Details of the program

• Receives a $1,500 stipend payable half in fall and half in spring.
• Works during the  summer in the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, during the fall term at a different division in the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office, and during the spring term at the Federal Public Defender’s Office.
•  Participates in the summer session of the Public Defender Clinic under the supervision of Jeff Roth, Deputy Public Defender. 
• Earns six graded and six  pass/fail credits

• Students must have completed three full-time semesters of law school.
• Students must have taken or be co-enrolled in the following courses: Evidence, Professional Responsibility, Criminal Law and Civil Procedure.
• Students must be in good academic standing.
   

Time commitments

•  Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office.  Summer semester; 300 total hours (approx.30 hours per week)
•  Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office.  Fall semester; 150 total hours (-(approx.10-15 hours per week)
• Federal Public Defender’s Office. Spring semester;150 total hours (-approx. 10-15 hours per week)
   

Course information

• The fellow participates in the summer session of the Public Defender Clinic with Dan Lowrance.
• The seminar class meets for two hours each week.
• Evidence is a prerequisite.

To apply

Candidates should submit

• A resume
• A cover letter indicating why you are interested in criminal defense
• An unofficial transcript