Job’o’th’Week (Internship Edition)
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The Organization
To prepare for the 2019 program, Equal Justice Works and Legal Services Corporation are actively recruiting students to fill 30 exciting positions nationwide.
The Position
Selected 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 return directly to their host site to continue their 8-10 week placement.
Selected student fellows will work with esteemed LSC-funded civil legal aid organizations to build their legal skills in various areas, such as:
- Direct legal services: Intake, client and witness interviews, advocating for clients, attending hearings, assisting attorneys in legal representation, legal research, and writing.
- Outreach and education: Developing and distributing fact sheets, developing and delivering training on legal topics or on how to access legal services.
- Capacity building: Organizational assessments, compiling best practices, organizing focus groups, leading planning committees.
Salary: Law Students receive a $5,000 for 8-10 weeks of service.
See the full post on PSJD: https://www.psjd.org/opportunitydetails?OppID=87852