Domestic Violence Law Unit Intern - Summer 2023

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Domestic Violence Law Unit Intern - Summer 2023
The interns handle substantive work across the breadth of the civil legal service practice areas and participate in comprehensive training. Gain exposure to the intricacies of financial counseling and economics. Interns have extensive client contact, draft petitions and motions, provide litigation assistance, and attend court proceedings throughout the internship under the supervision of a Group attorney. Assist petitioners with orders of protection through the Family Offense Project (FOP) in Family Court, and work on a variety of matters on their supervising attorney(s)' docket including contested and uncontested divorces, custody and visitation, spousal and child support, and immigration matters under the Violence Against Women Act. Strong preference for fluent speakers in Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, Urdu, Russian, Hebrew, or Bengali. Should ideally have excellent research, writing, and analytical skills, and a strong commitment to public interest law.

Schedule: Full-time; 10 weeks (late May - early August)

Application Deadline: March 31, 2023.

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