California Appellate Project (San Francisco) · 3 months ago
Law Student Volunteer (Winter, Spring, Fall)
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
New GradCalifornia Appellate Project (CAP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring individuals facing the death penalty receive their constitutionally entitled legal representation. The Law Student Volunteer will assist appointed counsel on post-conviction death penalty cases, provide case assistance to unrepresented individuals on death row, and engage in various legal research and writing tasks under the supervision of experienced attorneys.
Law Practice
Responsibilities
Assist appointed counsel on post-conviction death penalty cases in both habeas corpus and appellate proceedings
Provide case assistance to unrepresented people on death row
Track judicial and legislative developments affecting death penalty litigation
Conduct death penalty defense training seminars for capital defense professionals and law students
Publish numerous documents including a monthly newsletter, RECAP; a death penalty manual for California attorneys; the National Death Penalty Information Index; an extensive brief bank; and other resources for the capital defense community
Qualification
Required
Law students interested in appellate advocacy, criminal justice, or public interest law
Ability to assist appointed counsel on post-conviction death penalty cases in both habeas corpus and appellate proceedings
Ability to provide case assistance to unrepresented people on death row
Ability to track judicial and legislative developments affecting death penalty litigation
Ability to conduct death penalty defense training seminars for capital defense professionals and law students
Ability to publish numerous documents including a monthly newsletter, death penalty manual for California attorneys, National Death Penalty Information Index, and other resources for the capital defense community
Willingness to assist with mitigation investigation, record collection, case review for ameliorative laws, research, writing, and technical assistance to counsel appointed to automatic appeals and habeas corpus petitions
Ability to relate how life experience, training, and work history have prepared them to understand and work well with the clients served and their communities
Preferred
Applicants who can support their externship through academic credit, volunteer hours, or funding from public interest initiatives
Company
California Appellate Project (San Francisco)
The California Appellate Project in San Francisco (CAP-SF) is a non-profit corporation established by the State Bar of California in 1983 as a legal resource center to implement the constitutional right to counsel for indigent persons facing execution.
Founded in 1983
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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