2014 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Districts of Colorado and Wyoming represents indigent defendants accused of federal crimes. Federal Public Defender offices were established after Congress passed The Criminal Justice Act of 1964 (18 U.S.C. § 3006A). Anchored in the Sixth Amendment right to counsel and the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright, the CJA Act established a comprehensive system for providing court-appointed lawyers for the indigent accused. Our summer internship program gives law students with an eye toward public service the opportunity to see and experience how federal public defenders work.
Interns will be required to conduct research via Westlaw, draft motions or memoranda, and assist in the preparation of evidentiary hearings. Interns may be asked to assist an appellate attorney in the preparation of a brief or oral argument. The Intern Supervisor will monitor assignments.
Summer interns are expected to work 40 hours per week for 8 to 12 weeks. Please note that successful applicants will be required to submit fingerprints to enable a brief background investigation.
Applicants must have completed:
1. Two years at an accredited law school.
2. A Constitutional Law and a Criminal Law course.
Course completion in Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or Evidence is preferred, but not required. Mastery of Westlaw is essential.
Applicants should submit the following in hard copy: (1) resume and 3 references, (2) writing sample (5 pages or less), (3) law school transcript, and (4) cover letter.
All internships are unpaid. There is no direct or implied promise of future employment.
Applications must be received no later than April 30, 2014. This program is about working for humans; no emailed applications, please.
Summer Intern Supervisor
Federal Public Defender
633 17th Street, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80202
The Federal Public Defender is an equal opportunity employer
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Selection for this position is contingent on proof of U.S. citizenship or, for noncitizens, proof of authorization to work in the United States plus proof of entitlement to
receive compensation. Even if a noncitizen is authorized to work in the United States under the immigration laws, this agency may not use appropriated funds to pay compensation to a noncitizen employee in the continental United States unless he or she falls within one of the following categories of exceptions:
- Persons lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are seeking citizenship or are willing to seek citizenship when eligible.
- Persons admitted as refugees under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 who have filed a declaration of intention to become lawful permanent residents and then citizens when eligible.
- Persons who owe permanent allegiance to the United States (for example, natives of American Samoa and Swains Island).
- Persons who were officers or employees of the U.S. Government on December 16, 2009.
For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, available at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf .