Job Search Resources

Government

Washington State

• Washington State Bar Association Job Board
• King County Bar Association Job Board
• Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association Job Board
• Asian Bar Association of Washington
• Loren Miller Bar Association
• Washington Defense Trial Lawyers
• Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
• Latina/o Bar Association of Washington
• Washington State Association for Justice
• Washington Women Lawyers
• City websites - seattle.gov
• County websites - kingcounty.gov
• State of Washington - Careers.WA.gov
• Washington State Attorney General Employment Opportunities
• Pierce County
• Association of Washington Cities Jobnet

Federal Government

• USAJobs.gov - The official federal job site; search for federal jobs by agency, location, job title, etc.
• GoGovernment.org - A guide to researching and applying for federal government positions
• Careers in Government and Public Service in WA - A comprehensive guide on finding the perfect career for those looking to work in municipal, local, and federal government roles
• Arizona Government Honors & Internship Handbook - Password changes early fall, so check with CPD for current login information
• Ourpublicservice.org - a dynamic nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to revitalize the federal government by inspiring a new generation of Americans into federal service and by transforming the way government works
• PSJD.org - Offers not only guidance for federal internship and job seekers but also an opportunity posting board and agency/employer directory. Register for an account on their website, for access. Also be sure to check out the information available on the PSJD Resources page regarding Government Careers, Funding Sources, and Student Loan Repayment.
• USA.gov - (A-Z list of agencies)

Capitol Hill

Legislative opportunities

• Senate: Positions in Senators' and Senate Committee offices are posted in a weekly employment bulletin issued by the Senate Placement Office. Senators are not required to post job openings in the bulletin, so not all jobs are posted here, but many are.
• House: Join the House Vacancy Announcement and Placement Service (HVAPS) resume bank that Members and Committees can use when filling staff vacancies. Also sign up for the weekly House Employment Bulletin to hear from offices wishing to advertise vacancies - both jobs and internships.

Washington D.C. Area

• Roll Call
• The Hill
• Hillzoo.com: Jobs | Internships
• Partisan/Partisan:
  • Democratic National Committee: Jobs
  • Republican National Committee: Jobs and Internships

International

Development, Rule of Law & Security

Development, Rule of Law & Security

Organization	Website	Internship Information
ABA Rule of Law Initiative	www.abanet.org/rol	Internship
Atlantic Council of the United States	www.atlanticcouncil.org	Internship
American Enterprise Institute	www.aei.org	Internship
American Society & Council of the Americas	www.as-coa.org	Internship
American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court	www.amicc.org	Internship
American Society of International Law	www.asil.org	Internship
British American Security Informational Council	www.basicint.org	Internship
Business Executives for National Security	www.bens.org	Internship
Carter Center	www.cartercenter.org	Internship
Center for Justice & International Law	www.cejil.org	Internship
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization	www.ctbto.org	Internship
Development Group for Alternative Policies	www.developmentgap.org	N/A
Citizens for a Global Solution	www.globalsolutions.org	Internship
Global Security Institute	www.gsinstitute.org	Internship
Hague Conference on Private International Law	www.hcch.org	Internship
Heritage Foundation	www.heritage.org	Internship
Hudson Institute	www.hudson.org	Internship
Institute for Security Studies	www.iss.co.za	Internship
International Chamber of Commerce	www.iccwbo.org	Internship
International Center for Transnational Justice	www.ictj.org	Internship
International Consortium for Law & Development	www.iclad-law.org	N/A
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	www.itlos.org	Internship
Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy	www.lcnp.org	N/A
National Democratic Institute	www.ndi.org	N/A
National Endowment for Democracy	www.ned.org	Internship
National Institute for Public Policy	www.nipp.org	N/A
Open Society Institute & Soros Foundation Network	www.soros.org	Internship Brussels Internship
Peace Action Education Fund	www.peace-action.org	Internship
Physicians for Social Responsibility	www.psr.org	Internship Oregon Internship
Transparency International	www.transparency.org	Internship
Washington International Trade Association	www.wita.org	Internship
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	www.wilsoncenter.org	Internship

Environmental

Environmental

Organization	Website	Internship Information
Center for International Environmental Law	www.ciel.org	Internship
Conseration Law Foundation	www.cif.org	Internship
Conservation International	www.conservation.org	Internship
Earthjustice	www.earthjustice.org	Internship
EarthRights International	www.earthrights.org	Internship
Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide	www.elaw.org	Internship
Environmental Defense Fund	www.edf.org	Internship
Friends of the Earth International Program	www.foei.org	Internship
International Institute for Environment & Development	www.iied.org	Internship
Natural Resources Defense Council	www.nrdc.org	Internship

Human Rights

Human Rights

Organization	Website	Internship Information
ABA Commission on Immigration	www.abanet.org/immigration	Seattle San Diego
ABA Section of International Law & Practice	www.abanet.org/intlaw	Internship
Advocacy Forum (Nepal)	advocacyforum.org	Internship
Allicance for Justice	www.afj.org	Internship
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee	www.adc.org	Internship
American Humanist Association	www.americanhumanist.org	Internship
American Refugee Committee International	www.americanhumanist.org	Internship
American Society of International Law Student Fellowship	www.asil.org	Internship
Amnesty International	www.amnesty.org	Internship
Arab American Institute	www.aaiusa.org	Internship
Asian Law Caucus	www.asianlawcaucus.org	Internship
Association for Women's Rights in Development	www.awid.org	Internship
CARE	www.care.org	Internship
Carter Center	www.cartercenter.org	Internship
Catholic Relief Services	www.crs.org	Internship
Center for Constitutional Rights	www.ccrjustice.org	Internship
Center for Economic & Social Rights	www.cesr.org	Internship
Center for International Policy	www.ciponline.org	Internship
Center for Justice & Accountability	www.cja.org	Internship
Center for Justice & International Law	www.cejil.org	Internship
Center for Reproductive Rights	www.reproductiverights.org	Internship
Child Rights Information Network	www.crin.org	N/A
Citizens for Global Solutions	www.globalsolutions.org	Internship
Congressional Hunger Center	www.hungercenter.org	Internship
European Roma Rights Centre	www.errc.org	Internship
Fund for Peace	www.fundforpeace.org	Internship
Guatemala Human Rights Commission	www.ghrc-usa.org	Internship
Global Rights	www.globalrights.org	N/A
Global Health Council	www.globalhealth.org	Internship
Grassroots International	www.grassrootsonline.org	N/A
Human Rights Advocates	www.humanrightsadvocates.org	N/A
Human Rights Campaign	www.hrc.org	Internship
Human Rights First	www.humanrightsfirst.org	Internship
Human Rights House	www.humanrightshouse.org	N/A
Human Rights Watch	www.hrw.org	Internship
Indian Law Resource Center	www.indianlaw.org	Internship
Institute for Policy Studies	www.ips-dc.org	Internship
Institute of World Affairs	www.iwa.org	N/A
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights	www.cidh.oas.org	Internship
International Commission of Jursits	www.icj.org	Internship
International Crisis Group	www.crisisgroup.org	Internship
International Rescue Committee	www.theirc.org	Internship
Justicia Global	www.global.org.br	N/A
Legal Aid of Cambodia	www.lac.org.kh	Internship
Legal Momentum	www.legalmomentum.org	Internship
Pan American Health Organization	www.paho.org	Internship
The Advocates for Human Rights	www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org	Internship
Vital Voices	www.vitalvoices.org	Internship
Washington Office on Latin America	www.wola.org	Internship
Women's Refugee Commission	www.womensrefugeecommission.org	Internship
World Affairs Council	www.world-affairs.org	Internship

Intergovernmental Organizations

Intergovernmental Organizations

Organization	Website	Internship Information
Asian Development Bank	www.adb.org	Internship
African Development Bank	www.afdb.org	Internship
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	www.apec.org	Internship
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	www.asean.org	N/A
Business & Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD	www.biac.org	Internship
Commission for the Environmental Cooperation	www.cec.org	N/A
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Orginazation	www.ctbto.org	Internship
European Bank for Reconstruction & Development	www.ebrd.com	N/A
European Union	www.europa.eu	N/A
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights	www.cidh.oas.org	Internship
Inter-American Development Bank	www.iadb.org	Internship
International Atomic Energy Agency	www.iaea.org	Internship
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation & Restoration of Cultural Property	www.iccrom.org	Internship
International Committee of the Red Cross	www.icrc.org	N/A
International Finance Corporation	www.ifc.org	Internship
International Labour Organization	www.ilo.org	Internship
International Monetary Fund	www.imf.org	Internship
International Organization for Migration	www.iom.int	Internship
International Telecommunication Union	www.itu.int	Internship
International Trade Center	www.intracen.org	Internship
International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas	www.itlos.org	Internship
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	www.nato.int	Internship
OAS Inter-American Commission on Human Rights	www.cidh.org	Internship
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	www.opcw.org	Internship
Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development	www.oecd.org	Internship
Organization for Security & Cooperation in Europe	www.osce.org	Internship
Organization of American States	www.oas.org	Internship
The Hague Conference on Private International Law	www.hcch.net	Internship
United Nations (UN)	www.un.org	Internship
UN Center for Human Settlements	www.unhabitat.org	Internship
UN Children's Fund	www.unicef.org	Internship
UN Commission on International Trade Law	www.uncitral.org	Internship
UN Development Fund for Women	www.unifem.org	N/A
UN Development Programme	www.undp.org	Internship
UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific	www.unescap.org	N/A
UN Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia	www.escwa.un.org	N/A
UN Economic Commission for Africa	www.uneca.org	N/A
UN Economic Commission for Europe	www.unece.org	Internship
UN Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean	www.eclac.org	Internship
UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization	www.unesco.org	Internship
UN Environmental Program	www.enp.org	Internship
UN Food & Agriculture Organization	www.fao.org	N/A
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change	www.unfccc.int	Internship
UN High Commissioner for Refugees	www.unhcr.org	Internship
UN Institute for Disarmament Research	www.unidir.org	Internship
UN Institute for Training & Research	www.unitar.org	Internship
UN Interregional Crime & Justice Research Institute	www.unicri.it	Internship
UN International Computing Center	www.unicc.org	Internship
UN International Fund for Agricultural Development	www.ifad.org	Internship
UN International Research & Training Institute for the Advancement of Women	www.un-instraw.org	N/A
UN Internship Program	www.un.org	Internship
UN Office in Geneva	www.unog.ch	Internship
UN Office in Nairobi	www.unon.org	Internship
UN Office in Vienna	www.unvienna.org	Internship
UN Office of Legal Affairs	legal.un.org	Internship
UN Office on Drugs & Crime	www.unodc.org	Internship
UN Population Fund	www.unfpa.org	Internship
UN Relief & Works Agency for Palestine Refugees	www.unrwa.org	Internship
UN Research Institute for Social Development	www.unrisd.org	N/A
UN Systems Staff College	www.unssc.org	N/A
UN University	www.unu.edu	N/A
UN Volunteers	www.unv.org	Internship
World Bank	www.worldbank.org	Internship
World Conservation Union	www.iucn.org	N/A
World Economic Forum	www.weforum.org	N/A
World Food Program	www.wfp.org	Internship
World Health Organization	www.who.int	Internship
World Intellectual Property Organization	www.wipo.int	Internship Japan Internship New York Internship
World Organization for Animal Health	www.oie.int	N/A
World Trade Organization	www.wto.org	Internship

International Courts and Dispute Resolution Organizations

International Courts and Dispute Resolution Organizations

Court	Website	Internship Information
Andean Community Court of Justice	www.tribunalandino.org.ec	N/A
Caribbean Court of Justice	www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org	N/A
Court of Justice of the European Union	www.curia.europa.eu	Internship
European Court of Human Rights	www.echr.coe.int	N/A
Inter-American Court of Human Rights	www.corteidh.or.cr	N/A
International Court of Arbitration	www.iccwbo.org/court	Internship
International Court of Justice	www.icj-cij.org	N/A
International Criminal Court	www.icc-cpi.int	Internship
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda	www.unictr.org	Internship
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia	www.icty.org	Internship
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea	www.itlos.org	Internship
Permanent Court of Arbitration	www.pca-cpa.org	N/A

International Job Search Sites

Click on each of the linked countries

• Australia
• Canada
  • Wow Jobs (Canada)
• India
• Malaysia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• South Africa
• United Arab Emirates

Federal / International Employment

Federal International Employment Resources Table (PDF)

Effective Research Strategies

Researching Employers

Getting to know potential employers is an important part of your job search. Not only will it help to ensure that you are a good fit, but it is necessary to craft tailored application materials and to prepare for an interview. Employers want to know why you want to work for them.

Begin by reviewing the employer's website. Look for a mission statement, primary focus areas and projects, and staff biographies.  Do not stop at the employer's website.

• Martindale.com - Search by practice area, firm size, and city
• National Association for Law Placement - Find basic information, including the number of attorneys, practice areas, clients, governance structure, firm philosophy, and billable hour requirements
• LinkedIn - View profiles of and connect with potential colleagues
• Lexis and Westlaw - Read high-profile cases handled by potential employers
• Puget Sound Business Journal

Research Practice Areas

Search for jobs by Practice Areas (PDF).