{"558291":{"#nid":"558291","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Internship at the Federal Defender Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Defender Program, Inc. is a Georgia non-profit organization that provides legal representation to indigent individuals charged with federal crimes in the Northern District of Georgia as well as death-sentenced individuals in federal proceedings. For the fall of 2016, we have unpaid undergraduate intern positions open to students available to work on a volunteer basis, as well as paid Federal Work-Study positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUndergraduate Interns will work primarily in the Capital Habeas Unit, which represents death-sentenced clients during the habeas corpus component of their appeals. Students will work closely with the Capital Habeas paralegal team and experience a variety of cases and projects. Responsibilities include organizing case documents, reviewing trial transcripts, and conducting research on capital punishment and case-specific topics. Interns will also develop professional skills and perform general office duties such as copying and scanning documents. In addition, students will have occasional opportunities to interact with attorneys, investigators, and other FDP staff, and attend court proceedings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Defender Program is located downtown, three blocks from the Five Points MARTA station:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESuite 1500, The Centennial Tower\u003Cbr \/\u003E101 Marietta Street, NW\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlanta, GA 30303\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe hours available to interns are Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm and Friday 9:00am-4:00pm. Undergraduate interns are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours per week. If you are interested in applying, please e-mail your responses to the following questions to \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Xiaolin_Chen@fd.org\u0022\u003EXiaolin_Chen@fd.org\u003C\/a\u003E. Make sure to number each answer.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E1. Name\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. School\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. Graduation Year\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. Please explain what you are looking for in an intern position\u003Cbr \/\u003E5. Availability (Hours and Days)\u003Cbr \/\u003E6. Work History\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. Additional Skills\u003Cbr \/\u003E8. Anticipated Start Date\u003Cbr \/\u003E9. Contact Information\u003Cbr \/\u003E10. Federal Work-Study Eligibility (if applicable)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou are also welcome to submit a resume if you have one available, although doing so is not required. Please submit your application by September 16\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Apply now for a legal internship at the Federal Defender Program, located near Georgia Tech in downtown Atlanta."}],"uid":"27332","created_gmt":"2016-08-03 09:15:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:12","author":"Amy D\u0027Unger","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"558301":{"id":"558301","type":"image","title":"Federal Defender Program logo","body":null,"created":"1470230168","gmt_created":"2016-08-03 13:16:08","changed":"1475895361","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:01","alt":"Federal Defender Program logo","file":{"fid":"206724","name":"screen_shot_2016-08-03_at_9.10.00_am.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-03_at_9.10.00_am.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-03_at_9.10.00_am.png","mime":"image\/png","size":15022,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/screen_shot_2016-08-03_at_9.10.00_am.png?itok=LPcgeq_l"}}},"media_ids":["558301"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166850","name":"clubs and volunteer opportunities"},{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"1648","name":"Internships"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}