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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
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