3Ls: OCI for Post-Grad Jobs with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the world’s premier public engineering organization, responsible for building critical infrastructure and well-known monuments such as the Panama Canal, the Pentagon, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, and the Washington Monument.  Our mission is to deliver vital engineering solutions to secure our nation, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk.  With more than 38,000 civilians in over 50 offices worldwide, USACE team members support missions that are essential to the safety and security of our nation and the world.

     Each year, the Chief Counsel, through the Civilian Honors Program, selects a limited number of highly qualified graduating law students, LL.M. candidates, and judicial law clerks to join our global team of more than 500 attorneys and legal support professionals based in over 50 cities across the world.  The Civilian Honors Program offers recent law school graduates and new attorneys challenging work, significant responsibility, substantive experience, and unparalleled development opportunities to serve the public.

     USACE attorneys perform dynamic legal work as members of teams of talented professionals solving the nation’s toughest challenges.  USACE attorneys commonly develop expertise in multiple subject matter areas, including: contract law; environmental law; federal administrative law, fiscal law, and ethics law; labor and employment law; litigation; real estate law; and many other areas.  USACE attorneys in all offices experience robust training, a culture of mentorship, and a global support network.  And, while USACE attorneys take on challenging assignments that enable them to grow personally and professionally, USACE provides for flexible work schedules so that USACE attorneys may maintain a healthy work-life balance.

     USACE is an equal opportunity employer.  USACE is firmly committed to recruiting, developing, and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce where all employees are valued for their talents as members of the team.

     The Chief Counsel’s Civilian Honors Program places highly qualified candidates in full-time legal positions throughout the world as positions become available.  USACE’s mission is a global one, and Honors Attorney placements reflect and support that global mission.  While placements in particular offices, such as USACE Headquarters in Washington, D.C., may be available, candidates are not placed in every office each year.  Roughly 98 percent of qualified candidates are placed outside of the Washington, D.C. area offices.  Because placement is contingent upon the availability of open positions in offices worldwide, applicants willing and able to accept offers in a broad array of offices increase their chances of placement.  Relocation expenses may be covered by the hiring office.