Jeffrey Paul Desousa

Jeffrey Paul DeSousa has a diverse range of work experience in the legal field. Jeffrey Paul currently serves as the Chief Deputy Solicitor General at the Florida Office of the Attorney General since October 2020. Prior to this role, they were a Deputy Solicitor General from June 2019 to October 2020.

Before joining the Florida Office of the Attorney General, DeSousa worked as an Attorney in the Appellate Division at the Miami Public Defender's Office from September 2013 to May 2019.

Jeffrey Paul gained experience as a Student Counsel at the Georgetown Law Appellate Litigation Clinic from August 2012 to May 2013. Additionally, they worked as a Summer Associate at Paul Hastings LLP in May 2012 and as a Legal Intern in the Criminal Division Appellate Section of the U.S. Department of Justice from January 2012 to May 2012.

Earlier in their career, DeSousa served as a Research Assistant to Adjunct Professor Mark Vlasic and Professor Emerita Wendy Williams at Georgetown University Law Center from May 2011 to January 2012. Jeffrey Paul also worked as a Judicial Intern at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from August 2011 to December 2011.

DeSousa's earliest work experience was as a Media Researcher at CARMA International from July 2009 to August 2010.

Jeffrey Paul DeSousa attended Georgetown University Law Center from 2010 to 2013, where they obtained their J.D. degree. Prior to that, from 2006 to 2009, they pursued their undergraduate studies at The George Washington University, earning a B.A. degree in Religion, Classics, and History.