WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FCC is now accepting applications from graduating law students and current judicial clerks for its Fall 2024 Attorney Honors Program.
The Attorney Honors Program is the FCC’s primary vehicle for hiring entry-level attorneys. Attorneys at the FCC work on legal and policy issues in the communications and technology arenas and advance access to communications the Commission considers essential for all Americans — including Americans with disabilities, remote learning, and 5G and rural broadband advancement.
The application window opened Monday (8/14) and closes on September 25 at 11:59pm Eastern. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Participants selected for the Attorney Honors Program will serve in a two-year employment and training program designed to introduce them to the field of communications law and policy and to provide a wide variety of learning experiences.
The FCC encourages law students in their final year of study and current judicial clerks with superior academic credentials who are interested in public service and/or
communications law to apply for the Fall 2024 class.
Selection for the Attorney Honors Program is highly competitive. During the selection process, the FCC reviews many facets of a candidate’s background, including academic achievement, writing skills, law review and/or moot court experience, clinic or extracurricular activities, and interest in government service and/or the communications industry.
For the Fall 2024 application cycle, the FCC will use the FCCJobs web-based recruitment system, which integrates with the Office of Personnel Management’s USAJOBS website. Depending on experience, interested persons should apply via USAJOBS to either Vacancy Announcement HonorsAtty-OGC-2023-001 (for graduating law students) or HonorsAtty-OGC-2023-002 (for current judicial clerks). Submission of the following documents is required: a cover letter, resume, official or unofficial law school transcript, writing sample (of not more than 15 pages), and a list of three professional references. Please submit
these documents as separate attachments to your online application.
