For
consideration, all applicants must meet
the minimum qualification listed.
Resumes for Legal Intern positions should
be submitted by the following deadlines:
February 15th for summer positions
June 30th for fall semester positions
October 30th for spring semester
positions
College
Work Study Program
Students interested in this program must
contact their college and/or university
to determine if they qualify for a
college work study position. The office
has several work-study positions
available, requiring a commitment of 12
to 15 hours per week. A full-time
commitment is desired for summer interns.
Student Volunteer Service
Offers unpaid training opportunities to
students in college and law school. These
opportunities provide work experience
related to the student's academic
program. Students must be enrolled at
least half-time in an accredited
technical or vocational school, a 2-year
or 4-year college or university, or a
graduate or professional school to
participate in this program. Positions
available include Legal, Paralegal,
Investigator or Administrative Intern.
The volunteer positions usually last one
semester but may be extended.
Intern Clinic Program
This program offers school credits.
Students must check with their school's
clinical advisor regarding the number of
units earned. During the school year, a
minimum of 15 hours per week is required.
Positions available include Legal,
Paralegal, Investigator or Administrative
Intern.
Legal Intern
The Legal Intern positions allow students
to gain experience in researching issues;
writing memoranda of findings, briefs,
and motions; and observing federal court
proceedings.
Employment in this program is restricted
to students enrolled in or recent
graduates of a 3 or 4 year law school
curriculum leading to a degree, and to
persons who have been admitted to the
State Bar of California within the past
12 months. Prefer second semester, second
year day or third year evening students
but will accept some first year day or
second year evening students in the
summer.
To qualify for the position of Legal
Intern during the school year, a person
must have completed their first year at
an accredited law school.
Misdemeanor
Unit
Misdemeanor legal intern
positions are available for
second and third-year law
students. The misdemeanor legal
intern will provide direct
representation, under the
supervision of a staff attorney,
to indigent clients. The intern
will represent clients at
arraignment, motion hearings,
plea negotiations, trial,
probation interviews, judgment,
and sentencing.
Students must be certified as a
law student attorney to appear in
federal magistrate court (See
Certification Package) and must
have either successfully
completed or be currently
enrolled in both evidence and
civil procedure. Prior course
work in criminal law and/or prior
criminal law experience is
desired, but not necessary.
Because the misdemeanor legal
intern provides ongoing
representation to his or her
clients, this position is ideally
suited for a student seeking
clinical hours who can commit to
the position for more than one
semester. Students work 20 hours
per week during the school year
and 40 hours per week during the
summer months.
Felony
Unit
The felony legal intern performs
legal research using all
available resources, including
computer-assisted legal research
tools. Research includes state
and federal statutes, case law,
regulations, treaties, and
sentencing guidelines. The felony
legal intern will prepare legal
memoranda, motions, and briefs
for review by Assistant Federal
Defenders and for use in federal
court.
Capital
Habeas Unit
The legal intern performs legal
research using all available
resources, including
computer-assisted legal research
tools. Research includes state
and federal statutes, case law,
regulations, precedents,
treaties, and sentencing
guidelines and related subject
matter. Analyzes legal decisions,
opinions, rulings, memoranda and
related legal materials and
prepares digests and indexes of
those materials. Compiles and
summarizes substantive
information on statutes, treaties
and specific legal subjects.
Prepares jurisdictional
statements, review of issues,
comprehensive statements of
relevant facts, standards of
review and briefs complex legal
and factual arguments. Obtains
and reviews documents, records
and information relevant to case
preparation. Prepares legal
memoranda, motions, and briefs
for review by Capital Habeas
Attorneys who represent state
death row inmates in federal
habeas corpus proceedings.
Investigative
/ Paralegal Intern
This program is restricted to
students enrolled in a four year
curriculum leading to a
bachelor’s degree.
To qualify for the position of
Investigator or Paralegal Intern,
a person must be a high school
graduate or the equivalent and
currently enrolled in a
bachelor’s degree program
from an accredited college or
university in such fields as
criminal justice, political
science, law, or sociology.
The Investigator and/or Paralegal
Intern assists Investigators,
Paralegals and Attorneys in
preparing cases. Duties include
preparing and serving subpoenas;
gathering and reviewing records;
locating and interviewing clients
and witnesses; photographing and
diagraming crime scenes; and
preparing reports.
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