Attorney General's Honors Program

Funding: Salary not disclosed on the program page (contact aghonorsapps@doj.ca.gov); role is a paid state civil-service Deputy Attorney General-track position with standard state salary schedules (public sources place Deputy AG pay roughly in the $100K+ range depending on step). Who can apply: Third-year law students, students in their final year of other graduate law programs, newly admitted lawyers in their first year of practice, judicial clerks, or those completing government/academic/public-interest fellowships in September 2027; must be California Bar members or plan to sit for the July 2027 Bar exam. On-the-job training, career development programming, mentorship; placements in Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego, Oakland, or Los Angeles across Civil Law, Criminal Law, or Public Rights Divisions.