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Attention Students! The Center for Children’s Law and Policy is seeking first and second year law student applicants for its 2016 summer internship program. CCLP is a public interest law and policy organization focused on reform of juvenile justice and other systems that affect troubled and at-risk children, and protection of the rights of children in those systems. Based in Washington, DC, the Center’s staff work with federal, state, and local officials throughout the country on a range of issues that include reducing the unnecessary incarceration of youth, promoting racial and ethnic justice, and eliminating dangerous and inhumane conditions in facilities that house children.

If this sounds like you, check out the full post on PSJD (Application Deadline: March 15, 2016).

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Attention Students! The Law Students for Reproductive Justice’s (LSRJ) National Office in Oakland, CA is seeking interns for a 10 week paid summer program running from mid-June to mid-August. LSRJ is a national nonprofit network of law students and lawyers. Their organization educates, organizes, and supports law students to ensure that a new generation of advocates will be prepared to protect and expand reproductive rights as basic civil and human rights.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: March 1, 2016).

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

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The Disability Rights Division of the Human Rights Watch is seeking highly qualified applications for the position of Disability Rights Researcher/Advocate. This position will be responsible for developing and implementing research and advocacy strategies on the human rights of persons with disabilities. The position will ideally be based in HRW’s New York Office and will report to the Director of the Disability Rights Division.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post here. (Application Deadline: February 22, 2016)

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Penn State University’s Office of the Vice President and General Counsel is seeking to hire a recent law school graduate as a Higher Education Law Fellow for a one-year period to begin in the summer or early fall of 2016. No prior legal experience is required. The Law Fellow may be assigned research and other projects in any of the subject matter areas handled by the Office, including those related to employment, faculty, students, research, governance, contracts, compliance, intellectual property, constitutional law, health care, litigation, government relations, regulatory matters and others.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: Rolling)

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The District of Columbia Office of Human Rights (OHR) is seeking skilled law clerks interested in investigating complaints of discrimination for their investigations division. OHR was established to eradicate discrimination, increase equal opportunity and protect human rights for persons who live in or visit the District of Columbia. The agency enforces local and federal human rights laws, including the DC Human Rights Act, by providing a legal process to those who believe they have been discriminated against. Investigations law clerks will be involved in many aspects of the agency’s day-to-day work, participate in the implementation of program activities, and provide critical support to the Division.

If this sounds like you, check out the full post on PSJD.  (Application Deadline: February 19, 2016)

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The Rhode Island Center for Justice is seeking to hire a Supervising Attorney. The Supervising Attorney will provide direct legal representation and supervise provision of legal services to clients across their program areas which currently include the Wage Justice Project, Tenant Advocacy Project, and Lifeline Project. The Center for Justice is a non-profit public interest law center with a mission to expand access to justice for low-income communities by providing free civil legal representation to low income Rhode Island individuals, families, and communities.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: February 29, 2016 )

Happy 2016! If job hunting is on your list of new years resolutions, find your region below to learn more about job opportunities happening in your area this month! (Click image to enlarge map)

Here are January’s Regional Highlights:

West/Rocky Mountain: Staff Attorney, Domestic Violence (Bozeman, MT); Staff Attorney, Medical Legal Partnership (Helena, MT); EPA Region 8 2016 Honors Attorney Fellowship Program (Denver, CO); Senior Attorney or Staff Attorney (Denver, CO); Summer 2016 Internship for Law Students (Denver, CO); Summer Law Internships (Various Locations, AZ); Assistant Federal Public Defender – Capital Habeas Unit (Phoenix, AZ); Summer Internship 2016 (Tuscon, Florence, and Phoenix, AZ); AmeriCorps Law Student Fellows (Las Vegas and Reno, NV); Staff Attorney (Las Vegas, NV); Portland Bilingual Staff Attorney (Portland, OR); Legal Intern – Spring & Summer 2016 (Eugene, OR); Pacific Legal Foundation Liberty Clerkship – Summer 2016 (Sacramento, CA and Bellevue, WA); Legal Internship/Externship (Seattle, WA); Intern (San Francisco, CA); Summer 2016 Law Clerk (Sacramento, CA); Fair Housing Coordinator – Monterey County (Salinas, CA); Summer Law Clerk (Oakland, CA); Public Interest Grants (Berkeley, CA); Assistant City Attorney (Petaluma, CA); City Attorney (Pleasonton, CA); Law Student Union Summer 2016 (Oakland and Vacaville, CA); 1L 2016 Summer Legal Internships (Santa Monica and San Francisco, CA)

Midwest: Assistant Attorney General (Bismarck, ND); Antitrust Attorney (Saint Paul, MN); Law Clerk (Grand Rapids, MI); Legal Intern Summer 2016 (Detroit and Grand Rapids, MI); Law Student Union Summer 2016 (Detroit, MI and Dayton, OH); Summer 2016 Legal internship (Chicago, IL); 1L 2016 Summer Legal Internships (Chicago, IL); Winter/Spring 2016 Civil Rights Law Clerk (Chicago, IL); Intern – Legal Services Division (Chicago, IL); Assistant State Public Defender – Trial Attorney (Madison, WI); Staff Attorney (Chillicothe, OH)

Southeast: Staff Attorney – SMLS (Nashville, TN); Staff Attorney (Clarksville, TN); Death Penalty Summer Internship (Durham, NC); Staff Attorney (Raleigh, NC); Justice Americorps Fellow (Atlanta, GA); Coordinating Pro Bono Attorney (Atlanta, GA); Staff Attorney (Albany, GA); Staff Attorney (Macon, GA); Summer 2016 Legal Internship (Atlanta, GA); Legal Intern – Summer 2016 (Lumpkin, GA); Economic Justice: Staff Attorney (Montgomery, AL); Assistant Federal Public Defender (New Orleans, LA); Staff Attorney (Guymon, OK); Staff Attorney (Austin, TX); Regional Managing Attorney (San Antonio, TX); Summer 2016 Legal Intern: Immigrant Children’s Project (Dallas, TX); Summer 2016 Legal Intern: Women and Children’s Program (Dallas, TX); Summer 2016 Legal Intern: Asylum Program (Dallas, TX); Texas Defender Service John P. Niland Fellow (Austin, TX); Staff Public Defender (Rio Grande Valley, TX); Investigator, Public Defender Division (Rio Grande Valley, TX); Legal Intern (Houston, TX); Intake Attorney (San Antonio, TX); Summer Law Clerks (Various Locations, TX)

Mid-Atlantic: Staff Attorney (Manassas, VA); Bilingual Immigration Attorney (Fall Church, VA); Spring 2016 General Counsel Legal Intern (Arlington, VA); Assistant Attorney General – Criminal Appeals Division (Baltimore, MD); Deputy Chief – Enforcement Consumer Protection Division (Baltimore, MD); Staff Attorney (Salisbury, MD); Summer 2016 Legal Internships (Baltimore, MD); Street Law’s Summer Student in Residence 2016 (Silver Spring, MD); Summer Clerkship (Bristol, PA); Philadelphia Immigration Court Summer 2016 Legal Internship (Philadelphia, PA); Summer 2016 Legal Intern (Philadelphia, PA); Attorney (Washington, DC); Barton Child Law & Policy Center Fellowship (Washington, DC); Staff Attorney/Fellowship (Washington, DC); National Fair Housing Alliance – Civil Rights Summer Law Clerk (Washington, DC); Law Clerk Summer (Washington, DC); Attorney (Washington, DC); Attorney (Washington, DC); Attorney Advisor (Washington, DC); Bertha Legal Fellow (Washington, DC); Appellate Attorney (Washington, DC); Juvenile Services Program Attorney (Washington, DC); Criminal Justice Staff Attorney (Washington, DC); Legal Intern – Summer 2016 (Washington, DC);

Northeast: Internships at Make the Road New Jersey (Elizabeth, NJ); The Ronnie Ann Powell Internship (Montclair, NJ); 2016 Summer Internship (Montclair, NJ); Prisoner’s Rights Attorney (Montpelier, VT); Summer 2016 Domestic Violence Fellowship (Burlington, VT); Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic Fellowship (South Royalton, VT); Staff Attorney (Boston, MA); Summer 2016 Legal Intern (Yarmouth, MA); Associate (Boston, MA); Summer 1016 Food Law and Policy Clinic Internship (Boston, MA); Summer 2016 Health Law and Policy Clinic Internship (Boston, MA); 2016 Internship (Lynn, MA); 2016-2018 Democracy Honors Fellowship (Newton, MA); 2016 Summer Internship (New Haven, CT); Assistant Corporation Counsel, Legal Counsel Division (New York, NY); Deputy Chief, Special Federal Litigation Division (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (New York, NY); Supervising Attorney (New York, NY); LawHelpNY Program Director (New York, NY); Staff Attorney (Hempstead, NY); Spring 2016 Legal Internship (New York, NY); Director of Legal Advocacy (New York, NY); Criminal Defense Attorney (New York, NY); Deputy Director (New York, NY); Law Intern – Spring (Albany, Ithaca, Plattsburgh and Buffalo, NY); Staff Attorney (Islandia, NY); Acting Deputy General Counsel (New York, NY); Law Student Summer Internship (New York, NY)

Canada: PSJD Resource: Careers in the Public Sector 

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The South Texas Pro Bono Representation Project (ProBAR) has an immediate opening for an attorney or law graduate at the ProBAR Children’s Project. ProBAR provides direct legal services to unaccompanied children detained along the southern border in Texas and the Children’s Project serves the population of over 2,000 detained, unaccompanied children at Office of Refugee Resettlement shelters across the Rio Grande Valley.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post on PSJD. (Application Deadline: Rolling)

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The Homeless Action Center (HAC) is seeking a Staff Attorney to primarily represent clients in applications and appeals for SSI/Social Security Disability benefits and Medi-Cal. HAC is a community based legal services program founded in 1990 to provide legal services to homeless people in Alameda County, California. The position will be based in Oakland, CA.

If this sounds like something for you, check out the full post here. (Application Deadline: January 4, 2016)