Alpine, TX Hiring For Law Student – Public Interest in Alpine, TX at Alpine, TX Full Time

# TRPD Clerkships and Internships

****** (TRPD)** is a non-profit organization that offers unpaid semester, internship, externship and summer clerkship opportunities for undergraduate and law students. Interns and clerks at TRPD have the opportunity to gain experience in a traditional public defender setting or through the Operation Lone Star Special Project.

## Prerequisites

Applicants should possess the following qualifications:

– Spanish fluency
– Interest in rural or border placement

## Application Process

Applicants should provide the following information in order to apply for an internship or clerkship with TRPD:

– Select which best applies to them (undergraduate student or recent graduate seeking internship; law student seeking clerkship; other)
– Select which division they would like to work with (traditional PD program; Operation Lone Star Special Project)
– List the types of cases or areas of public defense that interest them
– List any tasks they are particularly interested in helping with or particular skills they’d like to develop with TRPD
– Name of the university where they obtained or will obtain their most recent law degree
– Approximate date of graduation or anticipated graduation date from law school
– Name of their undergraduate school
– Approximate date of graduation from undergraduate school
– Describe their Spanish language proficiency using the Interagency Language Roundtable Language Skill Level Descriptions
– Upload a cover letter addressing one or more of the following:
– Describe a significant legal or social justice experience and its impact on their plan to pursue public interest law
– Describe some of the unique challenges they think or know clients in the service area may experience in rural or border areas and how an agency like TRPD can help
– Describe any connection, personal or professional, to the service area and the client populations served
– Upload their resume
– Upload a writing sample
– Upload their references
– State how they heard about TRPD and/or TRPD clerkships/internships
– Indicate if they are related to any current employee of TRPD, TRPD’s Board of Directors, or other person that is compensated by TRPD for their services

## Benefits

Interns and clerks at TRPD will gain invaluable experience in the field of public defense. They will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a traditional public defender setting or through our Operation Lone Star Special Project. They will also have the opportunity to work in rural and border areas, which will provide them with unique challenges and experiences.

In addition, interns and clerks will have the chance to learn from and network with experienced public defenders. This will help them build their professional connections and gain insight into the field of public defense.

## Conclusion

Interns and clerks at TRPD will gain invaluable experience in the field of public defense. They will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a traditional public defender setting or through our Operation Lone Star Special Project. In addition, interns and clerks will have the chance to learn from and network with experienced public defenders.

Applicants should provide the necessary information as outlined in the application process in order to be considered for a semester, internship, externship, or summer clerkship with TRPD. Applicants should also note that TRPD internships and clerkships are unpaid, and they should seek fellowships or other public interest funding through their school or other external sources if they wish to join TRPD for the summer.