• Bachelor's degree required;
• Multiple years experience of criminal investigation preferred but not required;
• Proficiency in Spanish preferred but not required;
• Ability to travel throughout Wisconsin;
• Remote work (in Wisconsin) is negotiable.

           Key Competencies:  

• Excellent communication and listening skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with individuals of diverse backgrounds and varied educational levels;
•  Strong organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment;
• Client-centered approach to legal representation and demonstrated commitment to indigent defense and criminal legal system reform.

The University of Wisconsin Law School seeks applicants for a post-graduate clinical fellowship position in the Remington Center. The Remington Center is a clinical center at the law school made up of several clinical projects, with a primary focus on post-conviction work. The Investigative Fellow will spend half of their time on investigative needs of all of the Remington Center Clinics and will spend the other half of their time working with the Wisconsin Innocence Project’s grant-funded postconviction DNA testing project.

The Investigative Fellow will work under the supervision of one or more law school professors and will work closely with the entire legal team.

Duties may include:

§  Locate, review, and obtain documents, exhibits, and other evidence from courthouses or other sources, such as law enforcement;

§  Draft and submit open records requests;

§  Work with students and attorneys to develop investigative plans;

§  Locate and interview witnesses, and create post-interview memoranda;

§  Create and notarize affidavits for witnesses and serve as a witness when necessary;

§  Request and review social history records for clients, including prison, health, school, mental health, and medical records; and

§  Write comprehensive fact investigation memoranda and mitigation memoranda.