Law Student Volunteer

The Antitrust Division is responsible for enforcing federal laws designed to ensure that our nation's markets are free and open to robust competition. The Division engages in both civil and criminal litigation, and its work ranges over the entire spectrum of the U.S. economy. The Division has in recent years focused on prosecution of large international cartels involving multinational firms and Fortune 500 firms.

The Antitrust Division is currently soliciting applications for Law Student Volunteer positions for the Spring 2027 Academic Semester. The intention of the Volunteer Internship Program is to introduce participants to federal antitrust enforcement. Typical duties of the interns may include: assisting in trials and hearings; preparing legal memoranda and briefs; attending depositions; working closely with attorneys conducting investigations; reviewing documents; presenting legal research in a group setting; preparing assistance requests for foreign governments; and conducting interviews of national and international subjects.

The Division has four (4) different program area openings for the assignment: Civil Enforcement Program

• The Antitrust Division's civil enforcement program protects and promotes competition on behalf of the American people. The Antitrust Division has statutory authority to challenge mergers and acquisitions that may substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly and to investigate and prosecute other civil non-merger offenses. Criminal Enforcement Program
• The Antitrust Division's criminal enforcement program holds executives and corporations accountable for antitrust crimes. The Antitrust Division's criminal enforcement program prosecutes individuals and corporate entities for collusion, monopolization, and other crimes that undermine the free market. It promotes competition and innovation while protecting consumers, workers, and taxpayers. Policy and Advocacy Program
• The Antitrust Division has several components that perform specialized Policy and Advocacy roles, including the Appellate Section, the International Section, and the Competition Policy and Advocacy Section. Office of Chief Legal Advisor
• The Office of the Chief Legal Advisor (OCLA) is comprised of attorney advisors and performs many of the same duties as a General Counsel's Office. It advises the Assistant Attorney General (AAG), the AAG's deputies, and Division managers and staff on potential areas of legal risk or vulnerability to the Division's operations as well as issues concerning the Division's jurisdiction and law enforcement authority.

This vacancy is open to CURRENT LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS , enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, a degree-seeking program at a college, or university, on a basis of at least half-time, as defined by your academic institution. In addition to the requirements above, you must also meet the specific qualifications requirements for this position as described in the Qualifications section below.

Please pay careful attention to the entire announcement to ensure you understand these important requirements. Students must have completed at least one full semester with an accredited law school at the beginning of the current academic term. Preference will be given to second and third-year law students. Applicants must have superior research and writing skills, be detail oriented.

You must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement,11/04/2026. Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri. Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Applicants MUST submit a copy of transcripts with your application. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at the time of application; however, an official transcript will be required prior to an official offer of employment. The transcript must contain the name of the institution, a list of the courses you completed with the grade received, the dates you attended the school, your major and degree awarded, your cumulative grade point average (GPA), and the date your degree was conferred.

Please do not submit password-protected or encrypted electronic transcripts. Secured files cannot be processed by our application system.

Education

must be from an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from accredited schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received at an accredited educational institution in the United States.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit for that education. Failure to provide such documentation will result in an ineligible rating.

For further information, please click Foreign Education . All documentation must be in English or include an English translation. Documents that appear to be altered will not be accepted. Failure to provide all the required information as stated above may result in an ineligible rating due to an incomplete application.