Recruitment & Career Opportunities
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is proud to offer great opportunities for our employees in one of the nation’s leading prosecutors’ offices.
We have opportunities for attorneys, inspectors, as well as a variety of support staff in our nine offices around the Alameda County, serving a diverse population of more than 1.5 million people.
Consistently, we attract well-qualified candidates who seek to join our office and make a difference in the lives of the community we serve.
What we look for in our staff is flexibility, the ability to think innovatively, as well as to be able to work both independently and in a team.
Please note: We do not offer volunteer attorney positions of any sort.
Vacancies
CLERK I
($1,970.25-$2,241.00 Biweekly)
The District Attorney’s Office is presently recruiting for entry-level clerical positions to serve at one of five courthouse locations throughout Alameda County. The duties may include answering telephones, pulling, and refiling case files, special copy projects, typing and/or word processing and various other clerical duties. Applicants must possess basic computer skills. Duties may be periodically rotated at the discretion of the immediate supervisor.
FINANCIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST I
$71,739.00 – $87,110.40 yearly
The Financial Services Specialist provides professional-level financial services in areas: budget development and processing; contract negotiation and administration; financial planning and monitoring; financial accounting and reporting; grants management; financial analytic and administrative work, general administrative services work, planning and conducting analytical studies; overseeing other support functions.
FINANCIAL SERVICES OFFICER
$96,699.20-$129,355.20 Yearly
The Financial Services Officer: manages and oversees various financial service staff and functions at an agency or departmental level; serves in a consultative role to management in addressing and resolving financial, revenue, contract, grant and related administrative, programmatic and policy matters; facilitates the implementation of a wide variety of programs and projects; and other related work as required.
LATERAL DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
$126,432.00 – $272,708.80 yearly
The DA’s Office is recruiting an experienced Lateral Deputy District Attorney (LDDA)to join the most progressive prosecution team in the nation. Lateral Deputy District Attorney investigates and advises complainants and witnesses regarding more complex prospective criminal or civil actions; studies, interprets, and applies laws, court decisions, and legal authorities for use in prosecuting cases; prepares legal pleadings such as complaints, answers, demurrers, discovery, and judgments; prosecutes a variety of cases, including felony trials, misdemeanor trials and presentation of preliminary hearings; performs related work such as preparing petitions, complaints, reports, and correspondence.
Interships & Externships
Paralegal Internship Program
The Alameda District Attorney’s Office offers an empowering Paralegal Internship Program offering practical experience with Alameda’s most progressive prosecution team in the nation. Under the general direction and supervision of a Deputy District Attorney or Certified Paralegal, interns will perform a variety of specialized paralegal functions including some combination of the following: drafts legal documents; conducts legal research and prepares written memoranda; prepares documents for use in pretrial and trial proceedings; creates and maintains legal files, trial notebooks, indices and supervises case and file management systems.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY UNIT EXTERNSHIP
Fall, Spring, & Summer Opportunities
Alameda County’s District Attorney Pamela Y. Price is the first Black woman and the first progressive elected District Attorney in Alameda County’s history. She is also the first District Attorney in the county to win a contested election, running on a platform of change, insisting that we do better in effecting transparency, equity, and accountability and addressing root causes of harm. DA Price’s administration is dedicated to exemplifying the words of Desmund Tutu: “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.”
Law Clerks
Drum Majors For Justice Program
The majority of our attorney hiring is accomplished through our renowned Summer Law Clerk Program, a rigorous ten-week paid program for second-year (2L) law students. The program extends from May through August.
Each year, we conduct on-campus interviews (OCI) with hundreds of second-year (2L) law students from the major law schools in Northern California: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Golden Gate University of San Francisco, Santa Clara University, and Stanford. Law Clerks from these schools should contact their career services office for details on the process.
Our Summer Law Clerks are certified under the State Bar of California rules concerning the Practical Training of Law Students. Under attorney supervision, our clerks conduct many different types of evidentiary hearings, including misdemeanor jury trials. The Law Clerks also receive training and mentoring from our most experienced trial attorneys. Based on their performance, each Law Clerk in the Summer Program is considered for future employment as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County.
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Post-Bar Law Clerks
Our Post-Bar Law Clerk positions are only available to candidates who participated in our Summer Law Clerk program.
Please note: We do not offer volunteer attorney positions of any sort.
Fellowships
Earl Warren Fellowship
Earl Warren, United States Chief Justice and former District Attorney of Alameda County [Source]
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office started the Earl Warren Fellowship in honor of former United States Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Earl Warren who served as District Attorney of Alameda County from 1925 to 1938. Earl Warren set the standard in shaping our office’s reputation for fairness, integrity, and professionalism, a legacy that endures to this day in the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
The Earl Warren Fellowship is open to recent college graduates who are planning on attending law school. The goal of the Fellowship is to further inspire and motivate future law students in their pursuit of a legal career.
The Fellowship is a full time paid position that entails assisting our Deputy District Attorneys with discovery compliance in our Oakland and Hayward branch offices. The chosen Fellows will also support the prosecution team in trial preparation and learn first-hand the inner workings of the District Attorney’s Office.
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Mary C. Warren Fellowship
The Mary C. Warren Fellowship is open for women who are recent college graduates interested in leadership development and the law. This fellowship aims to develop strong female leaders through a program of work experience, mentoring, and professional development. This paid fellowship is awarded annually to qualified women who are interested in pursuing careers in law, public service and leadership.
Mary was a very active and accomplished government professional that lived and served in Alameda County for more than 50 years. She led a lifetime of civic service touching countless lives and instilling positive progressive change. Mary was an eight-year veteran of the United States Navy, living life as an unassuming trailblazer for women.
Warren served as Chair of the Alameda County Democratic Central Committee and Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party. She was the first woman chairperson of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce; then she served eight years as an elected Director with the East Bay Municipal Utility District. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office honors her legacy of public service and leadership through the Mary C. Warren Fellowship.
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Application
Application
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Please direct all employment and recruitment inquiries to:
Desmond I. Jeffries
Director of Recruitment and Retention
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office
7767 Oakport Street Street, Suite 650
Phone: (510) 777-2308
DARecruiting@acgov.org