Post-Bar Graduate Law Clerk
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Every summer, our office welcomes a class of 10 to 15 full-time volunteer interns for 1Ls and 2Ls. Summer interns are imbedded into one of our four offices for a ten-week program that provides an in-depth experience of the day-to-day life of a public defender.
Interns work closely with attorneys on their cases, which may include interviewing clients and visiting them at the jail; researching and writing pretrial motions; second chairing jury trials; litigating motions in court; and working on a variety of cases including misdemeanors, felonies and juvenile.
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Do I have to be eligible for work-study to paid for working in your department?
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Do you allow law students to split their summer between your Department and another firm?
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Will I be working for one specific attorney?
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Where is Contra Costa County?
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About
Contra
Costa
At Contra Costa Public Defenders (CCPD), we provide vigorous, client-centered advocacy to indigent persons accused of crimes in Contra Costa County. We believe that justice can only be served when the most vulnerable among us are treated with the same attention, dignity and respect as the most powerful.
Mentorship
CCPD offers a mentoring program for attorneys and law clerks. Each new attorney and law clerk is assigned an experienced attorney mentor. The mentor is available to consult about general procedures and specific cases, to answer questions and to give advice. Law clerks’ mentors also ensure opportunities to observe court proceedings, visit the jail, and obtain professional development advice.
Our
Approach
At Contra Costa Public Defenders (CCPD), we provide vigorous, client-centered advocacy to indigent persons accused of crimes in Contra Costa County. We believe that justice can only be served when the most vulnerable among us are treated with the same attention, dignity and respect as the most powerful.
Apply
We accept applications beginning in October and usually extend offers of employment by March.
