DOJ Honors 2013 Forum

[Anonymous User]

I couldn't find a thread for this year's DOJ Honors application. The deadline was September 04, 2012.

If anyone out there is applying to DOJ Honors, come drop your info and the status of your application!

Myself:
School:T14
Grades: Around median
Journal: Secondary Journal
Department Applied For: EOIR
Geographic Target: Northeast area

[anon5]

Another applicant here!

School: 70s
Grades: top 20%
Department: EOIR
Geographic Target: Anywhere!

Graduated 2012 - currently clerking for state trial judge. I was a finalist for EOIR last year.

[Anonymous User]

School: 50s
Grades: top 5%
Journal: Secondary, E-Board, and publication
Department: EOIR
Geographic Target: Anywhere

Several internships with EOIR; worked with practitioners and legal aid; second career law student; immigration moot court.

[Anonymous User]

School: top 20
Grades: top 5%
Journal: LR, e-board, note selected for publication
Department: BOP, NSD, Crim Div (not listed in any specific order)
Geographic Target: Wherever the jobs live

I've had five internships with DOJ, including in two of the above-listed components. 2L summer was a SLIP.

[Anonymous User]

School: 50ish
Grades: top 1%
Journal: Executive Board of Law Review
Department: National Security, Criminal, Civil

Experience: 4 years military intelligence, 2 years civilian contractor in intelligence (counterterrorism)

[Anonymous User]

School: Top 25
Grades: Top 15%
Journal: None
Department: Antitrust, Criminal, U.S. Trustee

Experience: Previous WE not related to any of above, semester internship with state AG working in bankruptcy, paid antitrust fellowship, summer internship at DOJ.

[Anonymous User]

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[Anonymous User]

School: T14
Grades: Around median
Journal: Secondary (exec board)
Department: Criminal, National Security, Environmental (no particular order)

Experience: Prosecution internships 2L summer and 3L fall

[Anonymous User]

School: T6
Grades: median
Journal: nope
Department Applied For: ENRD
Geographic Target: DC

Experience: all PI/govt + clinic, lots of unrelated WE before law school

[Anonymous User]

School: T30
Grades: Top 20%
Journal: Editor on L. Rev.
Dept Applied for: EOIR only
Geographic Target: Anywhere

Experience: Immigration Clinic (obtained relief from removal for client w/ possible aggravated felony-- DHS never proved it was), worked at immigration law firm (also did civil litigation, probably 50/50 split), criminal clinic, internships at public defender (lots of noncitizen clients) w/ one of the internships being a trial attorney under the PD's supervision, wrote my L. Rev. note on an immigration issue that will be heard by SCOTUS next term, served in the US military (veteran preference), volunteered at numerous legal fairs/citizenship drives for Spanish-speaking people in my area

Will update if/when I hear anything.

[Anonymous User]

Seems like not as many people are applying to ENRD? Is this the historical trend? I ask because I'm applying.

[Anonymous User]

School: T20
Grades: Top third
Journal: law review
Dept: tax
Experience: internship with tax agency and internship with securities public interest. Finance background.

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone else's status move to "Application referred to Components" today?

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone else's status move to "Application referred to Components" today?

Nope. Mind sharing your components, though? I only ask because last year the movement seemed to be component by component, rather than all at once.

[Anonymous User]

Did anyone else's status move to "Application referred to Components" today?

Nope. Mind sharing your components, though? I only ask because last year the movement seemed to be component by component, rather than all at once.

Sure. US Trustee

[Anonymous User]

If I accept a clerkship for 2014, can i still accept an Honors position for 2013 and return after a year away?

[Anonymous User]

If I accept a clerkship for 2014, can i still accept an Honors position for 2013 and return after a year away?

You won't be able to return like you would at a firm. You'd have to go through a separate lateral hiring process, even if your component wanted you back.

[ladeeda]

If I accept a clerkship for 2014, can i still accept an Honors position for 2013 and return after a year away?

You can reapply to Honors-- i.e., you wouldn't have to lateral like the person above me suggests-- but it would be square one.

[EijiMiyake]

If I accept a clerkship for 2014, can i still accept an Honors position for 2013 and return after a year away?

You can reapply to Honors-- i.e., you wouldn't have to lateral like the person above me suggests-- but it would be square one.

Unless I'm reading this wrong, I don't think this is right.

http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/en ... ty.html#b4

[Anonymous User]

Anyone referred to components?

[Myself]

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[Anonymous User]

Anyone referred to components?

Not yet. You? If so, what department?

Yes. EOIR, Civ, Crim

[Anonymous User]

Warning: the following post may contain a vast overreaction to the last post. Oh NO!! Mine still says "Application Received by DOJ." Does this mean I'm in trouble?? I applied toward the end...

[Anonymous User]

Warning: the following post may contain a vast overreaction to the last post. Oh NO!! Mine still says "Application Received by DOJ." Does this mean I'm in trouble?? I applied toward the end...

I don't get it?

[Anonymous User]

I read this thread, briefly freaked out, then checked my application and I have "referred to components" as well.

Not to be the bearer of any kind of bad news - but I applied late - as in, 2 hours before the application closed. Also, I applied for SLIP in two previous years. The first year I made it to an interview, and got the "referred to components." But the second time my application went nowhere and I never got the "referred to components" message - stuck on "application received."

But it probably depends on the components - mine were EOIR, ENRD, and the USAOs. It seems too early to panic!