Metuchen Public Defender Volunteer Internships

Dec. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Metuchen Public Defender  Volunteer Internships
  The Public Defenders provide Indigent individuals charged with criminal or serious motor vehicle charges with free or limited cost legal defense. The Public Defender of Metuchen invites students interested in attending law school or a career in law enforcement to apply to serve as volunteer interns. Volunteer Law Clerk interns will attend Wednesday evening and occasional Friday morning court sessions.
Interested students must mail or fax a cover letter indicating the internship they are applying for and resume. If no personal cover letter by student, the resume will not be considered.
Details on internships at http://www.njlaws.com/intern.htm

         Very truly yours,

         KENNETH  VERCAMMEN, Managing Attorney

VOLUNTEER LEGAL INTERNS NEEDED

PUBLIC DEFENDER OF METUCHEN   Please post!

Court times: WEDNESDAY 1pm PM [approx]- 8:30 PM,   every other Friday 9-12, plus hearing preparation work.

Volunteer Internship Description:

-Interview Clients facing charges in Municipal Court including Drug Possession, Drunk Driving, Assault, Driving While Suspended and other criminal and traffic offenses

-Make demands for Discovery on Prosecutor and review police reports

-Attend hearings and learn from experienced trial attorneys

-Prepare Motions to Suppress Evidence and Motions to Compel Discovery

-Conduct appropriate Legal research

-Acquire skills in Criminal Law and Procedure by active participation

-Participate in Public Relations activities and help organize seminars

- Update Lists of Prosecutors, Judges and Attorneys for publication of

   NJ Municipal Court Law Review

- Revise criminal and traffic law Articles and submit to Law Journals and criminal law websites.

        Volunteer to help indigent people charged with criminal and motor vehicle offenses of magnitude. In additional to time in court, you will be given research assignments. You can work more hours if you want. Help people less fortunate than you who are down on their luck.

        Program lasts 12 weeks. Minimum time commitment September- May is 10 hours per week.

        For Summer- College graduates and Law students only. Minimum Volunteer time commitment in summer- 18 hours per week.  Send cover letter and resume. After sending resume, call to schedule interview

732-572-0500.

        We sponsor a statewide website www.njlaws.com with information on criminal,  litigation, personal injury, and probate matters. It is helpful if applicants have some familiarity with HTML programming, web page design and maintenance and Internet technology. If you can update a website, please indicate so in the first paragraph of your cover letter. This office is committed to excellence and service to clients and the community. Applicants must  have attention to detail. We attempt to give assignments, which will be meaningful and memorable but, nevertheless, expect that interns will pitch in on whatever needs to be done.

        Mail or fax  cover letter and resume to

Kenneth Vercammen, Esq.

Public Defender for the Borough of Metuchen

c/o 2053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08817          

Fax 732-572-0030

About Mentor Program Director: Kenneth Vercammen is an Edison, Middlesex County, NJ trial attorney.    Mr. Vercammen has published 125 articles in national and New Jersey publications on criminal, traffic, DWI, probate, estate planning, and litigation topics. He has been selected to write the book on Criminal Law for the American Bar Association. He often lectures to trial lawyers of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association.  

        Kenneth Vercammen was the NJ State Bar Municipal Court Attorney of the =and past president of the Middlesex County Municipal Prosecutor's Association. He is the past chair of the NJ State Bar Association Municipal Court Section and is the Co-Chair of the ABA Criminal Law committee, GP Division.

      He is a highly regarded lecturer on litigation issues for the American Bar Association, ICLE, New Jersey State Bar Association and Middlesex County Bar Association. His articles have been published by New Jersey Law Journal, ABA Law Practice Management Magazine, and New Jersey Lawyer. As the Editor in Chief of the New Jersey Municipal Court Law Review. Mr. Vercammen is also a recipient of the NJSBA- YLD Service to the Bar Award.

In his private practice, he has devoted a substantial portion of his professional time to the preparation for trial of litigated matters.  He has appeared in Courts throughout New Jersey several times each week on Criminal personal injury matters, Municipal Court trials, and contested Probate hearings.  He serves as the Editor of the popular legal websites www.njlaws.com and www.BeNotGuilty.com

He has served as a Special Acting Prosecutor in nine different cities and towns in New Jersey and also successfully handled over One thousand Municipal Court and Superior Court matters in the past 25 years. Kenneth Vercammen was included in the 2013 “Super Lawyers” list published by Thomson Reuters. He was a member of the Law Review and top 10% law school grad.

LAW OFFICE Fall  & Spring

VOLUNTEER INTERNSHIPS -   EDISON, N.J.

         Volunteer students will have an the opportunity to work in a busy law office and work with real clients. Students interested in a career in law can obtain knowledge and experience in law office procedures, preparing legal correspondence, and assisting clients.

Work on Criminal, Municipal Court and DWI cases:

Contact Municipal Prosecutors to obtain discovery and police reports
Contacts with Court and County Prosecutor’s Office
Prepare hearing notice to clients
Speak with clients and witnesses prior to hearings
Review accident reports and witness statements
Attend hearings and motions
Prepare end of case letters to client

Added recent Criminal and Civil cases to our Blog
      Interested students must mail or fax a cover letter and resume.

.http://www.njlaws.com/intern.htm
    Mail or fax cover letter and resume. Do not email.

Kenneth Vercammen & Associates, PC
2053 Woodbridge Avenue,  
Edison, NJ 08817      

PHONE  732-572-0500          (Fax)  732-572-0030