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Law Clerkship and Undergraduate Internship Opportunities
About the Entity
The ABA's Commission on Immigration is seeking talented law clerks and interns to assist in cutting-edge national advocacy work for immigrants, refugees and newcomers to this nation. Law clerks (law students) and interns (undergraduates) will have the exceptional opportunity to participate in research and development of various policy initiatives to ensure that immigration laws respect the due process rights of immigrants, to benefit adult and children immigrants and refugees detained by the ICE, and to promote pro bono practices across the country. Projects include analyzing legislation and policy issues, drafting comments to regulations, developing publications, reports, and other materials to educate members of the bar and public about the immigration laws. Through your work, you will hone your legal research, writing and advocacy knowledge and skills and gain in-depth experience in immigration policy work. Clerkships and internships provide exceptional experience for developing a career in the field of immigration or human rights.
Requirements
The Commission is seeking law students and undergraduates with a demonstrated commitment to public interest law and interest in immigration and refugee issues. Applicants who commit to working two days per week will be preferred. Proficiency in Spanish or other foreign languages would be helpful, but is not required.
Paid/Unpaid
Unpaid, however, student(s) may qualify for academic credit.
Internships Available
Continuous
Fall and Spring Semester – 16 hours/week
Summer – full time
Contact
Please send cover letter, resume, writing sample, and list of three references to the address listed below or via email to the following:
Commission on Immigration
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, NW, 9th Floor
Washington, DC 20005-1022
202/662-1005
Email: immcenter@abanet.org
http://www.abanet.org/publicserv/immigration/home.html
Immigration Advocates Network Undergraduate Internships
Start Date: September 2009
End Date: December 2009
Last Day to Apply: September 10, 2009
The ABA Commission on Immigration is seeking undergraduates for exciting internship opportunities assisting the Immigration Advocates Network (IAN) with managing its online resource library, news service, and national trainings calendar. IAN is a unique new collaborative initiative developed by the Catholic Legal Immigration Network and Pro Bono Net, in addition to eight of the leading immigration legal support organizations and networks, that aims to enhance information and resources sharing, capacity, and communication among immigration legal services providers. IAN’s activities include maintaining a national calendar of immigration law trainings throughout the country, providing and linking to web-based resources for service providers, delivering timely immigration news and practice alerts, supporting immigration pro bono recruitment efforts, and helping service providers, particularly in remote and underserved areas, to share best practices. Internship activities include: helping to maintain current news, trainings, and a rapidly expanding substantive resource library, researching immigration news and trainings/events, and working with IAN staff on other ad hoc projects as needed. Candidates should have access to a computer, be web savvy, and have excellent organizational and writing skills. No HTML experience is necessary, but a background or interest in technology is a plus. The internships can be based anywhere, and interns will be supervised by IAN staff in New York by email and telephone. Hours are flexible and project based, but IAN would prefer a one-day-a-week commitment for 6 hours. The internship provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about immigration advocacy while sharpening their research and project management skills.
Interested applicants should e-mail a cover letter, resume, brief writing sample, and a list of two references to Anne Schaufele at Schaufea@staff.abanet.org. The fall internship (flexible dates) is unpaid and applications will be accepted through September 10, 2009.
Division for Public Services
2009 - 2010 Clerkships
The Division offers two Clerkship opportunities:
The first is a ten-week Spring/Summer Clerkship open by competition, reviewed on a rolling basis and offering students entering into their second or third year at an ABA-accredited law school the opportunity to design and complete a legal research and writing project in substantive areas of Division concern. If of acceptable quality, the Division may publish the resultant monograph. Applicants must be members of the ABA Law Student Division and may join at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/home.html.
The second is a Fall/Winter Clerkship and typically involves conducting project research and writing; developing information for directories and other databases; coordinating survey development, distribution and results; or editing manuscripts for publication. Applicants may be undergraduate or law school students depending on project need.
- NEW!! 2009-2010 Clerkship Flyer
- Shanda Moyers, a 3L at Stetson University School of Law, was the winner of the 2007-2008 PSD Clerkship. Shanda's research focused on the small segment of the long-term homeless population with the most pronounced barriers to self-sufficiency, primarily mental health and/or substance abuse issues. Her research evaluated the effectiveness of legislation and the use of the criminal justice system in combating street homelessness in comparison with the effectiveness of measures employing outreach and the Housing First model.
- 2005 Winner of the PSD Summer Internship
- Article by 2005 Winner, Dr. Andrea Blau, Mental & Physical Disability Reporter, Vol. 30, Issue 1
- Criminal Responsibility and Multiple Personality Defendants, a monograph produced by our 1997 Internship winner,
Ms. Sabra Owens.
For information about the Clerkships and how to apply, please call 202/662-1691 or email cccoleman@staff.abanet.org.
Also, see our article in the September issue of the ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer magazine. Visit the ABA Law Student Division at http://www.abanet.org/lsd/home.html.
