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The U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce the release of DOSCareers, a new mobile app designed for aspiring Foreign Service candidates and others seeking to familiarize themselves with diplomatic careers. This app offers essential information right at your fingertips: Foreign Service Specialist and Officer career path descriptions, videos of employees in specific career [...]

On February 1, 2013, national student loan expert Heather Jarvis addressed public service professionals and students from UT Law and other Texas law schools on “Public Service Loan Forgiveness in Five Easy Steps” during the annual Public Service Career Fair, the largest public service legal job fair in Texas. This year she also covered the [...]

New “Pay As You Earn” Student Loan Repayment Plan Final regulations implementing the President’s “Pay As You Earn” repayment initiative have just been published.  The regulations provide for reduced payments for some federal student loan borrowers and improve the federal student loan disability discharge process.  Highlights include: Eligible borrowers: Must not owe a balance on [...]

The Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) program Class of 2013 application period will open on Monday, November 5 and close on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 10:59 p.m. (Central).  The entire application process, including submission of all necessary documents, must be completed during this time period. Applicants have two ways to find the application – at [...]

Introduction to Public Service Debt Management: Audio and PowerPoint (PDF) Audio (62 min., UT-EID required) | PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Learn strategies to manage your educational debt, including the UT Law and federal loan repayment and forgiveness programs for lawyers pursuing jobs in the government and public interest sectors. Presented by the Career Services Office and [...]

Introduction to Public Service Law Video (56 min., UT-EID required) | PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) Are you interested in possibly pursuing a career in public service? Learn about both short-term and long-term strategies for obtaining government and public interest jobs during the summer and/or after graduation. Panelists include Robert Kepple, Executive Director, Texas District & County [...]

For those of you who were interested in attending yesterday’s cancelled Foreign Service* Informational Session, you may want to review the U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Oral Assessment (FSOA) Study Guide, which has the same information that may have been covered in the session. This guide is designed to help familiarize you with the [...]

The University of Texas School of Law is a founding member of PSLawNet, now know as PSJD, which is a valuable resource for finding job opportunities in the public service sector. This website contains an enormous database of job postings with public service employers such as legal service providers, public policy advocates, and government agencies. [...]

The 2012-13 Government Honors & Internship Handbook, published by the University of Arizona, is now available online. Please note that legal work at many of the agencies may differ from what you would assume based on the agencies’ names; therefore, it is worth reading the program descriptions carefully. Click on the link above for the [...]

TCEQ Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program Informational Session Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Eidman Courtroom Come learn about the Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program, which provides summer internship opportunities for students pursuing environmental, engineering, science-related, public administration and legal careers. The purpose of the program is to expose students to environmental [...]