Internship: U.S. Army JAG Corps

• Semester: Fall 2026
• Course ID: 297P
• Credit Hours: 2
• Unique: 31915

Registration Status: Open

Meeting information not available

Special Instructions

Description

Registration Information:

This course is restricted to upper class students only. U.S. Army Internship – APPLICATION REQUIRED. Application and/or instructions on how to apply for this internship can be accessed on the web: http://law.utexas.edu/internships/u-s-army-internship-application/.

To apply, please e-mail a copy of your cover letter, resume and transcript (unofficial is fine) to Prof. Susan Klein at sklein@law.utexas.edu and to Captain Michael Green at michael.a.green315.mil@army.mil if you are interested in Trial Defense Services, and/or to Prof. Susan Klein and Lieutenant Scott Goble at scott.1.goble.mil@army.mil if you are interested in the Prosecutor’s Office. Students interested in the externship are welcome to stop by Prof. Klein’s office at TNH 3.207 for additional information. Her office hours are Wed. from 4:00 to 7:00 pm, or by appointment. You may call or text her at (512) 203-2257 or send her an e-mail. Alternatively, you can reach the Fort Hood Trial Defense office at (254) 287-0476, and the Ft. Hood Prosecutor’s Office at (254) 553-2524.

** This course meets the Professional Skills requirement for graduation. **

Course Description:

This program offers students the opportunity to apply for “for-credit” externship positions with the United States Army JAG Corps, Trial Defense Service or Prosecution Service, Fort Hood Field Office. Students earn two-credits “pass-fail” for the semester. While this program is not available during either summer session, students are welcome to apply for non-credit summer internship positions directly with that office. Students may apply for the externship for a single semester.

Students will assist prosecutors or defense counsels (and paralegals) in administrative separations and criminal proceedings pursuant to the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The Fort Hood Legal office is the largest and busiest office in the Army. Attorneys there have federal felony jury trials monthly, similar to those seen in a Federal District Court but often with crimes and facts unique to the military. Army JAG officers regularly change jobs, working as prosecutors, magistrate judges, defense attorneys, national security attorneys, and trial/appellate judges. This creates a level of collegiality and rapport not seen in criminal justice practice elsewhere.

Applicants may benefit from upper-level criminal law courses such as Adv. Fed. Crim. Prosecution & Defense, Federal Criminal Law, National Security Law, Cybersecurity Law, Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Crim. Procedure: Prosecution (bail to jail), and Evidence. None of those courses are required.

The externship requires 10 hours per week for the 14-week semester, though most hours can be completed outside of the office. Students should expect to spend one day per week at the U.S Army Trial Defense Service, 330 761st Tank Destroyer Blvd., Fort Hood, Tx, 76544, or at the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, Building 1000, 761st Tank Battalion Ave., Ft. Hood, TX, 76544, working in the office or in court. Ft. Hood is located about halfway between Austin and Waco, a bit over an hour’s drive from the law school or about 50 minutes from Georgetown.

The application deadline for Fall 2026 is Monday, April 13, 2026. The application deadline for Spring 2027 is Monday, October 19, 2026. Interviews are conducted at the Career Services Office or over Zoom. Students will receive the unique registration number for the Spring 2026 semester once they are accepted into the program.

Additional Information

Information about the U.S. Army Trial Defense Service, is available at: Trial Defense Service Public (army.mil).