DA 25-1084 
                                                     Released:  December 18, 2025 
                                                                                
 FCC TO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2026 ATTORNEY HONORS PROGRAM 
                                         
          Application Window Runs from December 18, 2025 – January 30, 2026 
                         Submit Applications via USAJOBS 
  
 WASHINGTON, December 18, 2025 – The Federal Communications Commission today announced that 
 it will begin accepting applications from graduating law students, recent law school graduates, and current 
 judicial clerks for its Fall 2026 Attorney Honors Program.  The application window opens today, 
 December 18, 2025 and closes on January 30, 2026. 
  
 The Attorney Honors Program is the FCC’s primary vehicle for hiring entry-level attorneys.  Attorneys at 
 the FCC work on cutting-edge legal and policy issues in the communications and technology arenas.  
 Attorneys at the FCC draft decisions in adjudicatory and rulemaking matters, work with internal and 
 external constituencies to resolve complex policy issues before the agency, participate in international 
 negotiations, represent the FCC in dealings with other government agencies, Congress and the private 
 sector, and defend FCC decisions in the federal courts. Additionally, Honors Attorneys benefit from a 
 specialized training and career-development curriculum designed specifically for the program. 
     
 Participants selected for the Attorney Honors Program will serve in a two-year employment and training 
program designed to introduce them to the field of communications law and policy and to provide a wide 
variety of learning experiences.  The FCC encourages law students in their final year of study, recent law 
students who graduated in the spring or summer of 2025, and current judicial clerks with superior 
academic credentials who are interested in public service and/or communications law to apply for the Fall 
2026 class.  Applications must be received by midnight U.S. Eastern Time on January 30, 2026. 
 Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. 
  
 Selection for the Attorney Honors Program is highly competitive.  During the selection process, the FCC 
 reviews many facets of a candidate’s background, including academic achievement, writing skills, law 
 review and/or moot court experience, clinic or extracurricular activities, and interest in government 
 service and/or the communications industry.     
  
 For the Fall 2026 application cycle, the FCC will use the FCCJobs web-based recruitment system, which 
 integrates with the Office of Personnel Management’s USAJOBS website.  Interested persons should 
 apply via USAJOBS to Vacancy Announcement: FCC-HONORSATTY-2026-001. Submission of the 
 following documents is required:  a cover letter, resume, official or unofficial law school transcript, 
 writing sample (of not more than 15 pages), and a list of three professional references. Please upload 
 these documents as separate attachments to your online application and ensure that all attachments are 
 titled as follows: "Last Name.First Name-Title.” At the time of application, applicants have the option of 
 answering four short, free-response essay questions.  
  
 We recommend that you double check to ensure that all required parts of your application have been 
 successfully uploaded in USAJOBS. 
  

                         Federal Communications Commission           DA 25-1084 
  

For further information, please visit the Attorney Honors Program webpage at 
www.fcc.gov/attorneyhonorsprogram or direct questions to honors.program@fcc.gov.  
  
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