Job Description
Criminal Law Internship Program, Summer 2014 The program provides undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamental investigative techniques and the relevant criminal law knowledge needed to assist staff attorneys. The internship kicks-off with an intensive week-long training session that orients interns to Service and the city. In the second week, Intern Investigators are partnered together, assigned to one to two staff attorneys, and are responsible for all investigative aspects of their attorneys' cases. Intern Investigators will be assigned to staff attorneys in the Trial Division. Intern Investigators are provided direction and supervision by both the Supervisory Investigator in charge of the Internship Program and the Staff Attorney. Typical investigative tasks include locating and interviewing witnesses, interviewing clients, taking detailed witness statements, performing extensive criminal background checks, serving subpoenas, testifying, photographing, measuring and diagramming crime scenes, preparing courtroom exhibits, writing reports regarding investigative activities, assisting with case development, and generally assisting the assigned attorney(s) in and out of the courtroom. Interns will be given some clerical duties, but the majority of their work is performed out in the community. Interns perform a significant portion of the investigative working closely with their Staff Attorneys on a daily basis. As the program progresses, additional meetings and training sessions are scheduled to discuss topics that are relevant to the role of the interns. Interns observe plea negotiations and discovery conferences with prosecutors, client interviews, and a variety of pre and post-trial court hearings. Should be attending or have recently graduated from a four-year undergraduate institution or a graduate school. Must be able to make a 12 week commitment (with minimal days off). Should volunteer 24 hours per week, 3 full days a week, though 40 hours are strongly preferred.
Internship Dates: June 16th, 2014- September 5th, 2014
