October 2014

DENVER DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

INTERN POSITION:
Office of the Communications 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, citizens and
employees. This includes tracking criminal cases through the court process, fielding daily media
inquiries, conducting interviews, preparing news releases and news conferences, publishing a
newsletter, attending court hearings, and meeting with attorneys and staff. This position provides
broad exposure to a major prosecution office and would be suitable for students in journalism,
communication, public relations, pre-law or criminal justice studies.
Job Description: The intern in this position will work closely with the Communications Director in
all aspects of the job. This includes attending high profile court cases, helping set up media
interviews, fielding routine inquiries on court scheduling, writing news releases and newsletter articles
and working on other special projects.
Duties: 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 inquiries, maintaining and disseminating a weekly docket 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 projects such as coordinating
media/community event coverage.
Skills: The intern in this position should have strong writing skills, be proficient in Microsoft Word,
and have a working knowledge of the computer. This person should possess good oral
communication skills, be articulate, detail-oriented and professional in appearance. This person
should be an independent worker who is well organized, flexible, mature, and can work well under
pressure.
Hours Per Week: Preferably 15 to 20 hours per week for a minimum 4-month commitment.
Status:
Unpaid/Volunteer Internship
Contact:

Lisa. Durbano, Program Coordinator

Email: lisa.durbano@denverda.org
Phone: 720-913-9181