Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Summer Externship Program in Washington, D.C. (3-4)

Students selected to participate in this program work with the PBGC attorneys, accountants, and actuaries over the summer months in Washington, D.C. The PBGC is a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. It insures private single-employer and multi-employer defined benefit pension plans. The education objectives of this externship include practical experience in defined benefit plans and their terminations; to further develop research, writing and drafting skills; to learn practical lawyering skills of document review and application of law and policy. Consultation with and approval of the director of the program is required for registration.