Intern

About the Role

This is a temporary Spring 20207 opportunity for an Intern at Maricopa County, Public Advocate department. The position offers practical, hands-on experience working alongside experienced attorneys and legal professionals. The role allows individuals to work as either a Legal Intern / Extern or a Rule Certified Limited Practice Student.

About Maricopa County Public Advocate

Maricopa County Public Advocate provides innovative, client-centered legal representation in delinquency, dependency, and civil mental health proceedings for clients unable to afford representation. The department is dedicated to treating clients with respect and dignity while defending their constitutional rights.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Intern / Extern:
• Assists in trial preparation.
• Attends and participates in witness interviews.
• Attends private conferences with judges in chambers.
• Drafts and edits pleadings.
• Meets with clients both in and out of jail.
• Observes court proceedings.
• Researches legal issues.
• Reviews case files.
• Writes legal memoranda.
• Rule Certified Limited Practice Student:
• Represents children in delinquency cases in Maricopa County Superior Court.
• Handles advisory hearings, plea proceedings, settlement conferences, disposition hearings, competency hearings, review hearings, adjudication hearings (bench trials), and various other evidentiary hearings.
• Interviews clients and witnesses.
• Drafts motions and memoranda for active cases.
• Receives specific training in all aspects of contested delinquency hearings.
• Receives regular feedback on verbal and written work from professors, experienced defense attorneys, and sitting Superior Court judges.

Working Conditions

• Most work is performed in an office environment or court room.
• Requires the ability to work with traumatic subject matter (crime scenes, accidents, etc.).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Completion of one year of Law School.

Selection Procedure

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications.
• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile.
• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive.