Employment Opportunities
Employment Opportunities
Deputy District
Attorneys
Our Deputy District Attorneys handle a wide array of criminal prosecutions in the courtroom as they strive each day to honorably and ethically protect the rights of everyone in their pursuit of justice.
To apply for any available Deputy District Attorney positions, please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to April Smith at smithap@jccal.org.
Our Deputy District Attorneys handle a wide array of criminal prosecutions in the courtroom as they strive each day to honorably and ethically protect the rights of everyone in their pursuit of justice.
To apply for any available Deputy District Attorney positions, please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to April Smith at smithap@jccal.org.
Administrative Staff
Our
support staff are an integral part of our prosecutorial services team. The Jefferson County
District Attorney's Office employs support staff in the following areas:
- Administrative Assistants
- Paralegals
- Trial Coordinators
- Information Management
- Law Enforcement
- Victim Services
- Worthless Check & Restitution Recovery
The Jefferson County District Attorney's
Office employs both County and State employees.
For more information or to apply for any available County
positions, contact the Jefferson County Personnel Board at www.pbjcal.org.
To apply for any available
State positions, please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to April Smith at smithap@jccal.org.
Helping Families Initiative (HFI)
Staff
Our
Helping Families Initiative staff connects families to resources to strengthen families and
improve student behavior and academic engagement before families enter the juvenile justice
system.
To apply for any available Helping Families
Initiative positions, please send a cover letter and copy of your resume to April Smith at smithap@jccal.org.
Law Clerk & Externship Programs
The
Jefferson County District Attorney's Office offers two types of internship programs for law
students. Our Summer Law Clerk Program is open to rising 2Ls and 3Ls, and interviews for those
positions are typically conducted through the On-Campus Interview system facilitated by
participating law schools. The Summer Program is split into two six-week sessions with up to six
(6) law clerk spots per session: Session I is from mid-May to early July, and Session II is from
early July to mid-August. The first round of interviews for each summer is conducted in the
preceding fall, and we prioritize rising 3Ls for those interviews. A second round will occur in
the following spring semester, and any spots remaining for summer may be then filled by rising
2Ls. The Summer Law Clerk Program is a full-time (40 hours per week), unpaid position, and we
are happy to provide documentation for any public-interest stipends available to students
through their schools.
If a law student is interested in our Summer
Law Clerk Program and attends an out-of-state institution or a school that does not already
advertise our program as part of its On-Campus Interview process, please send a cover letter and
copy of your resume to Joe Hicks at hicksj@jccal.org.
Our office also participates in Externship
Programs with various law schools during the spring and fall semesters. If a law student's
institution offers course credit for time spent in an externship, we hold up to four (4) spots
each semester on a first-come, first-serve basis. Sign-up for the class and paperwork for an
externship should be done through the student's school and sent to Joe Hicks at hicksj@jccal.org sometime before the end of the semester
that precedes the one the student wishes to extern. Once the four (4) spots are filled, any
remaining interested applicants can be deferred to the next available semester.
Each extern will make his or her own weekly
schedule around their class times, calculated to fulfill the required amount of hours for their
externship class.
The Jefferson County District Attorney's
Office is committed to allowing law students to work closely with our Deputy District Attorneys
through both of these programs. Duties of both law clerks and externs include preparing discovery
and trial exhibits, research and memo writing, and attending and assisting with all types of
criminal court proceedings. Rising 3Ls are encouraged to apply for and obtain their 3L practice
card so they can conduct various hearings and bench trials under the supervision of a Deputy
District Attorney.
Unfortunately, our office does not
accept undergraduate students in either program. If an undergraduate student wishes to shadow
a Deputy District Attorney sometime during the semester, please contact Joe Hicks at hicksj@jccal.org.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office is an Equal
Employment Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of our office to provide equal employment
opportunities to qualified applicants and/or employees without regard to race, gender, age,
religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
It is the policy of the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office to seek, employ, and advance in employment the best qualified person, and to administer these activities in a manner that will not discriminate against an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of a position desired or held; or against an individual on the basis of a known disability of an individual with whom the qualified individual has a known relationship.
Diversity Statement
The Jefferson County District
Attorney's Office is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, and promoting Deputy
District Attorneys and staff without regard to gender, race, disabilities, age, religion,
national origin, background, veteran status and social or ethnic group. We recognize that
our ability to serve the citizens of Jefferson County is strengthened by establishing a
diverse workforce and we value the knowledge and talents of a multicultural prosecutorial
team in order to meet our mission in serving the citizens of Jefferson County.
Main Location & Number:
Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center
801 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N
Suite 105
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 325-5252
Fax: (205) 325-5266
Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Saturday (Law Enforcement Only)
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Sunday (Law Enforcement Only)
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
*Holiday hours may vary*
Victim Assistance:
Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center
801 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N
Suite 105
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 325-5260
Fax: (205) 521-7510
Email: vso@jccal.org
Worthless Check & Restitution Recovery Unit:
Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center
801 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. N
Suite 107
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: (205) 325-1422
Fax: (205) 325-1427
Helping Families Initiative (HFI):
Phone: (205) 325-5483
Jefferson County Family Court Building:
120 2nd Court North
Birmingham, AL 35204
Phone: (205) 325-5480
Fax: (205) 325-15846
