Judicial Internship Application

Complete the application below. Upon submission, your application will be forwarded to the professor for review. You will be notified via UT email if your application has been approved and you will be authorized to register for the course at that time.

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For which semester are you applying?*

Biographical Information

Name*

First Last

UT EID:*

UT Email:*

Please provide your UT-issued email address and make sure to regularly check that address. Internship correspondence will only go to UT-issued email addresses to protect confidentiality.

Phone(s):*

Current year in law school:*

Expected graduation year:*

Proposed Placement Information

Judge's name:*

Court:*

Mailing address of the court:*

Name of contact at the court:*

Role of contact at the court:*

Contact's email address:*

Contact's phone number:*

What are the approximate start and end dates for your internship? What days of the week do you plan to intern? Please arrange a class schedule that will permit you to attend the weekly class for this program and to be present during proceedings at your court. (The Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, and Third Court of Appeals hold oral argument only on certain days, usually in the morning. Some trial courts hear more matters in the morning than the afternoon and/or hear more matters on certain days of the week.)*

You must complete your required hours between the start and end dates of the semester over a period of at least 10 weeks.

What are the approximate start and end dates for your internship? How much time will you spend at your internship? If you plan to intern during the second half of the summer and also plan to participate in the Summer Interview Program (SIP) in early August, consult the https://law.utexas.edu/careers/interview-programs/summer-interview-program/ schedule and factor those dates into your schedule.*

You must complete your required 165 hours over a period of at least 6 weeks. Your required hours and assignments must be completed by the end of the summer session, August 15, 2025.

Interest and Experience

Please explain why you are interested in the Judicial Internship program.*

Have you previously taken any clinics, trial advocacy course or internships? Will you enroll in any other internship, clinic or advocacy course during this semester? Will you have a major role in the Pro Bono Program or work on legal matters in any other capacity?*

Do you plan on participating on the editorial board of any journal during the semester for which you are applying?*

Required Files

Résumé*

Accepted file types: pdf, docx, doc, Max. file size: 32 MB.

Unofficial Transcript*

Accepted file types: pdf, docx, doc, Max. file size: 32 MB.

Notes and Acknowledgement

Once your application has been submitted, Professor Behara, director of the program, will contact the judge’s chambers to provide information about the Texas Law Judicial Internship program. The chambers will be invited to sign a participation agreement. If your chambers agrees to participate, you will be also asked to sign the agreement. After you have done so, Professor Behara will notify you and the Student Affairs Office that you have permission to register. At that time you will be sent registration information.

Students may enroll in a judicial internship for academic credit only once during law school. Interns who receive academic credit may not be compensated.

Please feel free to contact Professor Behara (vasu.behara@law.utexas.edu; (512) 559-4991; JON 5.214) with any questions.

By submitting this application, you affirm the following:*

I hereby certify that the information listed here is correct.

I have not received academic credit for a prior judicial internship.

I understand interns who receive academic credit may not be compensated.

Unlike fall and spring semesters, the Judicial Internship Program does not qualify for experiential learning credit during the summer session.

Note, the summer internship has a required orientation session on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 from 11:45 am – 1:00 pm in TNH 3.127. Attendance is mandatory. Lunch will be provided.

By submitting this application, you affirm the following:*

I hereby certify that the information listed here is correct.

I have not received academic credit for a prior judicial internship.

I understand interns who receive academic credit may not be compensated.

I will attend the mandatory orientation session on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm in TNH 3.127.

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