Externship Opportunities

Students who participate in an externship position with the AOC's Office of General Counsel will gain experience in a broad variety of issues and legal services encountered by in-house attorneys, including contracts, human resources, and regulation of court professionals. The Office of General Counsel deals with business, administrative, and policy legal matters affecting the AOC as well as a range of issues affecting the judicial branch of government.

Under staff attorney supervision, students will draft, review, and participate in negotiations regarding contracts; assist with the investigation of complaints against court professionals; conduct research on routine and complex legal questions for AOC staff and clients throughout the judicial branch; work with various boards, commissions, and committees of the judiciary on special legal projects; and draft legal responses to public inquiries for information requests. Externs are also often exposed to the inner workings of government and interact with justices, judges, and other policy makers of the judiciary. Students participating in this externship should also expect to attend judicial branch committee and commission meetings, and will spend most of their time researching, writing, and reviewing or drafting legal documents.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences: Second and third-year students may apply.

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 

 

The ACLU of Georgia is a non-profit law firm dedicated to protecting civil rights and individual liberties. The ACLU works in the courts, in communities and with the state legislature to protect people's basic civil rights. Specifically, we focus on impact litigation and advocacy involving a variety of constitutional concerns in a wide variety of contexts. These include criminal justice, death penalty, disability rights, free speech, prisoners' rights, racial justice, religious freedom, reproductive freedom, and voting rights.

Externs will have the opportunity to work on a variety of litigation and advocacy projects relating to the ACLU's work in courts, legislatures, and communities defending individual rights and liberties. Externs will have the opportunity to gain experience by working alongside attorneys on all aspects and phases of litigation including client interviews, discovery, trial preparation, and appeals. Externs may also be asked to write legislative research memos and prepare legislative testimony on civil liberties issues in preparation for or during an upcoming legislative session. Other work may include conducting legal and policy research; drafting memoranda, affidavits, and briefs; researching prospects for potential investigations and new litigation, including both factual and legal claims; supporting legislative research and drafting public education materials; and attending community events with attorneys.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences:

• Strong interest and background in civil liberties and civil rights
• Constitutional Law II, recommended but not required
• Preference will be given to candidates interested in externing for 20 hours weekly, but those interested in fewer hours are still welcome to apply

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Animal Outlook (formerly known as Compassion Over Killing) is a national nonprofit organization with a 25-year history of exposing, preventing, and ending cruelty to animals in agriculture. Our Legal Advocacy program works to enforce laws protecting farmed animals, defend them in court from industry challenges, and expand them through innovative litigation. Our practice covers a range of disciplines including consumer protection, unfair competition, antitrust, employment, criminal, administrative, and constitutional law.

Legal Advocacy externs will research new projects and assist with ongoing projects in close collaboration with Animal Outlook’s attorneys.  In addition, externs frequently have opportunities to draft petitions, comment letters, and record requests and appeals.

Our legal team works closely with externs on all projects and assignments, meeting with them and providing written feedback on their work. Externs attend the following meetings throughout the semester:

• Weekly Check-Ins: Externs have weekly check-ins with their supervising attorney to discuss individual projects. During check-ins, the externs and supervising attorney set deadlines, discuss research questions, and review any written feedback on research and memo drafts.
• Weekly Extern Meetings: Externs meet altogether with their supervising attorney once per week to discuss ongoing projects. Weekly meetings also enable externs to ask questions about law school, animal law, or other relevant topics they might find interesting or useful to career development.
• Weekly Docket Meetings: Externs meet with the legal team, including the Senior Director of Legal Advocacy, once per week to discuss developments in Animal Outlook’s cases and other legal advocacy efforts.
• Weekly Team Meetings: Externs meet with the full Animal Outlook team once per week to discuss strategy and developments in the organization as a whole.
• Reading Groups: 1–2 times per semester, Animal Outlook holds “reading groups” at which the Executive Director, Senior Director of Legal Advocacy, staff attorney, legal fellows, and externs discuss a case or article about a novel development in the field.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: Excellent research and writing skills are required, as is an interest in exploring novel ways to use the law to protect animals.

Preferences: Candidates with a background and interest in animal protection are preferred.

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (“Advancing Justice – Atlanta”) is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast. We work in four major program areas: civic engagement and organizing, direct legal services, impact litigation, and policy advocacy. The externship placement would be with the impact litigation department. This department combines impact litigation with other strategies to expand legal protections for AANHPI, AMEMSA, and other marginalized communities and to advocate against laws and policies that are unjust or oppressive. It primarily focuses on the areas of immigrant justice and voting rights.

The extern will assist with the organization’s impact litigation and community advocacy in the areas of immigrant justice and voting rights.
The extern may conduct legal and factual research for ongoing and potential lawsuits, drafting and reviewing complaints, motions, and other pleadings; and other litigation tasks; support coalition and general advocacy work such as participating in rallies and days of action; investigative research and client interviews; assist with marketing activities, such as drafting press releases and community advisories for social media; assist with community organizing and education activities, such as election protection and policy advocacy; and work closely and collaboratively with other departments and offices in the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation, as well as other community partners.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• Interest in and passion for civil rights work and issues affecting immigrant and refugee communities
• Strong legal research and writing skills
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Own transportation

Preferences:

• 2Ls and 3Ls
• Civil rights and immigration or voting rights-related coursework
• Prior experience working with/ties to low-income communities of color and/or immigrant or refugee communities
• Bilingual abilities, particularly Korean, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Arabic, and/or Spanish

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

A writing sample must be submitted at the time of application.

.Atlanta Legal Aid Society works to remove barriers to justice so that everyone can receive quality legal care, regardless of income. Through our 90 attorneys on staff, our self-help tools, and our pro bono program, we help our clients deal with some of life’s most basic needs. For 100 years, we have been helping our clients to secure safe homes, have enough food to eat, get a decent education, be protected against fraud, and get legal protection against domestic violence. At Atlanta Legal Aid, we believe in a future where everyone has equal access to justice, regardless of income, and we are working towards that future every day.

Externs are partnered with Legal Aid staff attorneys for a hands-on experience of civil legal aid law practice. Externs perform legal research and writing, assist with trial preparation and client communication, and have the opportunity to attend court proceedings. There is the potential for legal externs to represent clients in court if certified under the Georgia Student Practice Act.

Externs receive a primary supervisor (with ongoing responsibility for mentoring and on the job training) and opportunities to work with other staff in the work unit to which she/he is assigned. Legal Aid’s mentoring program also includes advice and assistance in preparing for possible fellowships, clerkships, and public interest positions.

Please visit Atlanta Legal Aid Society’s website for more information:  https://atlantalegalaid.org/.  The Offices/Units available to externs are described below.

Neighborhood Offices:

• Clayton County and South Fulton County Office

The Clayton and South Fulton Office, located in Morrow, represents low-income persons living in Clayton and South Fulton Counties, in a variety of civil legal problems, including housing, consumer, public benefits, family law, and education. Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents, search court records, and represent clients in administrative hearings.

• Cobb County Office

The Cobb County Office, located on the Marietta Square, represents low-income persons with a variety of civil legal problems, including domestic relations, housing, consumer, public benefits, and education.  Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents and search court records. Externs working with the Cobb office’s Temporary Protective Order Project are afforded the opportunity to interview and work with survivors of intimate partner violence, stalking and elder abuse.  If certified under the Georgia Student Practice Act, externs will represent petitioners at his or her TPO hearings on Tuesdays in Cobb Superior Court (under the supervision of a Legal Aid attorney).  Accordingly, the extern will need to be free on Tuesdays.  This unique opportunity includes being involved in all aspects of the case: initial client interview, fact investigation, negotiating with Respondent’s attorney, and representation at the hearing.

• DeKalb County Office

The DeKalb Office, located in Decatur, represents low-income persons with a variety of civil legal problems, including housing, consumer, public benefits, family law, and education.  Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents, search court records, and represent clients in administrative hearings.

• Gwinnett County Office

The Gwinnett County Office, located in Lawrenceville, represents low-income persons in a variety of civil legal problems, including domestic relations, housing, consumer, public benefits, and education.  Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents, and search court records.

• Downtown General Law Unit

The General Law Unit, located in the downtown office, represents low-income persons in a variety of civil legal problems, including housing, consumer, public benefits, and education. Externs have the opportunity to develop skills in a variety of civil law matters, including legal research and writing, drafting of pleadings, investigation, document collection and organization, client interviewing, and client representation in administrative hearings.

Specialty Units:

• Fulton Domestic Relations Unit

The Fulton Domestic Relations Unit, located in the downtown office, represents low-income persons in a variety of family law cases, prioritizing intervention in domestic abuse, securing child custody, and establishing support.  The unit also handles legitimations, adoptions, legal separations, and public benefits relating to these cases.  Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents, and search court records.

• Health Law Unit

The Health Law Unit, located in the downtown office, provides comprehensive and compassionate legal services which have a direct impact on health and quality of life to low-income individuals living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, cancer and ALS.  It provides a broad range of civil legal services including issues related to employment, Social Security disability, short- and long-term disability insurance, access to health care, housing, consumer and debt issues, public benefits, family law, as well as end of life and estate planning.  Externs interview clients, conduct research, write memos, draft pleadings, conduct investigations, gather documents, and search court records.

• Senior Citizens Law Project (SCLP)

SCLP, located in the downtown office, provides legal representation on issues relating to public benefits, nursing homes and personal care homes, housing, consumer, probate, guardianship, advance directives, and elder abuse and financial exploitation.  Externs will be expected to interview clients and witnesses, prepare pleadings, research legal issues, research court records and represent clients in administrative hearings.

• Home Defense Program 

The Home Defense Program, located in the DeKalb office, provides advice, referrals, and legal representation to homeowners who are facing the loss of their homes, have been targeted for predatory mortgage lending or servicing practices, and/or have been wrongfully denied loan modifications or HomeSafe Georgia assistance. Most clients are longtime homeowners, elderly and/or disabled living on a modest retirement or disability income, or families experiencing layoffs or substantially reduced wages.

• Kinship Care Project

The Kinship Care Project, located in the downtown office, helps relatives who are raising children in the place of deceased or otherwise absent parents. Relative caregivers often struggle to care and provide for the new members of the household.  The focus of the Project is to stabilize the legal relationship between the caregiver and the child through an adoption or custody proceeding.  The secondary goal is to ensure that the caregivers are maximizing all of the resources available to the children in their care.

• Veterans Law Project
  

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences: 2Ls and 3Ls may apply.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Students should indicate the Office/Unit for which they would like to be considered on their Statement of Interest. At the time of application, students must submit a writing sample.

 

AVLF's Safe Families Office (SFO) is a walk-in clinic that is located in the Fulton County Courthouse that provides direct legal assistance to survivors of intimate partner abuse with civil protective orders.  AVLF collaborates with the Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) at SFO to serve more than 3,400 visitors at SFO every year.

Traditionally, the SFO operates in the Fulton County Courthouse.  However, at the moment, the Fulton County Superior Court is generally conducting hearings virtually. For that reason, SFO is operating mostly remotely.  Therefore, externs will likely be working remotely with some limited time in the office.

Externs will be trained by AVLF in the dynamics of intimate partner abuse, psychology of trauma, Georgia protective order law and family law, and will work closely with AVLF staff to interview clients, provide consultations, advice, and direction to clients. When necessary, the externs will provide direct representation (if eligible under the Georgia Student Practice Rules) in the client's effort to secure a protective order. Externs will attend protective order hearings, and will interact with Fulton County judges and judicial staff on a daily basis.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences:

• Second year students are eligible
• Third year students will be given preference

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is one of the nation’s largest and leading public higher education systems, composed of 26 higher education institutions, the Georgia Public Library, and the Georgia Archives. Students will be exposed to a broad variety of issues related to higher education law, governmental law, and corporate governance and will be involved in matters related to real estate, contracts, human resources, Board of Regents policy, First Amendment, governance, student conduct, litigation, and investigations.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences: Interest in higher education law and governmental law

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a component federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  For over 70 years, CDC has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.  CDC works 24/7 to protect America from health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the United States.  Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.  To accomplish its mission, CDC conducts critical science and provides health information that protects our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and responds when these arise.

The HHS Office of the General Counsel (HHS OGC), CDC Branch, is responsible for providing legal services to the CDC and to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The office deals with a wide variety of issues, including legal and public health policy issues related to AIDS, vaccine liability, environmental health, occupational safety and health, chronic disease, infectious diseases, emergency response and bioterrorism, to name a few.  The office manages CDC's and ATSDR's litigation portfolio in coordination with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), and also provides legal support to business and administrative offices across the agency.

The CDC Branch of HHS OGC provides externs with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of critical and cutting-edge legal issues.  OGC provides legal advice and counsel to all Centers, Institutes, and Offices within the agency.  Externs will have opportunities to conduct essential legal research and writing, review documents, participate in client meetings, develop client trainings, attend CDC-wide lectures and trainings, and work on litigation and other matters.

Prerequisites: None

Preferences:

• Second or third-year law students
• Background and/or interest in science, public health, or healthcare field helpful

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Student must be a U.S. Citizen.
• At the time of application, you must submit a one paragraph statement (approximately 50 - 75 words) of why you want to take this externship and a brief writing sample on a topic of your choice.
• Interviews will be conducted at the College of Law.
• For summer placements, this site requires students to commit to 40 hours per week for 10 weeks. This hour commitment is in excess of the course requirements. Students applying must agree to this additional requirement.

 

The CDC's Public Health Law Program (PHLP) exposes law students to the public health field and allows them to explore the critical role law plays in advancing public health goals. PHLP is a dynamic group of public health lawyers and analysts who work to advance the use of law as a public health tool. PHLP provides services and resources such as technical assistance, publications, and workforce development to CDC programs and state, tribal, local, and territorial health departments. This opportunity might be particularly appealing to individuals who have conducted public health or other scientific research, worked with data sets and coding processes, and have a proven ability to work independently and follow projects through to completion.

Externs will work on one or more core projects with mentorship from a CDC PHLP staff attorney, be involved in work projects that impact the mission of PHLP and CDC, actively participate in weekly PHLP staff meetings, have opportunities to co-author published articles and other materials, and showcase experiences in an end-of-externship presentation.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: Third-year students only

Preferences: Background in science, public health, or healthcare field helpful

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Student must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
• At the time of application, you must submit a brief writing sample on a topic of your choice.
• Interviews will be conducted at the CDC. If you are selected for an interview, be sure to allow at least 20 minutes before the scheduled interview time to complete the security clearance process.
• Student should be available to attend team meetings.

 

 

The Cherokee County Solicitor General is responsible for the prosecution of all misdemeanor violations of Georgia Law committed within the territorial confines of unincorporated Cherokee County, Georgia or bound over to the State Court of Cherokee County from the Municipal Courts of Ball Ground, Canton, Holly Springs, and Woodstock. The Solicitor General also prosecutes violations of Cherokee County ordinances in the Magistrate Court of Cherokee County.

Externs will be assigned to a courtroom to work with a trial line team. The goal of the program is allow the extern to experience work as a trial line prosecutor in order to help them determine if they are interested in pursuing prosecution as a career.

Rising 2Ls will observe court sessions, assist drafting accusations, memos, appellate briefs, participate in community activities, assist the trial line attorneys and Solicitor General with special projects, and gain other necessary experience to prepare them to practice under the Third Year Practice Act after their 2L year. Externs asked to remain after their 2L year, or who begin their externship after their 2L year will, participate under the Third Year Practice Act. When ready, they will be assigned cases and continue to work through a bench-marked program to prepare them for a career in prosecution. The program will include presenting plea cases to the judge, negotiating traffic cases with pro se defendants, prosecuting non-jury trials, arguing motions, observing court sessions, assisting with drafting accusations, memos, appellate briefs, participating in community activities, assisting the trial line attorneys and Solicitor General with special projects, and gain other necessary experience.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• Criminal Law
• For third-year students: Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires the student (1) to be in good academic standing (at least 2.2. GPA), (2) have earned at least two-thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirements in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character.

Preferences:

• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence
• Litigation
• Constitutional Law

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

This externship will expose students to the practice of civil and criminal law in the Northern District of Georgia. Students will work for Judge Batten by performing legal research and drafting orders. Students will also have the opportunity to observe pre-trial hearings and civil and criminal trials.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• Top academic credentials
• Superior research and writing skills

Preferences:

• Law Review or Moot Court
• Third-year students, but second-year students are encouraged to apply

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• A writing sample is required at the time of application.
• Acceptance into this externship may involve a complete FBI background investigation of student.

 

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Office of the General Counsel (OGC) provides externs with the opportunity to work on a wide variety of critical and cutting-edge legal issues affecting pediatric healthcare. OGC provides representation and legal and regulatory advice to a wide variety of internal clients (including, but not limited to, Operations, Compliance, Marketing, HR, the Foundation, Physician Practices, and IT). Externs will conduct essential legal research, participate in meetings, attend our weekly all counsel meeting, and work closely with OGC attorneys on other pediatric health law-related matters.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences:

• Second or third-year law students
• At least one semester of health law coursework
• Background and/or interest in science, public health, or healthcare field helpful

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Student must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
• Student must be available for an on-site employee health screening and background check in the weeks prior to the beginning of the externship.
• Interviews are generally conducted remotely via WebEx.
• Student will be expected to participate in the externship in person at Children’s administrative offices located at its North Druid Hills campus.

 

The City of Atlanta Office of the Public Defender provides constitutionally mandated criminal defense to indigent defendants accused of violating legislatively authorized state level misdemeanors, DUI and other traffic offenses, and Atlanta city ordinance and quality of life crimes, including: disorderly conduct, code enforcement and housing code violations, zoning and environmental offenses, animal control, common carrier, and business licensing and permits.

The office provides counsel at all phases of litigation from arrest through trial, including appellate representation. Many cases are complex in nature and require legal expertise in criminal law, real property, probate, environmental, bankruptcy, and contract law. The attorneys must conduct a thorough investigation of the case, research the law, interview and subpoena witnesses, file pre-trial motions, and prepare for a zealous defense.

The City of Atlanta Public Defender's Office is dedicated to holistic advocacy, addressing the civil collateral consequences that accompany criminal charges. Our goal is also to address underlying reasons for unlawful conduct, which commonly involve mental health challenges, substance dependency, or homelessness. Attorneys and client advocates in the department seek treatment for clients by assessing needs and making referrals to mental health facilities, drug rehabilitation centers, housing placement, education, and employment.

Externs will work under the direct supervision of an experienced attorney. Most externs will be able to experience all courtroom procedures, including trial preparation, negotiation with solicitors, and examination of witnesses. Assignments can include research, drafting motions, conducting client and witness interviews, arguing motions, and conducting trials.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: Third year students, but second year students are encouraged to apply.

Preferences:

• Criminal Procedure
• Evidence
• Litigation

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The City of Atlanta’s Office of Public Defender has opened a new unit – the Immigration Defense Unit – to provide legal services to low-income persons facing deportation at the Atlanta Immigration Court and to provide legal advisories regarding the immigration consequences their noncitizen criminal clients may face due to their pending criminal charges. The creation of the unit is a result of the Mayor’s Access to Justice Initiative, which is a collaboration between the Mayor’s Welcoming Atlanta Office and the Office of the Public Defender.

The legal extern will support the immigration attorney in the Immigration Defense Unit. The legal extern’s responsibilities will include researching and drafting crimmigration legal memos regarding the deportability consequences of non-citizen clients facing criminal charges before the Atlanta Municipal Court. The legal extern will also support the immigration attorney handling removal cases before the Atlanta Immigration Court by conducting legal research, drafting motions/briefs, and collecting and preparing documents for filings before the immigration court. She/he may also assist in client interviews and intake. The legal extern may also work on creating legal research resources specific to immigration law and Georgia criminal law.

QUALIFICATIONS

 Prerequisites:

• Has taken Immigration Law or Immigration Clinic
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral
• Committed to working in a collaborative, team environment
• Dedicated to serving low income persons facing deportation
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to deal effectively with people of widely divergent backgrounds
• Ability to relate empathetically to clients and their special needs
• Ability to organize work efficiently and to make appropriate decisions concerning work methods
• Ability to review forms or information for accuracy and completeness
• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
• Adept to working with clients from different countries and cultures and /or persons who have suffered from trauma

 

Preferred:

•  Fluent in Spanish and English (Comfortable translating documents from English to Spanish and vice versa)
• Understanding of and experience with the immigration legal system (especially removal proceedings)
• Experience working with case management systems
• Experience working in the nonprofit sector, and/or with immigrant and refugee communities and survivors of trauma

 

Third-year externs will participate in court hearings and trials for felony cases in Clayton County. This includes examining witnesses, advocating to juries, and arguing motions to a judge. Previous third-year students have assisted in trying murders, rapes, child molestations, and armed robberies. Third-year students will also be expected to present cases to Grand Jury, handle preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court, and take pleas in front of judges. All third-year students will review cases to become familiar with the practice of prosecution.

Second and third-year students will observe court and assist attorneys in court, assist attorneys and staff in investigating cases, review criminal cases for evidence and be prepared to discuss trial strategy. Second and third-year students will review case files and screen cases for legal sufficiency, prepare accusations, indictments, and case summaries.  We encourage our externs to go to court as often as possible, and they are provided with as much court time as possible.

Our office also has an appellate division. The appellate division writes briefs, argues motions for new trial, and handles appeals at the Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Externs will focus on writing appeals, and appear for motions for new trial under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act where applicable.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: Second or third-year students may apply.

Preferences:

• Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires that the student (1) be in good academic standing (at least 2.2 GPA), (2) have earned at least two-thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirements in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character
• Criminal Procedure
• Criminal Law
• Evidence

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Externs are assigned to work with a trial team of two attorneys. Assignments include researching and writing memoranda, drafting motions and indictments, fact investigations, witness interviews, presenting cases to grand juries, arguing motions, handling probation revocation hearings, and, if the court and student's schedule permits, trying a felony case to a jury.

There may be occasional meetings with local police, medical examiners, and other law enforcement officers. An ADA is assigned to supervise the program on site.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• Evidence
• Litigation
• Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires that the student (1) be in good academic standing (at least 2.2 GPA), (2) have earned at least two-thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirements in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character

Preferences:

• Criminal Procedure Adjudication
• Criminal Procedure Investigation
• STLA Membership

 

Externs eligible to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act  (3Ls) are assigned to work with a trial team of two attorneys and assist in all stages of misdemeanor prosecution. Externs will go to court with their team on court days and observe and participate in arraignments, motions, and non-jury and jury trials. Assignments include researching and writing memoranda, drafting motions, assisting in witness interviews, arguing motions, handling probation revocation hearings, and, when possible, conducting non-jury and jury trials.

All externs will assist the office in the preparation of the state-wide DUI manual. Depending on availability, externs can participate in tours of the GBI, police headquarters, and ride-alongs with DUI task force officers.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• For third-year students: Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires the student (1) to be in good academic standing (at least 2.2. GPA), (2) have earned at least two-thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirements in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

All externs must have a clean criminal history.

 

The Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia is a state entity of the judicial branch charged with furthering the improvement of the Superior Courts and the administration of justice.  The Council has a support staff of 11 employees, and membership consists of Georgia’s 225 Superior Court judges and over 100 senior judges.  The Council provides administrative and legal assistance to the judges of the Superior Courts across the state.

The Council of Superior Court Judges seeks a discerning team player to assist the Council’s legal team.  Some of the extern’s work may include legal research, reviewing and drafting documents, and assisting with updating publications.  Additional responsibilities in other project areas may be assigned.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites: None

Preferences:

• The extern should possess independent judgment, good analytical skills and superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Some computer/typing skills and the ability to work under strict time constraints are also necessary.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

The extern must be available 15-20 hours per week.

Students will assist in all stages of misdemeanor prosecution. This includes, but is not limited to, reviewing case files, drafting accusations, performing legal research, interviewing witnesses, participating in arraignment, motions hearings, bench trials, and, hopefully, jury trials.

Prerequisites: A clean criminal history (other than minor traffic offenses)

Preferences:

• Evidence
• Criminal Law
• Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires that a student (1) be in good academic standing (at least 2.2 G.P.A.), (2) have earned at least two thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirement in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character.

 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Please submit an unofficial transcript at the time of application.

The District Attorney’s Office for the Coweta Judicial Circuit is responsible for prosecuting all felony criminal matters, which occur in Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup counties. Students will work with a trial team of two attorneys in either Coweta or Carroll County. Assignments will include researching and writing memoranda on legal issues in criminal prosecution as well as drafting motions and indictments. In addition, students will be allowed to participate in witness interviews, present cases to grand juries, argue motions, handle preliminary hearings and probation revocations, and, if the court and student’s schedule permits, participate in a felony criminal jury trial.

STUDENT QUALIFICATIONS

Prerequisites:

• Third-year student
• Eligibility to practice under the Law School Public Prosecutor Act, which requires that the student (1) be in good academic standing (at least 2.2 GPA), (2) have earned at least two-thirds (58 hours) of the J.D. requirements in not fewer than four semesters or six quarters of residence, and (3) be of good moral character

Preferences: Criminal Procedure Investigation and/or Criminal Procedure Adjudication

NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS