Job Search Resources

Government

Washington State

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

Federal Government

• Arizona Government Honors & Internship Handbook - Please email lawcareers@seattleu.edu for the password to this publication.
• 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
• Court Opportunity Recruitment for All (CORA)*
• Democratic National Committee: Jobs
• GoGovernment.org - A guide to researching and applying for federal government positions
• 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.
• Republican National Committee: Jobs and Internships
• USA.gov - (A-Z list of agencies)
• USAJobs.gov - The official federal job site; search for federal jobs by agency, location, job title, etc.

*Seattle University law students interested in clerkships should contact Dean Erin Fullner at fullnere@seattleu.edu

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

Environmental

Environmental

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

Human Rights

Human Rights

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

Intergovernmental Organizations

Intergovernmental Organizations

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

International Courts and Dispute Resolution Organizations

International Courts and Dispute Resolution Organizations

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

International Job Search Sites

Click on each of the linked countries

• Australia
• Canada
  • JobGurus 
  • Wow Jobs
• 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.

• Glassdoor
• Lexis and Westlaw - Read high-profile cases handled by potential employers
• LinkedIn - View profiles of and connect with potential colleagues
• 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
• Puget Sound Business Journal

Research Practice Areas

Search for jobs by Practice Areas (PDF).