DANIEL, ATL

My time in Atlanta, Georgia with the capital defender team was one of the best experiences of my life. I spent 4 months out in America, interning with a team that works on capital cases from across Georgia. The work was intense, varied and...

Posted on May 16, 2024

TORIA, TX

I spent three months interning in Dallas, Texas. I assisted two attorneys with their casework; tasks ranged from legal research, drafting, proof reading and some administrative tasks, such as photocopying and filing. I attended one day of a capital...

Posted on May 9, 2023

ADITHI, PHOENIX

For the last two months, I have been volunteering at a Post-conviction Capital Representation Office in Phoenix. The work I have been exposed to has been incredibly varied and stimulating. I have read petitions, conducted legal research, written up...

Posted on Sep 28, 2022

LYDIA, PA

At the time of writing I am about half way through my Amicus placement which began at the start of July 2022 and which is set to end in late September 2022, between my previous role as a criminal paralegal and, prior to the commencement of a...

Posted on Aug 17, 2022

TOMMY, FL

‘We the jury unanimously find…’ The words that follow – rendering the verdict of the jury on two counts of first-degree murder – are etched into my memory. For nearly a month, a carefully curated (*not* randomly selected…) panel of ordinary members...

Posted on Jul 29, 2022

Helen, FL

In January 2019, I set off to Florida where I would be spending 6 months interning at the Broward County Public Defenders Office in Fort Lauderdale with Amicus. I had worked as a paralegal in a criminal defence firm for the two years prior, having...

Posted on Jan 19, 2022

Ruby, MS

I was placed with the Mississippi Office of the State Public Defender (MOSPD), working exclusively on juvenile life without parole cases. I completed my internship between May 2019 and August 2019. I am extremely grateful to the Human Rights’...

Posted on Feb 19, 2021