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With an emphasis on high ethical standards, excellence in public service and the delivery of quality legal services, our Office performs the legal work for the United States Department of the Interior, manages the Department's Ethics Office and resolves FOIA Appeals. With more than four hundred total employees, three hundred of which are attorneys licensed in forty states, the Office strives to provide sound legal services to fulfill the Department's diverse and wide-ranging mission.

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2011 Solicitor's Honors Attorney Program

The application period for the 2011 Honors Program is open through Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

The Office of the Solicitor’s Honors Attorney Program is designed to recruit highly qualified junior attorneys within our Headquarters law divisions in Washington, D.C. During the initial year, Honors Attorneys participate in developmental opportunities, have access to rotational assignments in our Headquarters law divisions, and receive other opportunities to enhance their skills in the practice of law in the Office’s legal and programmatic areas.

Additional information: Honors Attorney Program webpage    Program Overview document