The Yolo County District Attorney welcomes you to our employment opportunities page. Applications are only provided for positions which are currently open. We do not accept resumes unless it is otherwise noted on the Job Listing. To fill out and submit an online job application, and to view Current Positions, please visit: Yolo County Human Resources Employment Opportunities
Internship/Volunteer Opportunities
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When submitting an application for any position, please include a resume and cover letter. In the cover letter please discuss why you want to work at a DA’s office and why you want to work at the Yolo County DA’s office. Also, tell us when you can start, how many hours/week you can volunteer, and for how many months you can volunteer (keeping in mind the requirements outlined above).
A background check is required to work in this position and those with a prior felony will not be considered. Because the background check can take 4-6 weeks to complete, please anticipate that if you are selected, you would not potentially start for 8-10 weeks after we receive your application.
Legal Internship Opportunities (for Law School Students)
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“2020 Summer Interns, who worked remotely during COVID, during their socially distanced swearing in.”
Filing Information & Deadlines (Note: Recruitment may close before the deadline if all positions are filled.)
If you are interested in a fall part time internship, please apply, as outlined below, between May 1 – June 15. You must commit to 12+ hours/week and also commit to working in the fall and spring semesters.
If you are interested in a spring part time internship, please apply between September 1 – October 15.
If you are interested in volunteering as an attorney for experience, you may also submit an application. We do not have a formal post-bar internship program, but we do accept post-bar volunteers. For all attorney and post-bar volunteers we ask for a 40 hour/week commitment for a minimum of four months. If you are taking the July Bar, please submit an application to us no earlier than April 15.
If you are interested in our Summer/Fall legal internship program, we will be interviewing at OCI at King Hall and McGeorge in the Spring. The commitment is full time over the summer and part time in the fall. If you do not attend King Hall or McGeorge, you may submit a cover letter and resume between January 1 – January 21. Send letters to Chief Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Raven at jonathan.raven@yolocounty.org.
Intership/Volunteer Positions for College Students
We have excellent opportunities for college students in divisions such as “Victim Services,” “Neighborhood Court,” and “Digital Media” (for “Victim Services,” see below). If you are interested in programs other than Victim Services, please send a cover letter and resume to Wendy Wilcox at Wendy.Wilcox@yolocounty.org. In the cover letter please state: (1) why you want to volunteer for that program, (2) when you can start, (3) how long you can commit to volunteer, and (4) how many hours per/week you can volunteer. Note, from the date you apply, it will take about 6 weeks to go through the hiring process (interview and background check).
Victim Services Internship Opportunities
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Filing Information & Deadlines
The Yolo County District Attorney’s Office Victim Services Program is always seeking potential intern/volunteers resumes, accompanied by a letter of interest. Victim Services Interns/Volunteers will obtain an intricate experience and hands on approach to observing and being part of criminal court cases and the process of the criminal justice system. They will have continuous contact with local law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors, local government and non-profit based advocates and the clients they serve. Most of the clients served, whom are in the process of working through a victimization of a violent crime.
The job duties of Victim Services Program Interns/Volunteers consist of: Court Coverage; locating case status/disposition as well as Warrant case status; data entry; assisting with preparation of mailed documents to victim service clients; doing the work up and submittal for California Victims of Crime applications; filing files and documents; photo copying brochures and documents as requested by the advocates and other job duties as assigned and directed.
Please contact Victim Services Program Manager Laura Valdes at laura.valdes@yolocounty.org for more information.
