CAREER CENTER - LEGAL JOBS 

Welcome to the CWBA Career Center. As a service to our members, the CWBA posts judicial vacancies and nominating commission opportunities, as well as law-related employment and volunteer opportunities.

There is typically no cost for job board postings as long as at least one person from a firm or organization is an active CWBA member. If no one is a member, the fee is $50 per job posting.

To request to have an opportunity posted on our website, please send the pertinent information including application deadline, online links, and salary and benefits information to the CWBA at execdir@cwba.org.

Requirement to include salary range and benefits overview information in all job postings:

The CWBA has created a guide to help educate employers about their obligations related to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (CEPEWA) which became effective January 1, 2021. This law provides an unprecedented opportunity to close the gender pay gap and build a more equitable economy in Colorado. We are sharing this guide with anyone who posts or requests us to post jobs on the listserv and/or our website. You may download a copy here. You may also download the info sheet from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment here. CWBA Member Ellen Giarratana also wrote an excellent post on our blog, “The 1891,” called “Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act – Explained.”

Postings are published for 30 days or until closing date.  (No professional recruiting firms, please.) 

Many legal jobs are also posted on the Colorado Bar Association's Job Board.

JUDICIAL OPENINGS AND NOMINATIONS

The CWBA and Colorado's other diversity bar associations encourage members to seek appointment for upcoming judicial vacancies.  When a vacancy is announced by the Judicial Branch, information about the vacancy is publicized to our members.

Information on Colorado's Merit Selection System, specific commission rosters and rules, and judicial vacancies may be found on the nominating commission portion of the Colorado Judicial Branch website. (Visit this site to download the nominating commission application in editable PDF format.)  

You'll also find Colorado Judicial Openings on the Colorado Judicial Branch website.  Click here for other openings within the Colorado Judicial Branch and benefits information. You may find Denver County Court openings on the Denver County Court website.

BOARDS & COMMISSIONS OPENINGS

The Governor’s Office of Boards & Commissions - Seeking Applicants

The Governor's Office of Boards & Commissions is continually seeking applications for a wide range of state boards and commissions.

To learn more about applying for Judicial District Nominating Commission positions, click here. 

The Boards and Commissions book, listing all boards/commissions and expiration terms, may be downloaded from their website.  Click here for the application, or contact the Governor's Office of Boards & Commissions at (303) 866-5232 for more information.   

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

None at this time.

JOB OPENINGS

The Office of the Attorney General/Colorado Department of Law

The Office of the Attorney General/Colorado Department of Law is the largest law firm in the State and as such frequently has job opportunities. The Office of the Attorney General/Department of Law is committed to serving as the “People’s Lawyer.” The Attorney General, Phil Weiser, was elected by the people of Colorado and is the State's chief lawyer and law enforcement official.  

The Attorney General has primary authority for enforcement of consumer protection and antitrust laws, prosecution of criminal appeals and some complex white-collar crimes, the Statewide Grand Jury, training and certification of peace officers, and most natural resource and environmental matters. The Attorney General serves as counsel to all state officials, departments, boards and commissions. Visit the website to learn more. 

Employment opportunities may be found on their website, and you'll find specifics about any current openings posted below in our listings.

Become an Intern with the Office of the Attorney General

The Department of Law offers unpaid internships and externships for school credit to first, second and third-year law students. This is a great opportunity to gain first-hand experience and course credit.

Click here to read the internship program brochure.

Apply now for the 2026-2027 Colorado Attorney General's Fellowship Program

The Colorado Department of Law (“DOL”) is now accepting applications for its Fellowship Program, which will begin in November 2026. Please submit applications no later than October 3, 2025.

The DOL Fellowship Program provides lawyers a springboard into public service by teaching critical legal skills and allowing Fellows to meaningfully contribute to the DOL’s work. In service of the people of Colorado, the DOL’s work encompasses cybersecurity, consumer protection, criminal appeals, civil rights, torts, contracts, eminent domain, administrative law, tax, public utilities law, public health, school safety, energy, criminal fraud, victim advocacy, and much more. And as a Fellow at the DOL, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting, and sometimes novel, legal matters in these areas of practice through drafting memoranda, briefs, and pleadings and working collaboratively with other lawyers. You will be provided with feedback on your work and receive opportunities for mentorship and networking.

In addition, as part of the program, all Fellows participate in dedicated professional development, can volunteer on office-wide impact teams, and can earn a Certificate of Trial Advocacy by completing the Colorado Trial Advocacy Certificate Program. Fellows may also earn free CLE credits through programming offered by the DOL, Colorado Bar Association, and Practicing Law Institute.

Fellows may have an opportunity to apply for open permanent positions at the DOL during the second half of their Fellowship term.

The Fellowship Program is open to those law school students who are graduating law school by Spring 2026 and to recent law school graduates who are currently clerking. We encourage applications from those who are intellectually curious and passionate about public service. The Department of Law is most interested in candidates who have strong writing skills; have the confidence and ability to ask good and thoughtful questions; are eager to engage; and have a strong academic record (i.e., a strong GPA or show a steady improvement of grades during law school).

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