Certified Graduate Intern - Public Defender's Agency

Task Statements include preparing legal documents, memorandums, briefs, and motions on given issues for Public Defender's approval and filing. Also, researching legal issues to effectively present the clients position, help Public Defenders interview victims, witnesses, and police officers to prepare cases for trial and/or plea agreements. They would also appear in Court supervised by Public Defenders to conduct preliminary matters in Court, such as bond reductions, initial hearings, pre-trials, and plea agreements. In addition, appears in Court, supervised by Public Defenders, to represent the clients at jury trials, court trials, or in more complicated preliminary matters.