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The Office of the General Counsel welcomes applications from law students for various internships offered in our offices. These positions are available year round and may be with or without academic credit. Please see the information below for a list of our current internship...
From time to time, the Office of the General Counsel generates documents, such as legal opinions and interpretations, that may be of interest to the public and helpful in understanding law and regulations pertinent to transportation. A selection...
Positions offered to honors attorneys are excepted service positions. For more information regarding the excepted service, please visit www.opm.gov. The permanent duty station for honors attorneys is Washington, DC.
SalaryAll honors attorneys are hired at the GS-...
October 2026 update: Information regarding the application for the 2027 DOT Honors Attorney Program will be posted soon. Please check back frequently for updates.
EligibilityThe Honors Attorney Program is a two-year program. To be eligible for our next program starting in August or...
The Department’s Honors Attorney Program offers new law graduates (and recent law graduates completing judicial clerkships or fellowships) a unique opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of the Department’s diverse law practice. During the two-year program, honors attorneys rotate...
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to a variety of dispute resolution processes designed to assist parties in working through issues and/or resolving differences. These processes involve a third party neutral and are typically voluntary. The neutral can play a variety of roles,...
Statement of Policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Experience at the Department of Transportation, in other Federal agencies, and in the private sector have shown that alternative dispute resolution (ADR) can improve communications and achieve mutually acceptable solutions more effectively than traditional, non-collaborative processes. The...
The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution offers mediation and facilitation services to help parties resolve disputes efficiently and effectively.