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Is this unheard of? I know it's probably pretty competitive, but I'm really set on trying to find something paid for 1L summer to save some money (who isn't, I guess...). Does anyone on TLS have experience with a paid gig for the DOJ after 1L?

I don't think there is anything for 1L summer paid DOJ. They have competitive unpaid positions and they do have this for 2L summer though:
http://www.justice.gov/oarm/arm/sp/sp.htm

Anonymous User wrote:I don't think there is anything for 1L summer paid DOJ. They have competitive unpaid positions and they do have this for 2L summer though:
http://www.justice.gov/oarm/arm/sp/sp.htm

On that page it says that anyone with at least 1 semester of law school is eligible to apply. Though it does also say that most individuals selected will have completed 2L by the time they start.

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:I don't think there is anything for 1L summer paid DOJ. They have competitive unpaid positions and they do have this for 2L summer though:
http://www.justice.gov/oarm/arm/sp/sp.htm

On that page it says that anyone with at least 1 semester of law school is eligible to apply. Though it does also say that most individuals selected will have completed 2L by the time they start.

It says you need to have completed 1 semester by the application deadline. Application deadline to do it Summer 2011 is September 7, 2010.

VIP - volunteer intern program - open to 1Ls and 2Ls
SLIP - paid intern program - open to 2Ls and preclerkship 3Ls
Honors - 2 year entry level attorney program - open to 3Ls and judicial clerks

vamedic03 wrote:VIP - volunteer intern program - open to 1Ls and 2Ls
SLIP - paid intern program - open to 2Ls and preclerkship 3Ls
Honors - 2 year entry level attorney program - open to 3Ls and judicial clerks

Agreed. There are no paid positions for post-1L at DOJ. The best you can do is attend a school with a good public interest stipend for the summer so you at least don't add more debt over summer.