Job o' the Day: A housing intern needed in Harlem!
The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS)’s Housing Defense Project seeks a law student for an unpaid summer 2011 internship. NDS is a non-profit public law office providing community-based and client-centered legal defense. The Housing Defense Project provides eviction defense services to residents of Harlem and Washington Heights who are threatened with eviction due to a criminal matter, and places special emphasis on women and families facing housing-related collateral consequences.
Activities will include assistance with housing court cases, client intake, legal research on questions of housing /criminal law, and direct representation in New York City Housing Authority hearings.
A selling point?! No prior housing experience required.
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