Course Description: Prosecution Internship
- Taught by Robert Kepple and Erik Nielsen
- 5 credits (pass/fail) – offered Fall, Spring
- Students must intern in person at their placement; only incidental remote work is permitted.
- This program is open to students who have completed their first two semesters.
The course has two components: placement work at the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and a concurrent class. Interns must complete 150 hours over 10 or more weeks, and they will be supervised by experienced Assistant District Attorneys. In the classroom component, students will study substantive and procedural law and learn about issues commonly-encountered by criminal prosecutors. The course will cover topics such as charging instruments, discovery, search and seizure, jury selection, public integrity prosecution, trial tactics, evidence, post-conviction DNA, and oral advocacy. Over the course of the internship, students will become familiar with the unique duties and responsibilities of a criminal prosecutor.
It is recommended that students have completed Evidence prior to this internship.