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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
Open Positions
Division for Public Services 2008 - 2009 Clerkship
The Clerkship is a unique program designed for law students to engage in an individualized public interest legal research and writing project in Washington, DC. In concert with Division attorneys and a law school faculty reviewer, a student will develop and complete a substantive legal monograph that may be published, if of a quality acceptable by the ABA. The Clerkship is unpaid. We encourage law students to incorporate the Clerkship into an externship/internship program at their law school and/or to seek supportive law school funding where needed.
For information about the Clerkship, please call 202/662-1691 or email cccoleman@staff.abanet.org.
Also, see our ad in the September issue of the Student Lawyer magazine.



