The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia's Criminal Law Internship Program (CLIP) at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) provides undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamental investigative techniques and the relevant criminal law knowledge needed to assist Staff Attorneys. The Internship kicks-off with an intensive weeklong training session that orients interns to PDS and the city. In the second week, Investigative Interns are partnered together, assigned to one or more Staff Attorneys and are responsible for all investigative aspects of their attorneys’ cases. Investigative Interns will be assigned to Staff Attorneys in the Trial Division, but some also investigate for the Parole Division, Community Defender Division and Special Litigation Division. More about the internship position description can be found on this flyer.
For session updates and other program details see the CLIP Informational Bulletin. All applications are due for the following terms by the following dates:
- Spring 2023 term: November 5, 2022
- Summer 2023 term: February 4, 2023
Please visit the PDSDC website for more details on the Criminal Law Internship Program and how to apply.
