2Ls only:
Butler Snow seeks a 2L to be a Summer 2023 Associate in its Nashville, Tennessee office. Compensation is $2500 per week. Submit a cover letter (to Kathryn McInnis), resume, and transcript via Symplicity OCI, “FALL 2022 OCI: Butler Snow (Nashville) Resume Collect” by September 20th.
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1Ls or 2Ls:
The Tennessee Office of the Post-Conviction Defender (OPCD) in Nashville provides legal representation to indigent death-sentenced inmates in post-conviction and other collateral proceedings throughout the state of Tennessee.The OPCD invites law students to apply for full-time, unpaid summer internships for a ten-week period. This internship is pre-approved for pro bono credit at Memphis law. The OPCD is flexible in establishing work schedules that are tailored to the interests and availability of the individual interns.
Our interns assist attorneys in all
stages of client representation including:
• Researching constitutional, criminal, and civil rights issues;
• Interviewing witnesses and visiting clients on death row;
• Reviewing and organizing records and discovery materials;
• Consulting with expert witnesses; and
• Preparing cases for pleadings, evidentiary hearings, and appellate
arguments.
Interns may also have to opportunity to attend court proceedings throughout the state of Tennessee, tour the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (which houses Tennessee’s death row) and the Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, and participate in trainings on capital punishment, criminal defense, and career development.
Interested students should e-mail a 1) cover letter addressing your interest in capital defense, 2) a resume, 3) a list of references, 4) an unofficial law school transcript (if available), and a brief writing sample to Andrew Harris and Randall Spivey via this Symplicity post 6385.
People of color and other minorities underrepresented in the legal profession are especially encouraged to apply. Preference is typically given to second-year law students, but law students of all levels are accepted. Applicants should apply early as internships are competitive and are filled on a rolling basis.
