Established by Congress in 1947, the Department of Defense (DOD) oversees U.S. national security. Headquartered at the Pentagon, it manages an annual budget of over $250 billion. The DOD is the nation’s largest employer, with approximately 1.4 million men and women on active duty and about 718,000 civilian personnel.
Interns work in the Office of General Counsel, as well as in the acquisition and logistics, fiscal, Inspector General, international affairs and intelligence, legal counsel, legislative reference, standards of conduct, and personnel and health policy departments. The program includes training seminars, mentors and specially arranged tours of DOD departments (as well as the U.S. Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces, Senate Armed Services Committee’s General Counsel and the Department of Justice).
Open to college freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as grad students.
Honors Legal Internship Program
United States Department of Defense
Office of General Counsel
The Pentagon Room 3E999
Washington, DC 20301-1155
Number of Interns: Less than 10
Compensation/Benefits: Paid, Varies
Duration: N/A
Academic Level: College Freshmen, College Sophomores, College Juniors, College Seniors, Graduate Students
Washington, DC
