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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 not accepting applications. |
| 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 Summer 2025. Applications for Fall 2025 must be received by May 1, 2025. |
| 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) | Accepting Applications |
| Natural Resources Law Section (San Francisco - Oakland) | Accepting applications for Spring 2025 and Summer 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. |
| 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