Students placed as externs with the Dallas District Attorney’s office are typically placed in one of several divisions or sections, and work alongside teams of Assistant District Attorneys and staff fulfilling the mission of the District Attorney’s Office. Foremost the student should expect to work closely with the prosecutors in their daily activities of running a court docket, interacting with defense attorney’s, working on cases set for trial and all of the courtroom activity involved in trial. The benefit obtained by the student is an in-depth exposure to the relevant skills necessary to practice law as a prosecuting attorney including the opportunity to confront and discuss real ethical issues raised in the practice of law as well as an opportunity to make a concrete contribution to the community. Students can expect to gain familiarity with Texas court procedure, criminal law and criminal procedure. This office typically draws students from Texas and surrounding law schools, but have also in the past accepted Ole Miss Law students. Interested students need to plan ahead and also submit the Dallas District Attorney’s student application (see link below) as well as undergo a background investigation.
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District Attorney – Dallas
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