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Practice Areas: Government
Law School students, faculty, and staff have compiled the following list of resources to guide students interested in working for the government. It is not an exhaustive list, but a place for you to begin your own research into this field. These are just some of the many opportunities and resources that you can take advantage of in pursuing your public service interest area.
Law School Resources
Courses
For related course listings, please see the Curriculum Interest Areas pages.
Student Groups
American Constitution Society
Federalist Society
Law School Democrats
Law School Student Senate
Michigan Election Law Project
The Law School has more than 50 student organizations, many which run their own public service projects. Please note that from academic year to year, new student organizations form while others may become inactive.
Office of Student Affairs
The Office of Student Affairs maintains a list of externship placement opportunities by practice area, and where available, comments from past externs.
Jobnet
University Resources
Organizations
State Resources
Organizations
Other
National Resources
General Career Resources/Guides
- The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions)-Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Government Reform. The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government.
- USAJOBS
- ABA Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
- Government Honors and Internship Handbook - See Chapter 2, Section III of OPS’ Making a Difference Guide for the username and password or by e-mailing OPS.
- NALP Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide
- Westlaw's Law Student Jobs Online (go to Federal Careers for Attorneys) - lists every federal agency with legal positions and allows you to search by location and practice area.
- Federal Government Jobs by State and Country
- Best Places to Work in the Federal Government
- Vault Government & Nonprofit Jobs and Career Info
- Federal Government Resources on the Web/Civil Service
- job-hunt.org -- Government Jobs, Job Search, and Career Resources
- FedScope - Data on Government Jobs by Dept, Salary, and Location
- Law Jobs in the Federal Government
- Careers in Government
- Studentjobs.gov: Agency Information Gateway
- List of All Agencies in the Federal Government
- LSU Libraries' Federal Agency Directory
- A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (A): USA.gov
- City, Local, State, and Federal Government Offices
- U.S. Government Manual
Resources for state and local prosecutor and defender positions are listed on the criminal law practice area page. For those interested in state government positions, all states have Web sites that list their state agencies.
Please note that although we provide links and resources, the University of Michigan Law School does not necessarily endorse any of the organizations listed. If any of the links above are broken or you have suggestions for additional resources, please contact ops@umich.edu.
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