HIRING PRACTICES OF CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICES 2017-2018 County Map of California 2 3 California District Attorney Office Hiring Practices INTRODUCTION This directory was compiled by the UC Davis School of Law in the Spring of 2017. It contains information about student and attorney positions at district attorney offices throughout California. This information is based on entries in an earlier directory, previous job listings, web site information, and follow-up telephone calls. Some counties conduct on campus interviews for third year students or both second and third year students at several law schools in the fall. The UC Davis School of Law will advertise these opportunities. Please note that you should always verify the names of any hiring attorney or District Attorney, and the office address, before corresponding with these offices. Before any interview, you should research each particular office and the background of the District Attorney. Also, hiring practices can change at any time due to changes in budgets and turnover. If you are particularly interested in a county, it is recommended that you contact the representative listed, the district attorney office, or the county’s personnel office directly to determine hiring needs. The vast majority of the offices are very helpful and willing to provide necessary information to those who are interested. Another great resource for finding employment opportunities in prosecution is the California District Attorneys’ Association website. The association’s web address is www.cdaa.org. Good luck! 4 Table of Contents Alameda ................................................. 4 Placer ..................................................... 25 Alpine ..................................................... 5 Plumas .................................................... 25 Amador .................................................. 5 Riverside ...................................................26 Butte ....................................................... 5 Sacramento ............................................. 27 Calaveras ............................................... 6 San Benito............................................... 29 Colusa .................................................... 6 San Bernardino ....................................... 30 Contra Costa .......................................... 6 San Diego ............................................... 31 Del Norte ................................................ 8 San Francisco ......................................... 34 El Dorado ............................................... 8 San Joaquin ............................................ 38 Fresno ..................................................... 9 San Luis Obispo ...................................... 39 Glenn ......................................................12 San Mateo ............................................... 40 Humboldt.................................................13 Santa Barbara ......................................... 41 Imperial ...................................................13 Santa Clara ............................................. 41 Inyo .........................................................13 Santa Cruz .............................................. 43 Kern ........................................................14 Shasta ..................................................... 43 Kings .......................................................14 Sierra....................................................... 43 Lake ........................................................15 Siskiyou ................................................... 44 Lassen ....................................................15 Solano ..................................................... 44 Los Angeles ............................................15 Sonoma ................................................... 46 Madera ....................................................18 Stanislaus................................................ 46 Marin .......................................................19 Sutter....................................................... 47 Mariposa .................................................20 Tehama ................................................... 47 Mendocino ..............................................21 Trinity ...................................................... 47 Merced ....................................................21 Tulare ...................................................... 48 Modoc .....................................................21 Tuolumne ................................................ 48 Mono .......................................................22 Ventura.................................................... 48 Monterey .................................................22 Yolo ......................................................... 50 Napa .......................................................23 Yuba..........................................................51 Nevada....................................................23 Orange ....................................................24 5 County: Alameda Address: 1225 Fallon Street, Suite 900 Oakland, CA 94612 Telephone: (510) 272-6222 Web Address: http://www.alcoda.org Email: [email protected] Contact: Mike Nieto, Assistant District Attorney Director of Recruitment and Development Alameda County District Attorney’s Office 661 Washington St., Suite 225 Oakland, CA 94607 [email protected] (510) 268-7500 Student Law Clerk The majority of our attorney hiring is done through our Summer Law Clerk Program. Each year, we conduct on-campus interviews of over 200 second year law students from the 8 major law schools in Northern California*. Of the initial applicants, approximately 40 students advance to a second round interview, with clerkships ultimately offered to 8 to 12 students. The selected students participate in a 10 week paid program in which they are certified under the State Bar of California rules concerning the Practical Training of Law Students. Under attorney supervision, the students put on many different types of evidentiary hearings, including misdemeanor jury trials. Based on their performance, this becomes the main hiring vehicle for future employment as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County. We do not offer volunteer attorney positions or outside post-bar clerkships. Volunteer opportunities during the year for 2L and 3L law students are done on an as-need basis. * Hastings, Golden Gate, Davis, University of San Francisco, Santa Clara, Berkeley, Mc George, and Stanford. Application Process To apply for the Summer Law Clerk Program, students must apply through On-Campus Interviewing in the fall prior to the summer they intend to clerk. Applications sent directly to the office will not be considered. 6 _________________________________________________________________________________ County: Alpine Mailing Address: PO Box 248 Markleeville, CA 96120 Street Address: 270 Laramie Street Markleeville, CA 96120 Telephone: (530) 694-2971 Fax: (530) 694-2980 Web Address: http://www.alpinecountyca.gov/index.aspx?NID=189 Contact: Karen Dustman, District Attorney [email protected] Alpine County District Attorney is a single attorney office and does not accept applications for summer interns or post graduate law clerks. County: Amador Address: 708 Court Street Jackson, CA 95642 Telephone: (209) 223-6444 Fax: (209) 223-6304 Web Address http://www.co.amador.ca.us/home Contact: Julie Tonn, [email protected] Interested students and graduates should contact Julie Tonn at [email protected] or call the phone number listed to inquire about law clerk or attorney positions. Please email your resume and letter of interest to Amador County’s Personnel Department of the District Attorney’s Office at the above email address. Fingerprinting and a background check will be required. County: Butte Address: Administration Building 25 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 Telephone: (530) 538-7411 Fax: (530) 538-7071 7 Web Address: http://www.buttecounty.net/da/ Students interested in law clerk positions should complete the online application and Live Scan Document at http://www.buttecounty.net/da/intern.htm, or print and complete them, and mail or email a cover letter and resume to the Office of the District Attorney, attention: Lori Stock, [email protected]. Check the county’s Human Resources website for attorney job postings. County: Calaveras Address: 891 Mountain Ranch Road San Andreas, CA 95249 Telephone: (209) 754-6330 Fax: (209) 754-6645 Web Address: http://www.co.calaveras.ca.us/departments/district_atty.asp Students interested in law clerk positions should contact the offices directly. Check the county’s Human Resources website for attorney job postings. County: Colusa Address: 346 Fifth Street, Suite 101 Colusa, CA 95932 Telephone: (530) 458-0545 Fax: (530) 458-8265 Web Address: http://www.colusada.net Students interested in law clerk positions should contact the offices directly. Check the county’s Human Resources website for attorney job postings. County: Contra Costa Address: 900 Ward Street Martinez, CA 94553 Telephone: (925) 957-2200 Web Address: http://www.co.contra-costa.ca.us/203/District-Attorney Student Law Clerk The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office recruits 2L students for the position of Summer Law Clerk. Law Clerks will receive orientation beginning after Memorial Day, including specific prosecution skills as well