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Most lawyers are hired after being licensed to practice law in
Texas. If you are a licensed attorney in Texas, or have taken the Texas bar exam
and are awaiting results and you wish to apply for a position as an Assistant District
Attorney, send a letter, resume and completed application to
ADAResumes@dao.hctx.net. Upon our receipt of this information, a senior
staff member may interview you, or you may be asked to come visit our office and
observe a morning docket and speak with an Assistant District Attorney about work
here at the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The time this interview process
takes varies upon the volume of applications and the schedules of our interviewers.
The interviewer will return the application to the Public Services
Bureau Chief with a recommendation whether or not the applicant should proceed for
a further interview with the Hiring Committee. If your application is referred to
the Hiring Committee, you will receive a letter informing you of that. The Hiring
committee meets every few months, depending on the vacancies that arise, and the
number of suitable applicants available. After Hiring Committee interviews, those
applicants that are offered jobs are notified by phone of the offer of employment.
If you are not offered a position, you may receive a letter informing you that your
application may be held for future vacancies, or you will be notified by letter
that your application has been denied.
If the applicant is not referred to the Hiring Committee, the
applicant is informed that we will not grant them any further interview. Any applicant
may reapply after one year has passed.
During the fall semester, we interview third year law students
on selected law school campuses. The initial interviews are conducted on campus
and a number of students are referred on for further screening interviews. We offer
"precommit" positions to a few students for employment as Assistant District
Attorneys when they are licensed. They are also offered Intern positions for the
time between graduation and passing the bar.
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