Employment Type: 5 - Summer Intern
Pay Range: $21.00 - 21.00
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Overtime Exempt: N
Elected Office / Department: DISTRICT ATTORNEY
This internship position is for current 2L law student applicants who have completed one full year of law school prior to their internship start date for the Summer upcoming year. During the Summer, Interns generally work 8 hours a day, 4-5 days a week from June through early August. Accommodations to this schedule can be made. Please list and discuss any accommodations required during your interview.
See our recruiting webpage: Employment - Colorado District Attorney 23rd Judicial District
The 23rd is the newest DA’s Office in the state, representing three counties and almost 400,000 Coloradoans.
We are perfectly situated to the east of the mountains and between Colorado’s two largest cities. To the north is Denver, offering nightlife, performing arts venues, and all 5 major professional sports teams. Directly to the west are the Rocky Mountains, home to world class ski resorts, hiking, mountain biking, and rafting. Directly to the south is Colorado Springs, home to the Garden of the Gods, the Air Force Academy, Olympic Training Center, and Pikes Peak.
Douglas County is recognized as offering a quality of life unmatched elsewhere in the state. In 2024, Douglas County was named the 3rd Healthiest Community in America according to the U.S. News and World Report, which measures health and wellness across 10 categories (population health, equity, education, economy, housing, food & nutrition, environment, public safety, community vitality, and infrastructure).
Our 3 counties (Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln) are home to hundreds of miles of trails, countless city parks and open space. We have more than 146,000 acres of Pike National Forest, Roxborough State Park, Castlewood Canyon State Park, and a boating reservoir at Chatfield State Park. Our large jurisdiction spans urban, suburban, and rural areas, offering a variety of communities to fit your individual or family needs.
Our 2L internship program offers law students a unique opportunity to conduct meaningful work on real criminal cases. Working alongside our experienced prosecutors, interns can expect to become involved in all aspects of criminal prosecution from the investigative stage through trial. This will include cases involving murder, sexual assault, aggravated robbery, and other violent crime. Interns will have opportunities to research novel and interesting legal issues, assist in drafting corresponding pleadings, observe courtroom proceedings where those issues are litigated, review new felony filings for potential evidentiary challenges, and preparing exhibits for trial.
Our 2L internship program is designed for law students contemplating a career in criminal prosecution. We train and mentor our 2L interns with the goal of preparing them to return as 3L interns working and trying cases under the Student Practice Act. Our 3L interns are trained and mentored with the goal of returning to our office as deputy district attorneys.
Earn pay, law school credit, or both. We pay SPA interns an hourly wage of $21. But our office is more than just a place to work: it’s a place you want to work. Just some of our office events are a yearly chili cook-off challenge, a cornhole tournament, and wildlife photo contest. We have an office softball and golf team. We hold an annual winter holiday party, trick-or-treat street, and frequent summer BBQs on our office grill.
To be the best, you should learn from the best. Our office is staffed with experienced prosecutors who have tried some of the highest profile and most complex cases in Colorado history. You’ll find our prosecutors teaching at both statewide and national conferences, law schools, and authoring statewide manuals on prosecution. Prosecutors working at our office have been two-time winners of the Colorado Trial Team of the Year, Colorado Prosecutor of the Year, Colorado Prosecutor Trainer of the Year, and a host of other individual awards.
Our office strives to be at the forefront of prosecution. From leading the state in giving the public an unprecedented level of insight into our office with our data dashboards, solving decades old cold case murders through DNA analysis from our dedicated forensic crime lab, to solving crimes through digital data analysis of cellphones and geo-location analysis.
Our interns are not an afterthought, using shared computers, and excluded from opportunities afforded deputy district attorneys. Our interns are an integral part our team and we treat them as such. They join in with deputy district attorneys for meetings, trainings, and gatherings.
Education: Candidates are required to currently be attending law school and must have completed their first year.Experience: NoneHours: During the Summer, interns work 8 hours a day, 4-5 days week. Accommodations to this schedule can be made. Please list and discuss any accommodations required during your interview. This Student Practice Act Internship Program is for the Douglas County Office, located at 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, CO. Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. The position may be filled prior to the listed closing date. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible to ensure consideration.
Closing Date: 10/30/2026 4:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.
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In the event of an emergency/disaster in or near the County, all County employees are expected to make every effort to be available to assist the County Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials and Department Directors to ensure the continued operation of any and all necessary County functions. This may mean being available to perform additional duties and hours beyond what is normally required. In the event that an exempt employee does work more than 40 hours a week in support of County operations during an emergency, such employee may receive overtime or other appropriate wage compensation in accordance with existing County policies or at the discretion of the County.
There’s a reason two dozen people move to Douglas County, Colorado every day. The quality of life here is unmatched. Nestled along I-25 between Colorado’s two largest cities, Douglas County is both a magnet for successful business and a destination for outdoor adventure. This is by design. What you see in Douglas County today is the fruit of our County employees’ commitment.
We keep our community safe. We keep our citizens moving, and we keep our economy growing – while protecting our historic and natural resources. We also take care of our most vulnerable – ensuring no one falls through the cracks. We hire good people and then get out of their way.
Douglas County is recognized for being one of the most family-friendly and safe communities in Colorado. It’s also one of the healthiest. In 2021, Douglas County was named the second healthiest county in America, according to the 2021 Healthy Communities rankings by U.S. News and World Report, released in collaboration with the Aetna Foundation. Since 2011, Douglas County has ranked among the healthiest counties in Colorado, according to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) analysis created by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
