Legal Internships
About the role
Law students selected to participate in the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office Internship Program will assist prosecutors in the Superior, Appellate, and District Courts. This opportunity is unpaid, but students may be able to arrange funding through their school's work-study program. For information on work-study stipends, inquire at your school.
Responsibilities
- Assist in arraigning defendants and making bail arguments
- Handle pretrial conferences and evidentiary and non-evidentiary motions
- Conduct trials
- Draft legal research and writing
- Prepare cases
- Visit the courthouse and observe criminal trials and motions
- Argue in court for appellate unit interns
Requirements
Students must have completed their second year of law school and be qualified under Supreme Judicial Court Rule 3:03. First year law students are assigned to superior court trial and appellate units to assist in legal research, writing, and case preparation, as well as all related duties.
Qualifications
Students must secure their own certification under SJC Rule 3:03. Application for certification should be processed through the student's law school.
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Equal Employment Opportunity
The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office affords equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, sexual identity or expression, genetics, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, political affiliation, veteran status or any other status that is protected by local, state or federal law.