 Supervised on
site by John L. Brownlee, U.S. Attorney, and Commonwealth Attorneys
Gordon Saunders, Joel Branscomb, Melanie Blanton Menefee, Randy Leech,
and Michael Irvine
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Selected students are placed with the United States
Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia, headquartered
in Roanoke with staffed offices in Charlottesville and Abingdon. The
district has seven divisions of federal court, one of only four
districts nationwide with as many divisions. Seven percent of the
district's land is national park or forest, including the Shenandoah
National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. Students are also placed in
offices of the Commonwealth Attorneys for the counties of Rockbridge,
Botetourt, Roanoke, and the cities of Roanoke and Buena Vista.
These offices enjoy active law student intern
programs. During the academic year, twelve third-year W&L law students
work in the prosecutor's office for the equivalent of one day each
week. Intern projects include legal research and writing assignments
in addition to participation in witness interviews, meetings with law
enforcement personnel, trial preparation, and courtroom proceedings.
Students who have satisfied the requirements of the Virginia State Bar
Third Year Practice Rule are given the opportunity to participate in a
trial. An effort is made to give each student projects representing
different areas of the office's work. |
