700 North Fairfax Street
Suite 505
Alexandria, VA 22314
Number of Interns: 1
Mentor Information:
Thomas Curcio
Esquire/Attorney
A dedicated personal injury attorney with more than 29 years of experience in Northern Virginia. Although the majority of his practice is mainly comprised of auto accident cases, he also handles cases including motorcycle accidents, semi truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle accidents, traumatic brain injury, wrongful death, slip and falls, and dog bites. His goal is to help his clients obtain fair compensation for their injuries due to an others negligence.
Kelsey Williams
Receptionist-Legal Assistant
Thomas Curcio’s assistant helping him with everything from case documents and correspondence to scheduling and events planning. She graduated from Western Washington University with her B.A. in Political Science & Social Studies and went on to earn her Paralegal Certificate from the University of Washington in June 2013.
What types of work will the intern perform?
The intern will be expected to perform various tasks including but not limited to:
- Organize and file documents including correspondence, medical records, and court documents in client files
- Alphabetizing case files
- Fax correspondence
- Photocopy documents to be submitted to court
- Scan documents
- Organize office supplies
- Various other office task that may arise over time
What might a highly motivated intern experience while working for your organization?
A highly motivated intern can expect to gain considerable experience legal terminology and the inner workings of Virginia trial law from the start to finish of a case. This includes learning about the documents needed to make a case, the process of negotiating, documents used throughout the process of bringing a case to trial, and the process of closing a case.
Contact Information:
See your Internship Instructor.
Skills Needed on a Scale of 1 to 5
1 – almost never 2 – seldom 3- sometimes 4 – often 5 – almost always
Math=2
Reading=4
Lifting=2
Technology=5
Communication with Clients=2