Internships

Summer Student Intern, Graduate Level Program (Paid Position)
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is now accepting applications for its summer legal intern program.  Interns will work with deputy district attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court, and handling assignments in the misdemeanor arraignment court.   Specifically, interns in this program will be given the responsibility of preparing every misdemeanor case in the office, presenting offers in court, negotiating plea bargains, taking the pleas on the record, and sentencing the defendants.  Interns could also be assigned to the Juvenile Division wherein they would have almost exclusive responsibility for the juvenile detention hearings.  While supervised by a deputy district attorney, interns would argue custody status on newly arrested juveniles to a Superior Court Judge.  Summer interns would also be given the opportunity to appear and present evidence in motions to suppress, motions for discovery and violations of probation. The qualifications for this position require full-time enrollment at an accredited university leading to a degree in law and applicants should have completed the second year day or third year evening of law school and have taken a course in evidence.  Completing courses in criminal law, criminal procedures & constitutional law by the time the program begins would be helpful.  It is a paid 10 or 12-week program, depending upon the student’s availability. Interviews for this position are conducted in December and January. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Diane Richardson, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA  95814, fax (916) 874-5340, RichardsonD@sacda.org.

Work-Study Interns
Work-study interns must attend McGeorge School of Law or University of California, Davis, School of Law. You must be qualified for work-study in order to accept a position in this category. Work-study interns will work with deputy district attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court and handling assignments in the Misdemeanor Arraignment Court. Completion of civil procedure and enrollment in evidence is preferred, but not mandatory. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Charles Gonzalez, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA  95814, fax (916) 874-6586, Interns.DA@sacda.org.

Clinical Interns
Clinical interns receive either law school units or monetary compensation for the work performed. Applicants in this category must coordinate with their law school's clinical department in order to be accepted into this assignment. Clinical interns will work with deputy district attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court, and handling assignments in the Misdemeanor Arraignment Court. Completion of civil procedure and enrollment in evidence is preferred, but not mandatory. Interviews for this position are conducted in December and January. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Charles Gonzalez,901 G Street, Sacramento, CA  95814, fax (916) 874-6586, Interns.DA@sacda.org.

Volunteer Law Students
Volunteer law students may work with deputy district attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court and handling assignments in the Misdemeanor Arraignment Court. Completion of civil procedure and enrollment in evidence is preferred, but not mandatory. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Charles Gonzalez, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA  95814, fax (916) 874-6586, Interns.DA@sacda.org.

Undergraduate Volunteers
Undergraduate volunteers will work with deputy district attorneys who may or may not be in trial by organizing trial binders, documents, and reading transcripts. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Paralegal/Student Intern Coordinator Susan Lawrence, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-6586, LawrenceSu@sacda.org.