DOJ Tunes Up Online Apps for Honors Program Hopefuls
Published Date: 3/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The Department of Justice is updating its online application process for the Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program. This change aims to make applying easier and faster for law students and recent grads interested in these programs. Comments on the update are welcome until May 23, 2025, and the new system should save time without costing applicants extra money.
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 4 costs, 0 mixed.
Online application updated to be easier
The Department of Justice is updating the electronic application system for the Attorney General's Honors Program (HP) and Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) to make applying easier and faster for law students and recent graduates. The agency is accepting public comments on the change until May 23, 2025, and the notice states the new system should save applicants time without costing them extra money.
Demographic question changed to 'Sex' only
The voluntary demographic question on the HP/SLIP application is revised to ask 'Sex' with response options 'Male,' 'Female,' or 'Decline to Answer' and removes references to gender identity and sexual orientation. The notice states this change has no impact on public burden or cost.
New communication-skill questions for SLIP
Hiring officials requested adding two yes/no questions about written or oral communication skills that will be presented to eligible Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) applicants. The change is limited to SLIP applicants and is described as having a de minimis impact on public burden with no cost.
Virtual interview scheduling form for HP applicants
Approximately 600 Attorney General's Honors Program (HP) applicants will be asked to complete a Virtual Interview Scheduling form, and each of these forms is estimated to take about 10 minutes to complete. The change is included in the burden estimate and is described as having a small impact.
Estimated applicant time burden and respondent counts
The agency estimates 2,428 candidates apply annually to HP and SLIP, the electronic application takes about 1 hour to submit plus an average 45 minutes to gather and review materials (1.75 hours total), and the total annual burden is estimated at 4,349 hours. These numbers reflect the expected time applicants will spend on the application and associated forms each year.
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