Experienced Attorneys

Staff Attorney Positions — Now Filling

We welcome applications from lawyers with more than one year of experience for all offices at the Commission — headquarters and our 11 regional offices — throughout the year. To receive consideration, send a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and indicating your areas of interest, a resume, and a 5 to 10 page legal writing sample. If you have less than five years of legal experience, also submit your law school transcript. Veterans must submit verification of preference with their application.

If you are interested in staff attorney positions in Washington, DC, submit your application materials to:

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Attention: Recruiting Specialist
450 5th Street NW
Washington, DC 20549-0103

If you are interested in one or more of our regional or district offices, submit your application materials to each office directly.

  Regional offices and addresses

Hiring decisions are made in each division or office independently. We attempt to acknowledge every inquiry we receive, however, divisions and offices will contact you directly to arrange an interview or to request additional information if they are interested in considering you further. Materials are kept on file for 90 days.

Attorney Vacancy Announcements

Applicants may wish to apply to a specific vacancy announcement posted on our employment website. Primarily, the postings are for supervisory attorney positions (SK-15 through SK-17) and are targeted toward professionals with extensive experience. Periodically, postings for staff attorney positions (SK-14) are also available. Each vacancy announcement will specify the location and division or office of the position.

For Summer Internships in Regional & District Offices:

Please submit materials directly to the office(s) in which you are interested.

Summer Honors Law Program

Regional Contact Information

http://www.sec.gov/jobs/jobs_attregions.shtml