Dallas County District Attorney s Office Contact for Application: Deanna Camacho (214) , Deanna.camacho@dallascounty.org

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1 HOW TO APPLY FOR THE DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY S OFFICE EXTERNSHIPS Dallas County District Attorney s Office Contact for Application: Deanna Camacho (214) , Deanna.camacho@dallascounty.org Attached is a Dallas County Intern Information Letter & Intern Application. It is important that the student submit a photo along with his/her application. Dallas County District Attorney s Office Family Violence Prosecution Division Contact for Application: Shanika Davis (214) , srdavis@dallascounty.org Use same Intern Application that s used for the DA s office Address: Family Violence Division, 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB 19, Dallas, TX Collin County District Attorney s Office Contact for Application: Katy Elder (972) , kelder@co.collin.tx.us Attached is the Collin County Internship Application.

2 CRAIG WATKINS CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS Intern/Extern Placement Information A. General Information All of the intern positions in this office are unpaid. Interns are assigned to particular trial courts or to different divisions within the office. A court intern assists the three prosecutors and investigator assigned to the court with any needed legal research and briefing, investigation of the cases through actual witness contacts, preparation of the cases for trial, taking notes in the courtroom and helping where needed during the trial. An intern may also be assigned to the Child Abuse or Family Violence Divisions and will help the different prosecutors in those divisions with the same duties listed above. The Chief of each court and the Chief or Deputy Chief of a division will be responsible for supervising the intern. We do not provide a 3L bar card to any of our interns. Our office is limited in the number of intern/extern positions to the space available in our courts and parking limitations. (*Please refer to applications deadlines below) All intern applications will be reviewed and selected/interviewed by a Chief Prosecutor or Division Chief. Once all of our intern positions are full, we will stop placing interns. If not selected by a Chief Prosecutor or Division Chief, interns will not be placed in an intern position within our office. The intern program is one of our most important sources of assessing whether someone will be offered a job with our office. We get feedback from the prosecutors and investigators that are in contact with the intern at the end of their time with our office. And, if the intern has done a good job and seems to be a good fit with our office, they may be considered for a position as an Assistant District Attorney. B. Site Information Name: Dallas County District Attorney s Office Address: 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB 19 Dallas, Texas Phone Number: Contact Name: Stephanie Fargo or Deanna Camacho Contact s.fargo@dallascounty.org or deanna.camacho@dallascounty.org C. Supervisor Information For the purposes of contact information, please use Stephanie Fargo as the Contact Supervisor. However, the District Attorney s Office has many interns that work for us at different time intervals, so we will not be able to assign an intern to a direct supervisor until the applicant has been accepted by our office and actually arrives on the start date. In our Felony Division, an intern will be placed with a Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., L.B. 19 Dallas, Texas /

3 CRAIG WATKINS CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS supervisor that has at least 5 years of experience in practicing law, and the supervisor will have trial experience gained through working at the District Attorney s Office. In our Misdemeanor Division, the Intern will be placed in a Misdemeanor court with up to three prosecutors varying in years of practice and trial experience. The intern can interact with the Contact or Direct Supervisor at any time during the Internship. If this does not satisfy your academic curriculum standards, please accept our apologies and feel free to contact Stephanie Fargo with any questions at D. Objective & Benefit of Work performed by Intern/Extern The intern will be expected to perform the duties given to them by the assigned supervisor listed in the General Information section of this form. The goal of the District Attorney s Office is to allow the intern to work closely with our 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 intern 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. E. Exposure of Cases to the Intern/Extern Due to the sensitive nature of our cases and witness information, the intern will not be able to provide details of the cases they are working on in the form of witness name, address, etc. to anyone outside of the District Attorney s Office. F. Intern/Extern documentation for Academic Credit If receiving academic credit for your intern/externship, the intern/extern will be expected to keep track of their own hours while working in the District Attorney s Office. There is a sign in sheet located on the 11 th Floor of our building; however, the intern/extern must obtain the signature of their direct supervisor for any hours to be turned in for academic credit. The same applies to any additional paperwork or written statements needed for academic credit. The intern will need to obtain all feedback and written statements from the Direct Supervisor regarding the student s work done at the District Attorney s Office. The intern/extern will be provided with feedback on his/her work upon request. G. Parking While you are interning at our office, you will be provided with free parking in the parking garage across the street from the courthouse. H. Sign In/Out All interns are expected to sign in on the 11 th floor of the building when they arrive to work and leave for the day. If the intern fails to sign in on the days they are working, they will be removed from the parking list. I. Identification Badges While you are working at the District Attorney s Office, you will be required to wear a photo identification badge at all times. When you internship has been completed, you will be REQUIRED to turn in the photo identification badge to Deanna Camacho or the 11 th floor reception desk upon your departure from our office. Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., L.B. 19 Dallas, Texas /

4 CRAIG WATKINS CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS J. Dress Code Interns will be required to wear business formal attire while the Court is in trial. If your Court does not have a scheduled trial, you may wear business casual in the workrooms or offices. Please see our Dress Code Policy for any questions. Interns will be considered an Attorney for purposes of the Dress Code. K. Application Deadlines We accept applications for interns/externs at all times except during the summer months. Due to the high volume of applications, we will require a minimum of 10 weeks & 20 hours per week commitment during the summer months. Please follow the schedule below to be considered for our summer intern/extern program: Summer Program (May August) To be considered for a start date in May: Application deadline is March 31 st Year round Program (September April) Please submit your application at least 4 weeks in advance of start date. L. Mail Application To Misdemeanor Courts Intern Program Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., LB 19 Dallas, TX Frank Crowley Courts Building 133 N. Riverfront Blvd., L.B. 19 Dallas, Texas /

5 INTERN APPLICATION (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE) NAME: MAIDEN NAME: PRESENT ADDRESS: TELEPHONE NUMBER(S): PHOTO PERSONAL INFORMATION: SEX: EYE COLOR: AGE: HAIR COLOR: HEIGHT: WEIGHT: BIRTH DATE: BIRTH PLACE: SOCIAL SECURITY NO. TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE NO. MARITAL STATUS: Single [ ] Married [ ] Divorced [ ] Widowed [ ] If married, give full name of husband or wife: Children: Name and address of someone who would know how to contact you in case we cannot locate you at the above address:

6 EDUCATION: High School where graduated: City State Name of Universities attending or attended [dates + field of study + hours or degree(s) attained]: MAJOR: MINOR: College or School Honors, Publications, Awards, etc: LAW SCHOOL Years completed: CITY STATE Law School Honors, Awards, Activities Have you ever worked for Dallas County? If so, when and what position(s):

7 Do you have any relatives working for Dallas County? If so, list name(s) and what position(s): Do you speak any foreign languages? If so, which: EMPLOYMENT RECORD (List in order last three places of employment): EMPLOYER ADDRESS LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT May we communicate with your present employer? Have you ever been arrested for anything other than traffic violations? If so, give date, place, charge and disposition: Has a relative or close friend of yours ever been charged with a criminal offense? If so, give date, relationship, charge and disposition: List address(es) for the past three years and length of time at each:

8 List organizations in which you hold membership and length of membership: State briefly why you wish to intern in the Dallas County District Attorney's Office and if you plan on applying for a job with Dallas County District Attorney's Office. DATES AVAILABLE FROM: TO: CHARACTER REFERENCES (Name, Address, Occupation): I represent and warrant the answers I have made to each and all of the foregoing questions are complete and true to the best of my knowledge and belief. In order that officials of the County of Dallas may be fully informed as to my personal character and qualifications of employment, I refer to each of my former employers and to any other persons who may have information concerning me, agreeing, as this information is furnished at my express request and for my benefit, to hold such persons harmless, and I do hereby release them from any and all liability for damage of whatsoever nature on account of furnishing such information. It is the express policy of the District Attorney's Office that interns may not be charged, arrested or convicted of any Class B Misdemeanor or higher offenses. DATE: SIGNATURE

9 Name (Last, First, Middle): Home Phone: Business Phone: Collin County District Attorney's Office I nternship Application Home Address: City, State: Zip Code: Marital Status: DSinglc DMarricd DDivorccd DWidowcd Spouse's Name(s) at birth or before marria2e: EDUCATION: Do you have (check one) When and wbere did you receive it? DG.E.o. Certificate o High School Diploma Are you a student: DYes DNo If"YES", what degree are you working toward: College(s) you bave attended or received a degree from. I! I Type of Degree MaiorlMinor School Date Received or Dates Attended EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: (show all employment beginning with most recent employer. Cse continuation sheet if needed) Date of Employment Fromrro (Month and Year) Name and Address of Employer (street, city, state) Job TitlelDuties Rcason for Leaving Military: DYes DNo If"Yes", specify (including Reserve or National Guard): Honorable Discharge: DYes DNo Date Entered: Date Separated: CRIMINAL HISTORY AND DRIVING RECORD: Are you a citizen of the United States? DYes DNO Has your drivers license ever been suspended or revoked? DYes DNo StateIDL#: Have you ever been convicted of a crime? DYes DNo Exp. Date: POLICE CONTACT: List all incidents in which you were cited, arrested, accused or charged with a crime otber tban traffic violations. Include incidents that occurred as a juvenile, including any that were expunged, set aside, referred to pretrial diversion or pardoned. (provide a full exr lanation on continuation shcct). DISposltlonl Date Location Police Agency Original Chanze Charge Reduced To Court Action I l f I Please answer tbe following questions. Use the continuation sheet to explain if any "YES" answers. Is any member ofyour famijy or domestic partner: Under prosecution by any government agency? DYes DNo In jail. prison. on probation or on parole? DYes DN<l An attorney or private investigator? DYes DN<l PERSONAL REFERENCES: List at least three [leopie who have known you for over one year, excludin! relative or former emplo~ ers. Years Name Known Street Address City. State, Zip Code Home Telephone Work Telephone

10 Name' Please list all immediate family members tbat have been arrested and/or convicted of a felony or misdemeanor. Immediate family is spouse, father. mother, brother, sister SOil or daughter. (Use continuation sheet ifneeded ) Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code Home Telephone Relationship List Community services, social/fraternal and school organizations that you are presently or have participated in the past.!(please indicate positions you held in these organizations) TELL US ABOUT YOU. Previous or present Internship experience: What kinds of volunteer jobs are you most interested in at present? List hobbies, special interests, languages or special skills. List office equipment/software you have experience in. (i.e. Microsoft Word Excel, PowerPoint, typewriter copy equipment) How did vou hear about our Internshipilrogram? To ensure you are placed in an appropriate position, please cbeck anv of the followinl! that applv. DWeight limitations while lifting. DProblems bending while filing. DLimitations standing for long periods oftime. Specify preference for availability to Intern. How many days a week would you like to intern? Do you you prefer?dmomings DArternoons Other Any comments you would like to make that would help in our decision to have you intern with us? i Signature of Applicant Date CERTIFICATION: In signing, I do hereby certify that a\1 information contained in this application is correct and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I further authorize the Collin County District Attorney's Office to verify criminal history and driving records as part ofthe background process. If accepted to perform volunteer duties for the Collin County District Attorney's Office, I understand that I may be proxy to confidential information and promise to respect and maintain all that confidentiality u,hpnp",:-r nrpqp.ntp,{ nrith it 1 I I 1

11 Consent For Criminal Background Check/AuthorizationlWaiverllndemnity The District Attorney's Office must perform criminal background checks on our Interns because oflhe matters of the population we serve. Please read and sign this consent form authorizing the District Attorney's Office to perform a criminal background check. I hereby give my permission for the Collin County District Attorney's Oflice 10 obtain information relating to my criminal history record. TIle criminal history record. as received from reporting agencies. Jllay include an'est and conviction data as well as plea bargains and deferred adjudications and delinquent conduct committed as a juvenile. I understand that this information will hc used. in part, to delem1ine my eligibility tor being an intern with this organization. I also understand that as long as I remain an intern here, the criminal history records check may he repeated at any time. I understand that I will have an opportunity to review the criminal history as received by the District Attorney's Office and a procedure is available lor clarification, if] dispute the record as received. I, the undersigned. do, for myself: my heirs, executors, and administrators, hereby remise, release, and forever discharge nnd agree to indemnify the In t ern s hip Program and each of their officers. directors, personnel, and agents harmless from and against any and all causes ofactions. suits, liabilities, costs, debts, and sums of money, claims and demands, whatsoev~r (including claims lor the negligence, gross negligence, and/or strict liability of the Internship Program and any and all related attorney's tees, court costs, and other expenses resulting from the investigation of my background in connection with my npplication to become an intern. Print Name (Last, First, Middle/Maiden): Date of Birth: Social Security #: Place of Birth: List any other names or SSN# used: Applicant Signature Date