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I just got an offer working for the summer legal internship at the Brooklyn DA's office. Has anyone ever participated in this program? Was it a good experience? Which are the best bureaus to be assigned to? When will we get more information? I read an article from 2009 saying that they gave too many offers that year. Any idea if this was changed in 2010?

Also got an offer and wondering the same thing; however, I never interviewed with them, but was offered through email out of the blue. Is this normal for the Brooklyn DA?

Run away. They are univerally considered the worst among NYC prosecutors offices. They are top heavy and cannot manage a budget. In order to deal with the utter disarray that causes down the line, the pigeon-hole everyone, from interns to 5th year ADAs, into mechanical roles. Intern there, and you may be drafting boilerplate complaints by yourself in a cubicle for 10 weeks. Or you might just make excel spreadsheets of search warrants. It's truly a terrible place to work, and their no-interview e-mail-only hiring process reflects their office well.

I worked there in Summer 2010. I did not like my experience there. I find the program too large. I found it unfriendly towards interns - many ADAs were great but some just blew. Expect a lot of running to criminal court and writing useless memos. One plus is that employers seemed to really like it at OCI. It is also in a lovely area.

Anonymous User wrote:I worked there in Summer 2010. I did not like my experience there. I find the program too large. I found it unfriendly towards interns - many ADAs were great but some just blew. Expect a lot of running to criminal court and writing useless memos. One plus is that employers seemed to really like it at OCI. It is also in a lovely area.

Hey if employers love it, I guess that's got to count for something...

Heard the same thing, which is why I didn't apply to that office. Any info on the timeline for the other offices: Bronx, Queens (maybe even Nassau or Suffolk counties)? Any offers/interviews there?

Anonymous User wrote:Heard the same thing, which is why I didn't apply to that office. Any info on the timeline for the other offices: Bronx, Queens (maybe even Nassau or Suffolk counties)? Any offers/interviews there?

Bump. Would like to know about those offices as well.

I know Queens already interviewed a couple of people I spoke with so I just assume I missed the boat there.

BarbellDreams wrote:I know Queens already interviewed a couple of people I spoke with so I just assume I missed the boat there.

Really? I was told they are just beginning reviewing resumes this week. Maybe what I heard was only for 1L applicants...