Honors Lawyering Program Apprenticeships


As an HLP student, you work full-time in a professional apprenticeship during the fall semester of your second year. The second apprenticeship may be either full-time or part-time, depending on your course of study. You obtain the type of real-world experience that future employers value.
How do I find my apprenticeships? Do I get paid?
Law Career Services staff members assist you in your search for apprenticeships that fit your professional goals. Employers compensate students in accordance with their ability to pay.
Do I have to know what type of law I want to study before I do an apprenticeship?
No. You benefit from the professional apprenticeships whether you use them to explore different areas of law or you have already chosen a field of practice.
Recent apprenticeships in the San Francisco Bay Area include:
Private law firms and companies practicing in a variety of fields:
- civil litigation
- commercial transactions
- environmental law
- family law
- immigration law
- intellectual property law
- international law
- labor and employment law
The Judicial System:
- federal trial and appellate courts
- state trial and appellate courts
Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies:
- California Attorney General's Office
- California Department of Insurance
- Federal Public Defender's Office
- San Francisco City Attorney's Office
- San Francisco District Attorney's Office
- San Francisco Human Rights Commission
- U.S. Attorney's Office, Criminal Division
- U.S. Environmental & Natural Resources Division
Public Interest Organizations including:
- Legal Services for Children
- Asian Law Caucus
- Bay Area Legal Aid
- California Lawyers for the Arts
- Earthjustice
- Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights