The SEC's mission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. The SEC seeks high-caliber law students who share the values of integrity, fairness, accountability, resourcefulness, teamwork, and commitment to excellence. Using your legal education and experience, you will gain insightful experience into the regulation of security markets and how they must comply with securities laws. SEC Staff members serve as professional mentors, assisting with research and writing projects as well as providing advice and guidance on career development.
The Student Honors Program will begin on Monday, August 29th, 2016 and end on Friday, November 4th, 2016.
Law students will be assigned to work with SEC staff members on projects and assignments that cover a broad range of the Commissions' work. Work assignments may vary based on the regional office the student is assigned. Intern assignments range from supporting litigation to assisting with drafting new regulations to helping with reviews, exams or public outreach.
In the regional offices, interns work either for litigators or investigative attorneys in the Division of Enforcement or the Exam Staff that is part of the Office of Compliance Inspections & Examinations. For information about the opportunities and the work that interns do in specific regional offices, please read the SEC's website.
Current law students must be enrolled at least half-time in an accredited law school to participate in the Fall 2016 Student Honors Program. To be considered a 2L law student, applicants must have begun their first year of law school by September 30, 2015 and must have complete their first year of law school by June 30, 2016. To be eligible to participate in the Fall 2016 Student Honors Program students must demonstrate they will continue their legal studies through Summer 2016 and/or Fall 2016.
Students graduating in April/May/June 2016 from any accredited law program are ineligible.
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- You must be a U.S. Citizen
- 18 years or older at the time of appointment
- You must be registered for Selective Service if applicable (www.sss.gov)
- You must be suitable for federal employment
- PLEASE READ THE FULL ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAXIMIZE CONSIDERATION
**For full consideration, all applicants must apply online via the USAJobs links. Applications will not be accepted outside of the USAJobs portal**
If you wish to be considered for Fall Legal opportunities within our Washington, DC office, please apply online via USA Jobs link: http://go.usa.gov/cwbah
If you wish to be considered for Fall opportunities in one of our regional offices: Atlanta Regional Office, Boston Regional Office, Chicago Regional Office, Denver Regional Office, Fort Worth Regional Office, Los Angeles Regional Office, Miami Regional Office, New York Regional Office, Philadelphia Regional Office, Salt Lake Regional Office, San Francisco Regional Office, please apply online via USA Jobs link: http://go.usa.gov/cwbcJ
If you wish to be considered for Fall opportunities in one of our regional offices: Atlanta Regional Office, Boston Regional Office, Chicago Regional Office, Denver Regional Office, Fort Worth Regional Office, Los Angeles Regional Office, Miami Regional Office, New York Regional Office, Philadelphia Regional Office, Salt Lake Regional Office, San Francisco Regional Office, please apply online via USA Jobs link: http://go.usa.gov/cwbcJ
