Company name
Federal Defender Program
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Employment Type
Full-Time
Industry
Legal
Posted on
Nov 28, 2022
Profile
Graduate Fellowship Program
The Fellowship Program places new associates from law firms at public interest law agencies in Illinois, where they are typically paid by their hiring firm to work for 300 hours between graduation and joining the firm. The Fellow will work on a wide and diverse range of issues depending on the agency where they serve. Will also work on transactional matters such as policy development and analysis, advocacy, impact litigation and more. Fellows work on many of cases that include a wide variety of offenses such as drug and gun cases, kidnapping, bank robbery, embezzlement, forgery, counterfeiting, mail theft, mail fraud, interstate theft, and RICO, and are involved in client interviews, both in the defender office and at the nearby Metropolitan Correctional Center. Will accompany attorneys on case investigations, make numerous courtroom appearances with the assigned attorneys, and research and draft motions, memoranda appellate briefs, and possibly petitions for certiorari.
Company info
Federal Defender Program
Sergio F. Rodriguez
55 East Monroe Street Suite 2800
Chicago
Illinois
United States 60603
Website : http://www.fd.org