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Describe what you accomplished at your internship this week. Be specific in describing the knowledge you have gained and the skills you have developed.
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Discuss a difficult, challenging and/or awkward situation you faced at your internship and describe how you handled it. What have you learned from this experience?
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How is your internship changing your impression of your career field/industry as a whole?
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This past week, I spent my time with the Probation Department at the courthouse, and the clerks office. During my time with the Probation Department, I was given a rundown of how probation actually works: the application process, the terms and conditions, the different restrictions one gets on probation, etc. Furthermore, when court was in session, I sat with probation and gave anyone who got placed on probation, a form that outlined instructions as to how to proceed once their case was over. At times, the Probation Department was quiet, so I would go over to the clerks office, and the Clerk Magistrate would find something for me to complete. For the short time I was in the clerks office after being with probation, I was given the task of sealing cases.
At times, when I was sealing cases, I would stumble upon a letter from the Probation Commissioner that would have either docket numbers with missing case files, or incorrect cases being requested to seal. To solve that issue, I put those types of letters to the side, found all the matching dockets to go with their corresponding letter from the Commissioner of Probation, and sealed those cases. I would then go back to the mixed up pile and ask either a clerk or someone from probation, to see if they could provide me with the correct case information. The take away from these types of situations: utilize the people and resources you have around you.
The only way this internship has really changed my impression of a lawyer type career is through seeing the different types of lawyers and the role they play in the justice system. After being at the courthouse for three weeks, I have very clearly noticed the vast array of attorneys at the courthouse. There are criminal attorneys, mental health attorneys, small claims attorneys, civil attorneys, etc, all of which play vital roles in providing justice for the Commonwealth. Prior to seeing all these different types of attorneys, I looked at them as al the same