Volunteer Legal Intern - Summer - Criminal Division
Salary Information: Unpaid internship, but provides valuable hands-on experience and exposure to federal criminal and civil cases.
Job Title: Volunteer Legal Intern - Summer - Criminal Division
Experience Information: Must have completed at least one year of law school before beginning the internship. Enrollment in an accredited law school at least half-time is required during school-year terms. Must be a . citizen.
Locations: San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA - United States
Application Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024
Organization: USAO Northern District of California
Department: Criminal/Civil Division - San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose
Overview:
- The Criminal Division of the USAO for the Northern District prosecutes all federal crimes from Monterey to the Oregon border, including economic, cyber security, narcotics, violent corruption, child exploitation, immigration, and other federal crimes.
- The Civil Division represents the United States and its departments and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court.
- Approximately 130 AUSAs work across these two divisions in one of three offices: San Francisco, San Jose, or Oakland.
- The intern program is in-person and interns are required to be in the office. Remote work is not available.
Job Description:
- Assist attorneys with legal research, writing pleadings, trial preparation, and completing appellate briefs.
- Observe pretrial proceedings, trials, and other court proceedings, in cases on which they have worked or in cases of general interest in the office.
- Observe hearings, pretrial proceedings, trials, appellate oral argument, and other court proceedings.
- Attend meetings with client agencies and attend settlement conferences, mediations, depositions, site visits, and witness interviews.
Qualifications:
- Must have completed one year of an ABA accredited law school before beginning the internships.
- During school-year terms, must be enrolled in an accredited law school at least half-time.
- Must complete a background check before beginning employment.
- Must be a . citizen.
Application Process:
- Submit a resume, cover letter, current law school transcript, and writing sample to the division(s)/branch(es) of choice.
- If applying to more than one division/office, indicate preference in the cover letter and subject line of the email.
- Email applications to **** and indicate division(s)/office(s) preference and desired term of service.
Department Policies:
- Equal Employment Opportunity: The Department of Justice is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. Applicants from all communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, religions, and cultures of the United States are welcome to apply.
- Reasonable Accommodations: The agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities.
- Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities: The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities to apply for positions.
- Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs: The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits employees of the . Department of Justice or a federal contractor acting on its behalf from inquiring about an applicant's criminal history record before a conditional offer of employment is made.
- Suitability and Citizenship: Employment is contingent upon passing a drug test and completing a background investigation. . citizens may be eligible for employment with other DOJ organizations on a case-by-case basis.
- Veterans: Veterans' preference is considered in attorney hiring.
- USAO Residency Requirement: Assistant United States Attorneys must reside in the district to which appointed or within 25 miles thereof.
Disclaimer:
- Unpaid internship, but provides valuable hands-on experience and exposure to federal criminal and civil cases.
- The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
- Updated October 3, 2024. This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies and Volunteer Legal Internships.
