Equal Justice Works is excited to announce the Rural Summer Legal Corps program which connects public interest law students with LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations to address pressing legal issues facing rural communities.

Applications must be submitted by February 29 for the 31 positions open nationwide. Participants must complete 300 hours of service by August 31, 2016 to receive the $4,000 stipend.

More information can be found below and at www.rurallegalcorps.org. Please share this opportunity with any students who may be interested! Questions can be directed to ruralcorps@equaljusticeworks.org.

SERVICE

The Rural Summer Legal Corps program will operate between May-August 2016. Participants will begin the summer with intensive training from poverty law experts on housing, domestic violence, public benefits, migrant farmworkers, Native American, and family law. After the training, the law students will travel directly to their host site to begin their 8-10 week placement.

Participants will build their legal skills in various areas, such as direct legal services, outreach and education, and capacity building.

OPEN POSITIONS

Position descriptions and more information on the Legal Aid Providers can be found on our website. Applications must be submitted here by February 29.

HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

It is the participant’s responsibility to obtain housing and ensure adequate transportation throughout the summer placement. Legal Aid Providers (host organizations) will provide general information, however it is not the responsibility of the legal aid provider (host organization) to provide direct housing or transportation assistance.

ELIGIBILITY

• Attend an Equal Justice Works member school.
• Complete their first or second year of law school by the start of their summer placement.
• Be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident (e.g., green card).
• Pass a criminal background check. Applicants are not disqualified for most criminal records.
• Possess a valid driver’s license and access to adequate transportation during summer placement.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING

There are two funding options for Rural Summer Legal Corps members. As shown in the table below, the standalone option is favorable for applicants who have significant outside funding from their law school or another source.

It’s Feburary! Time to start applying to some of these great public interest positions! Find your region below to learn more about job opportunities and public interest events happening in your area this month. (Click image to enlarge map)

Here are February’s Regional Highlights:

West/Rocky Mountain: Directing Attorney – Children and Youth Project (Seattle, WA); Directing Attorney – Economic Justice Project (Seattle, WA); 2016 QLaw Foundation Sher Kung Summer Fellowship (Wenatchee, WA); Summer 2016 Judicial Externs (Salem, OR); Research & Writing Attorney (Boise, ID); Summer 2016 Internships/Externships (Boise, ID); Legal Fellow – Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (Salt Lake City, UT); Assistant Attorney General (Phoenix, AZ); Summer Clerkship (Denver, CO); 2016 Summer Intern, Migrant Farm Worker Division (Denver, CO); 2016 Summer Intern, Migrant Farm Worker Division (Various Locations, CO); Emmett/Frankel Fellowship in Environmental Law and Policy (Los Angeles, CA); Legal Fellows Program (San Francisco, CA); Teaching Fellow for Stanford Law (Stanford, CA); Fair Housing Coordinator (Santa Clara, CA); Assistant Federal Defender – Temporary Position (Sacramento, CA); Direct Representation Attorney (Merced, CA); Public Interest Internship: Education Advocacy (Los Angeles, CA); Public Interest Internship: Child Advocacy (Los Angeles, CA); Attorney – Health Consumer Center (Oakland, CA); Intermediary Liability Fellow (Stanford, CA); Summer 2016 Judicial Externship Program (Los Angeles, CA); Summer 2016 Litigation Internship (Torrance, CA); Summer Intern (San Francisco, CA); 2016 Pro Bono Scholars Program (Los Angeles, CA); CA Attorney General Summer Legal Intern (San Francisco, CA); Staff Attorney (San Mateo, CA); Spring Law Clerk Positions (San Francisco, CA)

Midwest: Assistant State’s Attorney II – With Underfill (Bismarck, ND); Assistant U.S. Attorney – Civil Division (Wichita, KS); Managing Attorney, Community Economic Development Program (St. Louis, MO); Summer Law Clerk (St. Paul, MN); Robins Kaplan Fellowship Attorney (Minneapolis, MN); Assistant United States Attorney (Hammond, IN); 2016 Law Clerk Position (Ann Arbor, MI); 2016 Summer Law Clerk Position (Ann Arbor, MI); Michigan Clinical Law Fellow – Entrepreneurship Clinic (Ann Arbor, MI); Michigan Clinical Law Fellow: Community and Economic Development Clinic (Ann Arbor, MI); Executive Director (Columbus, OH); Summer Intern (Cincinnati, OH); Managing Attorney (Steubenville, OH); Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Fellow (Dayton, OH); Part Time Extern – Capital Habeas Unit – Summer 2016 (Columbus, OH); Full-time extern – Capital Habeas Unit – Summer 2016 (Columbus, OH); Summer 2016 and Spring 2016 Internships and Fellowships – Unpaid (Chicago, IL); Summer 2016 and Spring 2016 Internships and Fellowships – Paid (Chicago, IL); Intern (Chicago, IL); Staff Attorney II (Chicago, IL)

Southeast: Managing Attorney (Louisville, KY); Faculty Position Criminal Law and Procedure (Chapel Hill, NC); Public Interest Summer Clerkship (Asheville, NC); Summer Intern (Raleigh, NC); Summer Internship (Memphis, TN); Pre-Arrest Diversion Initiative Coordinator (East Point, GA); Attorney (Macon, GA); Assistant United States Attorney (Tampa, FL); Assistant Director for the Academic Support Programs (Miami, FL); Human Rights Attorney (Sarasota, FL); 2016 Summer Internship (Montgomery, AL); Managing Attorney (New Orleans, LA); Summer 2016 Capital Litigation & Policy Law Clerk (Austin and Houston, TX); 2016 Pro Bono Scholars Program (Dallas and Houston, TX); 2016 Summer Law Fellowship (Houston, TX); Summer 2016 Legal Intern (San Antonio/Pearsall, TX); Staff Attorney – Veteran Advocacy Project (San Antonio, El Paso, and Weslaco, TX); Staff Public Defender (Rio Grande Valley, TX); Staff Attorneys – Civil Division (All TRLA Office Locations, TX); Staff Attorneys – Defender Division (Various Locations, TX)

Mid-Atlantic: LSAC Diversity Initiatives 2016 Summer Intern (Newtown, PA); Community Advocate (Melcroft, PA); Legal Intern (Washington, PA); Summer Law Intern (Pittsburgh, PA); Attorney (Arlington, VA); Attorney – Office of Chief Counsel, Administrative General Law Section (Arlington, VA); Attorney – Office of Chief Counsel – Diversion and Regulatory Policy Section (Arlington, VA); Pro Bono Fellow (Richmond, VA); JustChildren Intern (Charlottesville, VA); Staff Attorney (Norfolk and Hampton, VA); Part Time Attorney (Springfield, VA); Civil Advocacy Program Summer Intern (Charlottesville, VA); Managing Attorney (Baltimore, MD); Staff Attorney – CINA – FT Temp (Hughesville, MD); Staff Attorney (Baltimore, MD); Staff Attorney (Landover, MD); Trial Attorney – Child Support Services Division (Washington, DC); Director of the Departmental Ethics Office (Washington, DC); Chief, Educational Opportunities Section (Washington, DC); Chief, Housing and Civil Enforcement Section (Washington, DC); 2016 Pro Bono Scholars Program (Washington, DC); Attorney – Office of the Assistant Attorney General (Washington, DC); Attorney Advisor (Washington, DC); Director of Advocacy (Washington, DC); General Counsel – Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Washington, DC); Investigator: Criminal Justice Research and Writing Project (Washington, DC); Young Center Supervising Attorney (Washington, DC); Attorney Advisor (Washington, DC); Senior Staff Attorney (Washington, DC); Environmental Law Staff Attorney (Washington, DC); Summer 2016 Internship (Washington, DC)

Northeast: Staff Attorney (Various locations, NH); Summer 2016 Internship (Cambridge, MA); Lichten & Liss Riordan Wage Justice Internship (Boston, MA); Senior Staff Attorney (Boston, MA); Staff Attorney (New Haven, CT); Summer 2016 Law Student Volunteer (Hartford, CT); Supervising Attorney (Providence, RI); Attorney (Jersey City, NJ); Managing Attorney (Jersey City, NJ); Legal Intern (Newark, NJ); Law Intern – Summer (Albany, Buffalo, Plattsburgh and Ithaca, NY); Assistant Corporation Counsel, Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement (New York, NY); Summer 2016 Internship (New York, NY); Post-Grad Law Fellowship, Fall 2016 (New York, NY); Housing Law Clerk (Albany, NY); Immigration Law Clerk (Albany, NY); Summer Intern (Brooklyn, NY); Staff Attorney (New York, NY); Legal Research Fellowship (New York, NY); 2016 Summer Internship (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (Ossining, NY); Americorps/EJW Summer Internship (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (Bronx, NY); 2016 Pro Bono Scholars Program (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (Geneva, NY); Assistant Corporation Counsel, Administrative Law (New York, NY); Summer Intern – FDIC (New York, NY); Disability Rights Researcher/Advocate (New York, NY); Attorney (New York, NY); Summer 2016 Legal Fellowship – Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (New York, NY); Assistant Federal Defender (New York, NY); Associate (New York, NY); Summer Internship (New York, NY); Legal Internship – Summer 2016 (New York, NY); NYLAG Special Litigation Unit Summer 2016 (New York, NY);

Canada: PSJD Pro Bono Resources