The following is a list of possible placement opportunities in Washington D.C. This list is not exhaustive. Externships are available at a multitude of agencies and non-profit organizations and students are encouraged to pursue placement opportunities that best match their legal interests and aspirations. A website that may assist students is psjd@nalp.org.

Executive Branch Legal Externships

• State Department Legal Adviser's Office
• U.S. Department of Justice, Aviation & Admiralty Law Division
• U.S. Department of Justice, Narcotics Division
• U.S. Department of Justice, National Security Division
• Federal Trade Commission, Deceptive Advertising Division
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Federal Communications Commission, International Bureau
• Securities & Exchange Commission
• U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
• Navy Judge Advocate General Corps
• Environmental Protection Agency, Office of General Counsel
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the General Counsel
• U.S. Institute of Museum & Library Services, Office of the General Counsel
• U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Tribal Justice
• U.S. Department of Justice, Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section
• Council on Environmental Quality
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Secretary's Office
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights 
• The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Congressional Legal Externships

• House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation & Trade
• U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
• Office of Senator John McCain
• Office of Senator Al Franken
• U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism & Homeland Security
• Office of Representative John Boozman
• Office of Representative Harry Mitchell

International Legal Externships

• Embassy of Canada Legal Office
• Organization of American States - work for attorney in anti-sex trafficking division

Non-Governmental Legal Externships

• Transparency International
• Environmental Law Institute
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
• Climate Institute
• Break the Cycle
• Shared Hope International
• International Municipal Lawyers Association
• Grameen Foundation
• Alliance Defense Fund
• The National Whistleblowers Association
• The Electronic Privacy Information Center 
• Human Rights First - Refugee Protection Project
• The Humane Society of the United States - Government Affairs
• Polaris Project

An Externship Seminar meets periodically during the semester and generally features accomplished attorneys or policy-makers who will describe their area of specialization in a seminar setting.

Students also prepare journal entries that are submitted to the College of Law faculty member who is in residence in D.C. The journal is a collection of personal reflections on the externship experience, including notes on work assignments, office hierarchy and management practices, challenging legal problems, and ethical issues.