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.
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.
No benefits are provided for this appointment.
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jennifer.snyder@usdoj.gov · 2025988069
This position is with Offices, Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice.
The posted pay range is $0 – $0.
Applications close on 2026-11-04.
This position is open under the 'Student' hiring path.
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