2010 Sacramento County Outstanding Volunteers
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DA Legal Research Assistant volunteers - volunteered an incredible amount of time and energy
to assist the DA Office in the timely and effective prosecution of criminal cases occurring within Sacramento County. |
Ann Roberts - volunteered for nine months as a Legal Secretary and Investigative Assistant with the Major Crimes Bureau of the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office
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Volunteer Attorney Program (view program brochure, view Daily Journal article)
The Sacramento District Attorney’s Office Volunteer Attorney
Program provides attorneys with a unique opportunity to
develop trial skills through the prosecution of misdemeanor
crimes on a volunteer basis. Volunteers will receive training on
the essential components of criminal prosecution.
Volunteer attorneys will be sworn in as deputy district
attorneys and have the opportunity to prosecute a wide
variety of misdemeanor crimes, including driving under the
influence, theft, battery, child abuse, sex offenses, and
vehicular manslaughter.
Law Student Volunteer Internships
Volunteer Summer Law Student Internship Program (2nd/3rd year students)
Interns accepted into this program 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 misdemeanor cases, presenting offers in court, negotiating plea bargains, taking the pleas on the record and sentencing 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 preliminary hearings; motions to suppress, motions for discovery and violations of probation. The qualifications for this position require full-time enrollment at an ABA or California accredited university leading to a degree in law and applicants should have completed the second year day or third year evening of law school. Applicants also need to be presently enrolled in or have completed a course in Evidence and Civil Procedure. Completing courses in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law by the time the program begins would be helpful. This is a 10 week program. Applications for this program are accepted September through December 1, with interviews conducted in December and January. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Stephanie Hofer, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-5340,
HoferSt@sacda.org.
Volunteer Summer Law Student Internship program (1st year students)
Students who have completed their first year of law school, or second year if enrolled in an evening program, may work over the summer months with Deputy District Attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court and handling assignments in the misdemeanor arraignment courts. Enrollment in or completion of a course in Evidence or Civil Procedure is preferred, but not required. Applications for this program are accepted November through mid-February, with interviews conducted in February and March. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Kim Zdobnikow, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-8859,
Interns.DA@sacda.org.
Work-Study Interns (not accepting applications at this time)
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. Enrollment in or completion of a course in Evidence and Civil Procedure is required. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Kim Zdobnikow, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-8859,
Interns.DA@sacda.org.
Volunteer Law Student Internships and Clinical Internships
Volunteer intern positions are also available during the fall and spring semesters for second year day or third year evening students. Some law schools may allow students to receive law school units for the work performed (clinical internship). Students interested in receiving units for work performed must coordinate receipt of credits with their law school's clinical department. Volunteer and clinical interns will work with Deputy District Attorneys doing legal research, assisting in court, and handling assignments in the misdemeanor arraignment courts. Students must be presently enrolled in or have completed a course in Evidence and Civil Procedure. Applications for fall semester positions are accepted beginning in December, with interviews conducted February through April. Applications for spring semester positions are accepted beginning in July, with interviews conducted September through November. Please submit a letter of interest and resume to Deputy District Attorney Kim Zdobnikow, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-8859,
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 Tanisha Worthy, 901 G Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, fax (916) 874-8859, worthyt@sacda.org.