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We Need You!
Internships
The office is dedicated to providing substantive experience to matriculating law school and university students.
- Law school students intern under the supervision of senior attorneys, and assist with all aspects of client representation. A resume should be submitted when applying for an internship; along with any law school requirements. Federal Work Study information can be obtained through the institution’s Financial Aid Office.
- Law school students with CLI status may be employed by the Office of the Public Defender, 19th Judicial Circuit, prior to taking the Florida Bar Exam.
- Students matriculating in social work, psychology, sociology, or criminal justice have internship opportunities with the Client Services Program’s Mental Health Court, Drug Court, and, Juvenile Client Services; and, with the Offender Re-Entry Program clients.
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Students matriculating in Paralegal and Legal Secretarial Studies may put course work into practice by interning to assist attorneys
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Volunteers Positions
- Secretarial volunteers assist secretaries organize case files for attorney review and preparation for trial.
- High School Students looking to fulfill volunteer hours for the Bright Futures Scholarship can benefit from this opportunity to be of assistance and to learn about the justice system.
- Offender Re-Entry Program volunteers help prepare clients for re-entry into their community, upon release from jail. Volunteers generally help clients with a myriad of needs: presenting “life skills” topics to clients in a controlled jail setting; serving as a mentor once a client has been released from jail; assisting with locating employers for a client; and, finding housing or needed transportation, to name a few.
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