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January 18, 2008
Legal Careers with the Office of Chief Counsel, ATF
The CSO Resource Room offers brochures and career information from the Office of Chief Counsel, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF offers many exciting and challenging career opportunities, both for summer and permanent employment. The brochures are available for you to take in the Government section of the Resource Room.
ATF is a component of the Department of Justice and is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Federal firearms and explosives laws. ATF Headquarters attorneys practice in the areas of employment law, litigation, criminal law, disclosure and forfeiture, and administrative law. They are also involved in reviewing and drafting legislation that is relevant to the agency and the DOJ. Field attorneys are located in 25 field offices throughout the country and provide legal advice on criminal investigations, assist United States Attorneys’ Offices in prosecuting firearms and explosives cases, and conduct administrative hearings to revoke Federal firearms and explosives licenses and permits.
More detailed information can be found on the National Association for Law Placement website, www.nalp.org.
ATF hires recent law graduates through the DOJ Honors Program and hires law student interns during the summer. Interested students can apply for paid internships through the Department’s Summer Law Internship Program and can apply directly to ATF for volunteer internship opportunities. Application requirements for internship programs are outlines in the brochures available in the CSO.
Posted by kcc17 at January 18, 2008 06:13 PM