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Law Student Division
The next generation of public defense lawyers will be drawn from today's law students.
Encouraging and fostering in law students a strong commitment to equal justice and quality defense representation is critical to the vitality of our nation's criminal defense bar. NYSDA's Law Student Division strives to promote interest in defense services in law students by actively involving them in the Association's work. This is particularly important today when law students are rarely exposed to the defense perspective and often face huge educational loans that force many to turn down public interest work in favor of higher paying positions.
Law Student members must be currently enrolled in a law school and be in sympathy with the objects and purposes of the Association. A member of the law student division can be elected to sit on the Board of Directors of the Association.
Internships with NYSDA
The New York State Defenders Association regularly seeks legal, criminal justice, information systems and other interns to work at its Public Defense Backup Center in Albany,NY. Law interns work directly with staff attorneys researching criminal defense issues, preparing legal memoranda, updating the litigation bank, assisting with publication of the monthly Public Defense Backup Center Report, and are involved in NYSDA's week long Defender Institute Basic Trial Skills Program (summer only), as well as participating in other ongoing Backup Center projects. Criminal justice interns work in the BackupCenter's Social Science Research Unit.
Applicants should be exceptional students with a demonstrated interest in public defense representation. The positions will require a full-time commitment: 40 hours per week for the summer (different schedules may apply for the fall and spring). Workstudy eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.
Send or email a cover letter, resume and writing sample to Charles F. O'Brien, Managing Attorney, at:
New YorkState Defenders Association
194 Washington Ave., Suite 500
Albany, NY 12210
Law Student Division Links
- JURIST's Student Lounge (University of PittsburghLawSchool) - Comprehensive and well-organized list of web sites concerning pre-law Activities, law student issues and graduate opportunities.
- New York Law Schools (New York Law Journal) - Links to area schools, profiles, information about their rankings, financial aid and student groups.
- New YorkState Board of Law Examiners - Information about the New York State Bar Exam, admission and examples of past exams.
- New York Bar Exam (New York Law Journal) - Contains links to past exams, bar admission organizations outside New York and bar review courses.
- National Association for Public Interest Law
- Legal Research Books&Bytes, New York Law Journal, September 7, 1999
- Tips for Managing Your Time, New York Law Journal, September 7, 1999
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