HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07292014 - C.65RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the District Attorney, or designee, to execute an Agreement with the University of
California Hastings College of the Law and Lawyers for America, a nonprofit corporation, and four "Fellows" with
Lawyers for America, in an amount not to exceed $160,000 for stipends for four attorneys interning at the District
Attorney's office through the Lawyers for America Program for the period August 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$160,000, 100% General Fund. The stipend for the four (4) attorneys from Lawyers for America is $40,000 per
student. The costs will not exceed $160,000 total.
BACKGROUND:
The Lawyers for America Program is a two-year program which aims to improve the lawyering skills of new lawyers
while expanding the availability of legal services for those who cannot afford to hire lawyers and for the public by
providing two-year work experiences in the public and nonprofit sectors.
During
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/29/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cherie Mathisen
925-957-2234
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: July 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 65
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Mark Peterson, District Attorney
Date:July 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:2014 Lawyers For America Training Program with University of California Hanstings College
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the first year of the Program, the selected Fellows complete an Externship at the District Attorney’s Office. During
the second year of the program, the Fellows leave to study for and take the bar examination. Then, the Fellows return
to the District Attorney’s Office for a paid Fellowship. The Fellows will be licensed attorneys for the second year of
the Fellowship and carry a full caseload as line prosecutors in the District Attorney’s Office. The Office will benefit
from alleviating the existing workload, while giving potential employees advanced training in the area of criminal
prosecution. The Fellows will gain important litigation experience and insight into the practice of criminal
prosecution. The County will pay only a $40,000.00 stipend to Lawyers for America for each participating attorney
during the two-year time period.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.