| OAG Honors Program
The Honors Program offers graduating law school students, graduating LL.M. students and judicial law clerks a unique opportunity to join the 7th-largest attorney general's office in the United States. The Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (“OAG”) performs the legal functions of a local district attorney’s office as well as those of a state attorney general’s office. OAG’s nearly 400 attorneys work as criminal prosecutors, civil litigators, or as lawyers in one of the general counsels' offices located in each of the 28 agencies under the Mayor’s authority.
Please select below to view OAG's organizational chart:
The Honors Program provides a special opportunity for entry-level attorneys to apply through a separate hiring process focused on exceptionally talented, recent graduates. Eligible candidates must be third-year law students, LL.M. candidates, or current judicial law clerks. Successful candidates are required to make a two-year commitment to OAG.
OAG will select 3-5 Honors attorneys each year. During their first 9-12 months of service, Honors attorneys will be assigned to matters handled by the Civil Litigation Division, the Office of the Solicitor General, and the Legal Counsel Division to hone legal writing and analysis skills. After approximately one year, Honors attorneys will be assigned, based on the attorney's preference and subject to the needs of the office, to a section within one the following Divisions:
Applications will be accepted beginning October 1 of each year. The application period will close on February 1 of each year. Interviews will begin December 1, and selections will be made on a rolling basis after December 1. Final decisions will be announced by March 15.
To learn more about the Honors Program and how to apply, select from the following:
| 
