Judicial Internship Application

At the bottom of the online application, you must submit a resume and an unofficial copy of your transcript. You may submit a transcript that you have downloaded from the web.

After receiving your materials, Professor Behara, the director/faculty instructor, will contact the court to verify that the judge is expecting you and agrees to participate in the Texas Law judicial internship program. After faculty instructor approves a placement, the student, placement, and faculty instructor will sign a written understanding. After that document is signed, Professor Behara will notify the Student Affairs Office that you have permission to register. The internship must involve the student and the supervising attorney working in person; regular remote work is not permitted. Students and supervisors are expected to work together at their placement offices.

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) with any questions.

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For which semester are you applying: Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025?*

Summer

Fall

Spring

Fall & Spring Semester

NOTE: After receiving your application materials, Professor Behara, the director/faculty instructor, will contact the court to verify that the judge is expecting you and agrees to participate in the Texas Law judicial internship program. After faculty instructor approves a placement, the student, placement, and faculty instructor will sign a written understanding. After that document is signed, Professor Behara will notify the Student Affairs Office that you have permission to register.

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.

Summer Semester

Professor Behara, director of the program, will contact the judge’s chambers to provide information about the Texas Law program and invite the chambers 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. The Student Affairs Office will then notify you about how and when to register (and pay tuition and fees for the 3 credits).

Students must attend a mandatory orientation session on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, 11:45 am – 1:00 pm in TNH 3.127 (lunch provided).

Personal Information

Name:*

Address:*

Phone(s):*

UT Email:*

Graduation Date:*

UT EID:*

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.

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

Fall & Spring Semester Questions

Please explain why you are interested in the judicial internship program.*

Please provide the judge's name and court for your proposed placement, and the name, title, phone number and email address of a contact person in the judge's chambers or with the court.*

What are the approximate start and end dates for your internship, keeping in mind that you must complete your required hours between the start and end dates of the semester over a period of at least 10 weeks? 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 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.)**

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?

I hereby certify that the information listed here is correct.*

Sign your name.

Summer Semester Questions

Provide (i) the judge’s name, court, and mailing address and (ii) the name, title, phone number, and email address of the contact person with whom we should communicate about the judge’s willingness to participate in the program:

Please explain why you are interested in the judicial internship program:

How much time will you spend at your internship?

Include projected start and end dates for a period of at least six weeks. Your required hours for academic credit and assignments for course credit must be completed by the end of the summer session, August 16, 2024. 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 SIP schedule and factor those dates into your schedule.

Acknowledgement: I will attend the mandatory orientation.*