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GREAT SITE for Government Honors Programs & Internships! Government Honors & Internship Handbook - Prepared by the University of Arizona School of Law (extensive list of most government internships in the United States) Type in your SMU user name and password to access Handbook!	all SMU law students	see Handbook
GREAT SITE for Public Interest Internships and Fellowships and Post-Grad Job Postings! 2012 Public Policy Handbook - Prepared by the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law (published annually and updated frequently; sorted by state, subject, deadline dates, organization and subject) Type in your SMU user name and password to access the Public Policy Handbook!	all SMU law students	see Handbook
The Federal Government's Official Job Site - USAJOBS (www.usa.gov) This is your one-stop source for Federal Jobs and employment information. It has an A to Z index of agency websites. Create and store a resume for applying to Federal jobs.	all SMU law students	see web
PSLawNet (soon to be PSJD) offers excellent information about government careers. www.pslawnet.org Click on "Career Central" and check out various links, including "Government Careers," (which contains resources on local, state and federal government hiring) and "Prosecutor/Public Defender Careers." Among several "must reads" is The Federal Legal Employment Opportunities Guide.	all SMU law students	see web
The Partnership for Public Service (www.ourpublicservice.org) This website offers several email publications, including the Daily Pipeline, and also publishes: Best Places to Work in Federal Government (data.bestplacestowork.org/bptw/index) and Where the Jobs Are (wherethejobsare.org/WTJA/about/), which identifies projected federal hiring at 35 agencies through Sept. 30, 2012.	all SMU law students	see web
Equal Justice Works (www.equaljusticeworks.org) Four programs are available during law school and post-grad: Summer Corps (2L, 2E, and 3E) AmericCorps Legal Fellowships - post-grad Equal Justice Works Fellowships - post-grad Public Defender Corps - post-grad	all SMU law students	see web
Federal Times (www.federaltimes.com) has a terrific section on Careers.	all SMU law students	see web
FedScope (www.fedscope.opm.gov) has an extensive repository of data on federal hiring (takes a bit of patience to use, but is interesting).	all SMU law students	see web
Government Executive.com (www.govexec.com/) is an e-publication that has a variety of good information, as well as an excellent "Jobs" column.	all SMU law students	see web