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October 2014
DENVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
INTERN POSITION:
Office of the Comm!ic"tio!# Director
The Communications Director for the Second Judicial District
Attorney's Office is responsible for
coordinating a variety of communications between the DA's Office
and media, citiens andemployees! This includes trac"ing criminal
cases through the court process, fielding daily media
in#uiries, conducting interviews, preparing news releases and
news conferences, publishing a
newsletter, attending court hearings, and meeting with attorneys
and staff! This position provides broad e$posure to a ma%or
prosecution office and would be suitable for students in
%ournalism,communication, public relations, pre&law or criminal
%ustice studies!
$ob De#cri%tio!: The intern in this position will wor"
closely with the Communications Director inall aspects of the %ob!
This includes attending high profile court cases, helping set up
media
interviews, fielding routine in#uiries on court scheduling,
writing news releases and newsletter articles
and wor"ing on other special pro%ects!
Dtie#: Specific duties include daily review of local newspapers
and news coverage for clippings of
interest, attending court hearings, reviewing and in some cases
researching new criminal case filings,
answering and responding to media in#uiries, maintaining and
disseminating a wee"ly doc"et sheet of high profile cases to
local media groups, researching and writing monthly newsletter
articles, assisting
with updates to the DA's Office web site, and other special
pro%ects such as coordinating
mediacommunity event coverage!
S&i#: The intern in this position should have strong writing
s"ills, be proficient in (icrosoft )ord,
and have a wor"ing "nowledge of the computer! This person should
possess good oralcommunication s"ills, be articulate,
detail&oriented and professional in appearance! This person
should be an independent wor"er who is well organied, fle$ible,
mature, and can wor" well under
pressure!
(or# Per )ee&: *referably + to -. hours per wee" for a
minimum /&month commitment!St"t#: 0npaid1olunteer
2nternship
Co!t"ct: 3isa! Durbano, *rogram Coordinator
4mail5 lisa!durbano6denverda!org
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