SEC.gov | Chair's Attorney Honors Program

The Chair’s Attorney Honors Program is a highly sought after federal entry-level attorney hiring program. The program is a two-year structured program opened to U.S. citizens, which secures employment for current 3L students and entry-level attorneys currently serving a judicial clerkship. Upon graduation, 3L students begin employment with the SEC as law clerks. Participants may be converted to an entry-level attorney position after admittance to a state bar association. Judicial clerks selected for the program will begin employment after they have completed their clerkship. The two-year developmental program will provide:

Documented performance plans
Individual Development Plans
Formal training designed by the SEC University
Rotational assignments within the respective Division or Office

Multiple opportunities are available in our Washington, D.C. headquarters as well as Regional Offices*.

Specific Division/Offices will be identified in the Job Opportunity Announcement.

*Regional offices primarily represent the Division of Enforcement and the Division of Examinations.

Eligibility

Participants must:

Be a U.S. Citizen
Be a current third-year (3L) law student*; current joint-degree law student* or; entry-level attorney employed as a legal fellow, judicial clerkship, PMF or PMF finalist.
Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent

* Current 3L law students must graduate prior to the start of the program to be considered eligible. Current joint-degree law students must complete all academic requirements for both degrees and graduate from both programs prior to the start of the program.

Timeline

A general timeline is as follows:

2023 Cohort
Announcement Opens/Closes	August 1, 2022 – September 13, 2022
Selection/Notification Process	September – December 2022
Background Investigation	March - September 2023
Enter on Duty	August - October 2023

***Timeline is subject to change without notice. ***

How to Apply

Opportunities will be posted on https://www.usajobs.gov/ when they are available. Chair’s Attorney Honors Program opportunities will be posted as Law Clerk (Chair’s Attorney Honors Program) or Attorney-Advisor (Chair’s Attorney Honors Program).

We strongly encourage you to sign up to receive USAJobs notifications to ensure you do not miss the application window.

Opportunities will also be linked below when available.