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General

Legacy ID
2311

E-Library

Legal Documents of Interest to the Public

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...

Compensation and Benefits

Overview

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. 

Salary

All honors attorneys are hired...

How to Apply

Eligibility

The Honors Attorney Program is a two-year program.  To be eligible for our next program starting in August 2025, you must be a U.S. citizen graduating from law school in Spring 2025 or completing a judicial clerkship or judicial fellowship in Summer 2025.  

All...

Hiring Process

Characteristics of a Competitive Candidate Class Rank: GPA of 3.0 or higher; Top 50% required Exceptional writing and analytical skills Law journal or secondary journal preferred but not required Clinical activities, moot court, trial advocacy preferred but not required Demonstrated...

Honors Attorney Program

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...

FAQs

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,...

Resources

Statement of Policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Training Opportunties

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...

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution works with organizations and individuals to increase the knowledge, quality, and use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Center serves as an information resource to both DOT ADR providers and users. ADR is designed to assist parties in...