Job’o’th’Week (Internship Edition)
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Summer just started, but it’s never too early to start thinking about next semester and academic year internships!
Volunteer Legal Internship/Externship – Fall, Winter, or Spring 2017-18
The Organization
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is an innovative partnership among the Microsoft Corporation, Angelina Jolie and other interested philanthropists, law firms and corporate supporters. KIND is dedicated to providing both pro bono representation and positive systemic changes in law and policy to benefit unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children. Launched in fall 2008, KIND is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and has ten field offices across the country.
The Position
KIND’s Seattle field office is seeking volunteer legal interns who want to develop their lawyering skills while assisting KIND’s Seattle office’s direct representation and pro bono programs, which matches volunteer lawyers with unaccompanied children needing representation in immigration court.
Projects may include:
- Legal Screening: Assist with the initial screening of unaccompanied minor children, conduct communication with child clients, adult sponsors, and other agencies, including making psycho-social and other referrals as needed.
- Legal Research: Research current trends in immigration law and family law, country conditions, and other federal laws to assist in case preparation.
- Legal Writing: Draft legal briefs, declarations, and memoranda of law to assist in client cases. Draft immigration forms to support in-house cases.
- Case Management: Update case summaries, track important court dates and deadlines, process referrals and communicate with clients.
Are you interested in this internship? See the full-post on PSJD.