Have you signed up to receive the Equal Justice Works Public Interest Law Jobs Digest? Here are a few postings from this week:
Equal Justice Works Post-Graduate Fellowships
Crime Victims Justice Corps
The Crime Victims Justice Corps is a new initiative designed to increase access to civil legal assistance and enforce the rights of victims of human trafficking, campus sexual assault, fraud, and hate crimes. View the open positions here, and please contact Allie Yang-Green at ayanggreen@equaljusticeworks.org with any questions.
Equal Justice Works VISTA Legal Fellowships
The goal of the VISTA Affordable Housing Preservation Project (VAHPP) is to preserve, maintain, and improve project-based Section 8 affordable housing.
Now recruiting members for the following Legal sites:
- Legal Assistance of Western New York (Rochester, NY)
- Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law (Chicago, IL)
Candidates interested in applying for open VAHPP Legal Fellowship should apply online here.
Now recruiting members for the following Community Organizer sites:
- New Settlements’s Community Action for Safe Apartments(New York, NY)
- Urban Homesteading Assistance Board(New York, NY)
Candidates interested in applying for open VAHPP Community Organizer positions should apply online here
Internships
Organization: Public Counsel
Position: 2018 Summer Internship – Homelessness Prevention Law Project
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Deadline: Not Specified
Interns will develop their interviewing and legal advocacy skills while also helping to address the growing homeless epidemic in Los Angeles. Learn more about this position and apply here.
Organization: First Defense Legal Aid
Position: Recruitment and Legal Research Intern
Location: Chicago, IL
Deadline: May 11, 2018
Interns will be responsible for managing attorney relations, answering hotline calls, and conducting legal research to support First Defense’s mission of promoting fairness and accountability in the justice system. To apply, submit resume and statement of interest to volunteer@first-defense.org.
Organization: Vera Institute of Justice
Position: Summer 2018 Internship, The Guardianship Project (TGP)
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: April 30, 2018
Interns will help TGP provide model guardianship services to people adjudicated by the courts as incapacitated or who have consented to a guardianship. Learn more about this opportunity and apply here.
Organization: Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School
Position: Summer Intern
Location: Boston, MA
Deadline: Rolling
Interns will work in one of the following clinical aras: federal tax, housing, predatory lending, safety net project, and veterans. Learn more about this internship and apply here.