Legal Intern/Extern: Hands-On Courtroom Experience

Maricopa County; Phoenix (AZ); In loco; USD 19.000 - 28.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Work with greater purpose

Excellent work-life balance

Growth opportunities within Maricopa

ASRS retirement plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Maricopa County is seeking a Legal Intern / Extern or Rule Certified Limited Practice Student for spring 2027. You will gain hands-on experience with seasoned attorneys in delinquency, dependency and civil mental health proceedings, supporting trial prep, witness interviews and client meetings.

The role offers exposure to court proceedings, drafting pleadings, and training in contested delinquency hearings, with feedback from judges and defense attorneys.

Competenze

• Completion of one year of law school is required.

Mansioni

• 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
• 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 regarding verbal and written work from professors, experienced defense attorneys, and sitting Superior Court judges

Formazione

Completion of one year of Law School

Descrizione del lavoro

Maricopa County is seeking a Legal Intern / Extern or Rule Certified Limited Practice Student for spring 2027. You will gain hands-on experience with seasoned attorneys in delinquency, dependency and civil mental health proceedings, supporting trial prep, witness interviews and client meetings.

The role offers exposure to court proceedings, drafting pleadings, and training in contested delinquency hearings, with feedback from judges and defense attorneys.