Law Reform Legal Intern - Spring 2025 - New York, NY
Company: The Legal Aid Society
Location: New York
Posted on: October 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Back Law Reform Legal Intern - Spring 2025 #24-227 New York, New
York Apply Apply for this job now! Apply Deadline is 3:00 PM EST
for Date Listed 2024-12-27T17:00:00Z Job Description The law reform
units of the Legal Aid Society (LAS) have opportunities for law
school students to participate in LAS's ground-breaking work on
impact litigation and policy initiatives that seek to address
systemic issues facing Legal Aid's clients.
- This team has three internship programs. Candidates applying to
the Criminal Law Reform team must indicate their unit/project
preferences in their cover letter. The options are:
LAW REFORM UNIT OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE (INCLUDING HOMELESS RIGHTS
UNIT)
LGBTQ+ LAW AND POLICY INITIATIVE UNIT
SPECIAL LITIGATION AND LAW REFORM UNIT OF THE JUVENILE RIGHTS
PRACTICE
Each of these units engages in impact litigation, policy reform,
coalition building, and public education strategies to grapple with
novel legal issues arising in the daily practice of Legal Aid's
direct services work. Interns applying to this position will be
assigned to one of these units for the duration of their
internship, depending on the preferences of the intern and the
needs of the units.
Applicants should review The Legal Aid Society's website for more
specific descriptions of the work of each of these units and
identify in their application which unit or units they are
interested in. Applicants will be offered positions depending on
their preferences and the needs of the units.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
These internships offer the opportunity to engage in various
aspects of Legal Aid's law reform work, depending upon the specific
needs of the unit to which the intern is assigned. This may
include;
Interns will be asked to rank which of the law reform units they
would most prefer to work in and will be matched depending on
experience and organizational needs. Descriptions of each law
reform unit can be found at .
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
Internships are open to 2L and 3L students in good standing.
Applicants should demonstrate the following:
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Please submit these documents as a single combined PDF when you
apply via the LAS (Legal Aid Society) Recruitment Portal.
Applicants, in the Cover Letter be sure to identify one or more of
the Law Reform Units of interest. Applications will be considered
on a rolling basis, so applicants are encouraged to apply early.
Applicants will be notified whether they have been selected for an
interview.
STIPENDS & BENEFITS
Interns who meet the eligibility criteria have an opportunity to
receive a $1,000 stipend from the Howard Rossbach fund. The Stipend
was established in memory of Judge J. Howard Rossbach,
Attorney-in-Chief of The Legal Aid Society (1950-1952, 1953-1955),
whose mentorship encouraged young lawyers' dedication to civic
engagement through legal aid. The J. Howard Rossbach Internship
Stipend, awarded through a lottery system, aims to support 4-5
interns annually who demonstrate financial need and lack funding
for their internship at The Legal Aid Society. To be considered for
this stipend, interns must:
Application deadline (s):
Please refer to the deadline listed on the internship description
you wish to apply to.
Stipend application:
To be considered for the J. Howard Rossbach Internship Stipend,
simultaneously fill out the during the submission of your
internship application. Only one application per applicant per year
is permitted. If more than 4 or 5 applicants are eligible, then
recipients will be selected by lottery. Please do not submit
multiple forms even if you are applying for multiple internships.
Selected interns will be notified prior to the start of their
internships. The stipend will be treated as taxable income.
For additional information or inquiries about the internship
stipend, please reach out to .
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The leadership of The Legal Aid Society is committed to a work
culture of zealous advocacy, respect, diversity and inclusion,
client-oriented defense, access to justice and excellent
representation. We are dedicated to building a strong professional
relationship with each of our clients, to understanding their
diverse circumstances, and to meeting their needs. Our ability to
achieve these goals depends on the efforts of all of us.
HOW TO APPLY
All applications must be completed online. We do not accept paper
submissions. Please visit our Careers Page to review all current
job postings, and instructions on the application process. For
technical difficulties or questions regarding this posting, please
email .
As an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer, The Legal Aid
Society prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and
treatment of its employees and applicants for employment based on
actual or perceived race or color, size (including bone structure,
body size, height, shape, and weight), religion or creed, alienage
or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin,
age, sexual orientation, gender identity (one's internal
deeply-held sense of one's gender which may be the same or
different from one's sex assigned at birth); gender expression (the
representation of gender as expressed through, for example, one's
name, choice of pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice, or
body characteristics; gender expression may not conform to
traditional gender-based stereotypes assigned to specific gender
identities), disability, marital status, relationship and family
structure (including domestic partnerships, polyamorous families
and individuals, chosen family, platonic co-parents, and
multigenerational families), genetic information or predisposing
genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim
status, arrest or pre-employment conviction record, credit history,
unemployment status, caregiver status, salary history, or any other
characteristic protected by law. Location Citywide
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