TRLA Unpaid Semester Internship

Full-time

No

# TRLA Internships and Clerkships

TRLA (Texas RioGrande Legal Aid) is regularly hosting undergraduate students, recent graduates, and law students in offices across our service area for a semester, internship, externship, mini-mester, co-op, or summer. TRLA internships and clerkships are unpaid.

## Prerequisites

- Spanish fluency
- Interest in rural or border placement

## Application Process

TRLA accepts applications for unpaid clerkships and internships year-round. If you have any questions, feel free to contact .

- Preferred start date
- Undergraduate student or recent graduate seeking internship or law student seeking clerkship or summer fellowship
- Summer fellowships for students placed in a rural office
- Types of cases or areas of law that interest you
- Tasks you are particularly interested in helping with or particular skills you'd like to develop with us
- Where are you going to law school
- Approximate date of graduation
- Where did you get your undergraduate degree(s)
- Approximate date of graduation from undergraduate school
- Spanish language proficiency
- Preferred offices for your time working with us
- Cover letter addressing one or more of the following:
- Describe a significant legal or social justice experience and its impact on your plan to pursue public interest law.
- Describe some of the unique challenges you think or know clients in our service area may experience in rural or border areas and how an agency like TRLA can help.
- Describe any connection, personal or professional, to our service area and the client populations we serve.
- Resume
- Writing sample
- References
- How did you hear about TRLA and/or TRLA clerkships/internships
- Are you related to any current employee of TRLA, TRLA's Board of Directors, or other person that is compensated by TRLA for their services

Organization Texas RioGrande Legal Aid (TRLA) is offering unpaid internships and clerkships to undergraduate students, recent graduates, and law students.

## Benefits

TRLA offers a unique opportunity to gain experience in the legal field and to work with clients in rural or border areas.

## Requirements

- Spanish fluency
- Interest in rural or border placement
- Cover letter addressing one or more of the following:
- Describe a significant legal or social justice experience and its impact on your plan to pursue public interest law.
- Describe some of the unique challenges you think or know clients in our service area may experience in rural or border areas and how an agency like TRLA can help.
- Describe any connection, personal or professional, to our service area and the client populations we serve.
- Resume
- Writing sample
- References
- How did you hear about TRLA and/or TRLA clerkships/internships
- Are you related to any current employee of TRLA, TRLA's Board of Directors, or other person that is compensated by TRLA for their services
- Preferred start date
- Undergraduate student or recent graduate seeking internship or law student seeking clerkship or summer fellowship
- Summer fellowships for students placed in a rural office
- Types of cases or areas of law that interest you
- Tasks you are particularly interested in helping with or particular skills you'd like to develop with us
- Where are you going to law school
- Approximate date of graduation
- Where did you get your undergraduate degree(s)
- Approximate date of graduation from undergraduate school
- Spanish language proficiency
- Preferred offices for your time working with us

## Salary

TRLA internships and clerkships are unpaid. We have limited summer fellowship funding for students placed in a rural office.

## How to Apply

Visit our website for more information about TRLA's practice areas and to apply for an unpaid internship or clerkship. If you have any questions, feel free to contact .

Spanish

Spanish fluency, Interest in rural or border placement

Undergraduate degree, Law degree

Visit website and upload cover letter, resume, writing sample, and references

Qualification and Experience Undergraduate student or recent graduate seeking internship, Law student seeking clerkship or summer fellowship

Legal