trainee - NLRB Honors Program Board, Office of General Counsel, Field Offices (Paid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2020)
  • Massachusetts Office Of Inspector General - Justice Geraldine S. Hines Diversity Fellowship for Lawyers ( Paid, Deadline Oct. 11, 2020)
  • Office of Personnel Management - Presidential Management Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 14, 2020)
  • Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. - Chief Counsel’s Civilian Honors Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • California Department of Justice - 2021 California Attorney General’s Honors Program & 2021-2023 Earl Warren Solicitor General Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2020)
  • SpringFlorida Attorney General - Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2020)
  • Labor, Department Of - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2020) Final
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Legal Internships/Externships Environmental Appeals Board (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Region 8 (Denver) - Volunteer Intern Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Legal Externship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Maryland Attorney General, Office Of - Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Oct. 15, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • San Francisco, CA - Office of the City Attorney - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
  • Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the County Counsel - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
  • Executive Office of the President - OSTP Legal & Policy Internship Programs Office of Science and Technology Policy (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020) Legal/Policy
  • Sacramento, CA - District Attorney's Office - 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020)
2Ls
  • Winter 2020/Spring 2021Santa Clara County, CA - Office of the County Counsel - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
  • SpringFlorida Attorney General - Volunteer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2020)
  • Labor, Department Of - Law Student Internship Atlanta Regional Solicitor’s Office (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 12, 2020) Final
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Legal Internships/Externships Environmental Appeals Board (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Environmental Protection Agency - Region 8 (Denver) - Volunteer Intern Program Office of Regional Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency - Legal Externship Program Office of Chief Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Maryland Attorney General, Office Of - Law Clerk Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Oct. 15, 2020 Begin Accepting Applications)
  • San Francisco, CA - Office of the City Attorney - Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
  • Executive Office of the President - OSTP Legal & Policy Internship Programs Office of Science and Technology Policy (Unpaid , Deadline Oct. 23, 2020) Legal/Policy
  • Sacramento, CA - District Attorney's Office - 1L and 2L/3L Law Student Internship Programs (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020)
  • SummerEqual Employment Opportunity Commission - 2021 Summer Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • New York County District Attorney's Office - Summer Law Fellowship and Semester Law Externship (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020) Final
  • Texas Attorney General - Law Clerk Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020) Final
  • District of Columbia - Law Clerk Internship Office of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
1Ls
  • SummerEqual Employment Opportunity Commission - 2021 Summer Intern Program Office of General Counsel (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • District of Columbia - Law Clerk Internship Office Of Police Complaints (Paid & Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)

Rolling Deadlines: At the top of each "Applications by Deadline” Table (one for 1Ls, 2Ls, 3Ls & LLMs, JLCs, Recent Grads) is a list of programs that hire on a “Rolling Basis.” This means the employer accepts and reviews applications as received, and may make hiring decisions on this timeframe. If you have an interest in such a program (and would seriously consider an offer, if extended), review the “Rolling Deadlines” list on a regular basis.


PUBLIC POLICY HANDBOOK

NEW LISTINGS AND UPDATES

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN UPDATED
  • National Center for Transgender Equity (Washington, DC) - Internships (Undergrads & Grads, Paid & Unpaid) Deadline Rolling Basis
  • Cato Institute (Washington, DC) - Internship (Undergrads, Grads, Law Students & Recent Grads, Paid) Deadline Nov. 1, 2020 Spring
  • IF/WHEN/HOW (Washington, DC & Nationwide) - Reproductive Justice Fellowship Programs (3L Law Students & Recent Law Grads, Paid) Deadline Nov. 2, 2020
  • Georgetown University Law Center (Washintgon, DC) - Women's Law & Public Policy Fellowship Program (3L Law Students & Law Grads, Paid) Deadline Nov. 6, 2020
  • Inter-American Dialogue (Washington, DC) - Internships (Undergrads, Grads & Recent Grads, Unpaid) Deadline Nov. 6, 2020 Spring
  • Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (Washington, DC) - Emerging Leaders Internship Program (Undergrads, Grads & Recent Grads, Paid) Deadline Nov. 27, 2020
THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN ADDED AS NEW
  • Convergence Center for Policy Resolution (Remotely) - California Internship (Undergrads, Grads & Recent Grads, Paid) Deadline on a Rolling Basis
  • Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC) - Student Vollunteer Internships, Office of Water Various Divisions (Rising Juniors & Seniors, Grads, Unpaid) Deadline Nov. 15, 2020 Spring
UPCOMING PUBLIC POLICY DEADLINES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Fellowships
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies (Sacramento, CA) - Executive Fellows Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies (Sacramento, CA) - Judicial Fellowship Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Program (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies (Sacramento, CA) - Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • Sacramento State Center for California Studies (Sacramento, CA) - California Senate Fellows Program 2021-2022 Capital Fellows Programs (Paid, Early Oct. Application Opens)
  • National Nuclear Security Administration (Washington, DC & Nationwide) - NNSA Graduate Fellowship Program (One-Year, administered by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Energy, Department Of (Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2020)
  • Office of Personnel Management (Washington, DC & Nationwide) - Presidential Management Fellows Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 14, 2020) Final
  • Fall/WinterEducation, Department Of (Washington, DC) - ED Student Volunteer Unpaid Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 17, 2020) Final
  • SpringExecutive Office of the President (Washington, DC) - OSTP Legal & Policy Internship Programs Office of Science and Technology Policy (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 23, 2020) Legal & Policy

NON-PROFITS
  • FellowshipsHuman Rights Watch (New York & Washington, DC) - Alan R. And Barbara D. Finberg Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 9, 2020)
  • Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (Chicago, IL) - Polikoff-Gautreaux Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 16, 2020)
  • Association of University Programs in Health Administration (Washington, DC) - David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship (Paid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2020)
  • SpringHerbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship (Washington, DC) - The Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 2, 2020) Final
  • Heritage Foundation, The (Washington, DC) - Young Leaders Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 7, 2020)
  • Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (Washington, DC) - Congressional Internship Program (Paid, Deadline Oct. 13, 2020)
  • Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law (Washington, DC) - Legal Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Carter Center, The (Atlanta, GA) - Internships (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (Washington, DC) - CNS Washington DC Internships James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, DC) - Internship Program Urban Sustainability Laboratory (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (Washington, DC) - Internship Program Africa Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 18, 2020)
  • American Geosciences Institute (Alexandria, VA) - Geoscience Policy Intern (Paid, Deadline Oct. 25, 2020)
  • SummerReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (Washington, DC) - Policy and Legal Internships (Paid, Deadline Oct. 15, 2020)
  • American Geosciences Institute (Alexandria, VA) - Geoscience Policy Intern (Paid, Oct. 16, 2020 Application Opens)
  • Center for Constitutional Rights (New York) - Ella Baker Summer Internship Program (Unpaid, Deadline Oct. 19, 2020) 2L Law Students

Rolling Deadlines: At the top of each "Applications by Deadline” Table (one for Fellowships and one for Internships) is a list of programs that hire on a “Rolling Basis.” This means the employer accepts and reviews applications as received, and may make hiring decisions on this timeframe. If you have an interest in such a program (and would seriously consider an offer, if extended), review the “Rolling Deadlines” list on a regular basis.