{"629209":{"#nid":"629209","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Federal Defender Criminal Defense Law Opportunity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Defender Program, Inc. is a Georgia non-profit organization that provides legal\u0026nbsp;representation to indigent individuals charged with federal crimes in the Northern District of\u0026nbsp;Georgia as well as death-sentenced individuals in federal proceedings. For the Spring of 2020, we\u0026nbsp;have unpaid intern positions open to students available to work on a volunteer basis, as well as\u0026nbsp;paid Federal Work-Study positions.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInterns will work primarily in the Capital Habeas Unit, which represents death-sentenced clients\u0026nbsp;during the habeas corpus component of their appeals. Students will work closely with the Capital\u0026nbsp;Habeas paralegal team and experience a variety of cases and projects. Responsibilities include\u0026nbsp;organizing case documents, reviewing trial transcripts, and conducting research on capital\u0026nbsp;punishment and case-specific topics. Interns will also develop professional skills and perform\u0026nbsp;general office duties such as copying and scanning documents. In addition, students will have\u0026nbsp;opportunities to interact with attorneys, investigators, and other FDP staff, and attend court\u0026nbsp;proceedings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Federal Defender Program is located downtown, three blocks from the Five Points MARTA station:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n101 Marietta Street, NW Suite 1500\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, GA 30303\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe hours available to interns are Monday-Thursday 9:00am-5:00pm and Friday 9:00am- 4:00pm.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInterns\u0026nbsp;are expected to work a minimum of 10 hours per week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EIf you are interested in applying\u003C\/em\u003E,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nplease\u0026nbsp;e-mail your responses to the following questions to\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Adira_Polite@fd.org\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener noreferrer\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAdira_Polite@fd.org\u003C\/a\u003E. Make sure to number each\u0026nbsp;answer. You are also welcome to submit a resume if you have one available, although doing so is not\u0026nbsp;required. Please combine all application materials (including your resume) into a single PDF\u0026nbsp;document.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1. Name\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n2. School\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n3. Graduation Year\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n4. Please explain what you are looking for in an intern position\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n5. Availability (Hours and Days)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n6. Work History\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n7. Additional Skills\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n8. Anticipated Start Date\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n9. Contact Information\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPlease submit your application by January 3rd, 2020 at 5pm.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"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."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2019-11-21 16:45:30","changed_gmt":"2019-11-21 16:45:30","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00","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":"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":""}}}