Job Openings
Summer Associate
Job Details
Type of Job: Externship/Internship
Eligibility: Law students (1L-3L)
Apply via Email: ethics.commission@sec.nm.gov
Application Documents: Resume and Writing Sample
Job Description
The State Ethics Commission is an independent state agency created by Article V, Section 17 of the New Mexico Constitution to promote full compliance with the state laws that require our state government to be democratic, responsive to the public’s interest, and ethical. Those democracy and public accountability laws include: the Campaign Reporting Act, the Financial Disclosure Act, the Gift Act, the Lobbyist Regulation Act, the Voter Action Act, the Governmental Conduct Act, the Procurement Code, the State Ethics Commission Act, the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, and Article IX, Section 14 of the New Mexico Constitution, commonly known as the “Anti-Donation Clause.” The Commission works to achieve its goals by adjudicating ethics complaints, initiating civil enforcement actions in court, issuing advisory opinions, proposing amendments to ethics laws, drafting a model ethics code for other state agencies, and providing ethics trainings. The summer associate will assist Commission attorneys with investigations, preparation of advisory opinions, and preparation of pleadings and other papers for filing in litigated matters or Commission administrative proceedings. The summer associate may be asked to perform miscellaneous legal research or other drafting tasks. The summer associate position is paid, subject to available appropriations.
Job Dates
Application Deadline: 01/22/2026
Anticipated Job Start Date: 05/18/2026
Primary Job Contact
E-mail: ethics.commission@sec.nm.gov
Phone: (505) 554-7706
800 Bradbury Dr. SE, Suite 215, Albuquerque, NM 87106