Government & Law
Government and Law includes fields such as lobbying, policy research, military and politics. Hamiltonians in this industry work at places such as the U.S. House of Representatives, Mathematica Policy Research, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, and more.
Find alumni working in your field of interest using My Hamilton Connect.- For some tips on how to start building new connections, check out the networking page.
- Check out the Handshake Resource Library for resources, blogs, and videos featuring Hamilton alumni within this industry.
- Skip down to examples of career-related experiences and external job and internship listings.
Career-Related Experience
To gain experience and develop skills in this industry, consider pursuing a career related experience. Here is a list of ideas to explore:
- Local federal, state, county & town government offices
- Courts
- Health & Human Services/Social Services
- Justice
- Labor/Employment & Training
- Public Service/Consumer Advocacy
- Check telephone “blue pages for other offices”
- Local congressional offices
- Local courts
- Local democratic/republican parties
- Local nonprofit organization that addresses policy area of interest (i.e. education, energy/environmental, health, welfare & poverty)
- Political campaign
- Political consultants and lobbyists (especially near state capitals)
- County, state and federal government office and department (i.e., Legal, Mayor’s Office, Taxation, Codes, PR, Solicitor General, Treasury, Fraud)
- Court/Judge/Public Defender/District Attorney
- Estate Planning/accounting firms/tax service
- Government Relations department at a corporate headquarters
- Legal or human resources department at a corporation
- Local law office
- Not-for-Profit advocacy agency (department might include government relations/lobbying, programming)
- Real Estate Closings department at a bank/savings & loan/credit union
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Job & Intership Listings
- Senate Job and Internship Board
- Federal Internship Directory
- Search "Federal Undergraduate Internship Programs"
- Search “Student Temporary Employment Program"
- Search "Student Career Experience Program"
- American Bar Association
- City of New York Government Internships
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts Government Internships
- Democratic GAIN
- Foreign Policy Association
- Global Jobs and Internships
- JobsthatareLEFT
- New York State Government Internships
- StudentJobs.gov
- USA Jobs (U.S. Federal Government)
- Student Conservation Association
