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State of California Department of Justice
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
Attorney General
Applications are being accepted for the following internships and student positions. Non-student volunteers may also apply. Click on each listing for more information.
| Executive Internship (Graduate Students) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Senior Partners Program | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Special Deputy Attorney General | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| HOW TO APPLY | |
| Executive Internship | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Civil Law Division: | |
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| Business Litigation Section (Los Angeles/San Diego) | Accepting Resumes |
| Correctional Law Section (Los Angeles) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Correctional Law Section (Sacramento) | Accepting Resumes |
| Correctional Law Section (San Francisco) | Application period closed for Summer 2025 internships |
| Employment Law Section (Los Angeles) | Student Applications for Spring, Summer and Fall are accepted on a rolling basis, but Summer internship applications are accepted until April 1 or until filled. |
| Employment Law Section (Oakland) | Accepting applications and extending offers on a rolling basis between January 1 and February 14 of each year, for the upcoming summer program. Always accepting applications for consideration of possible non-summer volunteer opportunities. |
| Employment Law Section (Sacramento) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Employment Law Section (San Diego) | Accepting Applications |
| Government Law Section (Sacramento) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Government Law Section (San Francisco) | Applications for Spring 2025 must be received by November 10, 2024. Applications for Summer 2025 must be received by December 31, 2024; applications submitted by December 15, 2024 will receive first consideration. |
| Government Law Section (Los Angeles) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Health, Education and Welfare Section - (Los Angeles) | Currently Not Accepting Applications. |
| Health, Education and Welfare Section (Sacramento) | Applications for Summer 2026 must be received by January 31, 2026. |
| Health, Education and Welfare Section - (San Diego) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Health, Education and Welfare Section (San Francisco) | Applications for Spring 2026 must be received by October 1, 2025, and applications for Summer 2026 must be received by January 31, 2026. |
| Health Quality Enforcement Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting Resumes |
| Licensing Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting Resumes |
| Licensing Section (Oakland) | Accepting Resumes |
| Licensing Section (Sacramento) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Tort and Condemnation Section (San Francisco) and state | Accepting Resumes |
| Tort and Condemnation Section (Los Angeles) | See Announcement for Application Dates |
| Communications: | |
| Press Office Internship | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Criminal Law Division: | |
| Appeals, Writs and Trials Section (Fresno) | Accepting applications for Summer 2023 |
| Appeals, Writs and Trials Section (Los Angeles) | Applications for Spring, Summer and Fall are accepted on a rolling basis, but Summer internship applications must be received by March 1. |
| Appeals, Writs and Trials Section (Sacramento) | Accepting applications on a rolling basis for Summer 2025. Final deadline: April 1, 2025. |
| Appeals, Writs and Trials Section (San Diego) | Accepting Resumes |
| Appeals, Writs and Trials Section (San Francisco) | Applications for fall and spring externships accepted on a rolling basis; applications for summer internships accepted and considered on a rolling basis between August 15 and March 1 |
| Correctional Writs and Appeals Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting Resumes |
| Correctional Writs and Appeals Section (San Diego) | Not Accepting Resumes |
| Correctional Writs and Appeals Section (San Francisco) | Not Accepting Resumes |
| Post-Conviction Justice Unit (Los Angeles) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Special Prosecutions Section (Los Angeles) | The deadline to apply for a position in the Summer 2023 internship program is December 31, 2023. However, interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The positions will remain open until filled. |
| Special Prosecutions Section (Sacramento) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Special Prosecutions Section (San Diego) | Currently Accepting Applications |
| Public Rights Division: | |
| Antitrust Law Section (Los Angeles) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Antitrust Law Section (San Francisco) | Currently accepting applications for Fall 2025 |
| Charitable Trusts Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting Resumes |
| Charitable Trusts Section (San Francisco) | Accepting Resumes |
| Civil Rights Enforcement Section (Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco) | We are no longer accepting applications for Fall 2025. Applications for Spring 2026 must be received by October 15, 2025. The priority deadline for Summer 2026 is December 15, 2025. The final deadline for Summer 2026 is February 20, 2026. Summer 2026 internships are available for law students only. |
| Competition Unit of Healthcare Rights & Access Section (Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco & San Diego) | Accepting Applications |
| Consumer Protection Section (Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego) | Applications accepted on a rolling basis with the following deadlines: Summer internships (Los Angeles and San Francisco): January 10 Fall externships (Los Angeles and San Francisco): July 10 Spring externships (Los Angeles and San Francisco): November 10 |
| Environment and Land Use and Conservation Section (Oakland) | Accepting Resumes |
| Environment, Land Use and Conservation & Natural Resources Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting Resumes |
| Environmental Justice and Protection Section (San Diego) | Accepting applications on a rolling basis for remote and hybrid internships. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis, so potential applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as their materials are ready. Application deadlines: Summer internships: January 31 Fall externships: June 30 Spring externships: September 30 |
| Environmental Justice and Protection Section & Natural Resources Law Section (Sacramento) | Accepting applications on a rolling basis for remote and hybrid internships Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis, so potential applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as their materials are ready. Application deadlines: Summer internships: January 31 Fall externships: July 15 Spring externships: November 15 |
| Healthcare Rights & Access Section (Sacramento) | Accepting Resumes |
| Land Use & Conservation (Sacramento) | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
| Natural Resources Law Section (San Francisco - Oakland) | Accepting applications on a rolling basis for internships. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis, so potential applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as their materials are ready. Application deadlines: Summer internships: Preference to applications received by January 1; Final deadline January 31 Fall externships: Final deadline July 15 Spring externships: Final deadline November 15 |
| Police Practices Section (Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco) | Accepting applications for Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 on a rolling basis. |
| Privacy Unit (San Francisco) | No longer accepting applications for Summer 2025. |
| Worker Rights & Fair Labor Section (Los Angeles) | Accepting applications for Fall 2025. Application cut off is April 18, 2025 |
| Worker Rights & Fair Labor Section (Oakland) | Not Currently Accepting Applications |
| Worker Rights & Fair Labor Section (San Diego) | Accepting applications for Fall 2025. Application cut off is April 18, 2025 |
| HOW TO APPLY | |
| Executive Internship | Currently Not Accepting Applications |
State Application Form STD 678, pdf