Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Program

Full-time

No

Please indicate your preferred placement location(s) in your cover letter.

Job Title: Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Intern
Organization: Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN)
Department: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Experience: First or second-year law students
Salary: $7,500 stipend
Location: Various locations throughout Pennsylvania

H1: Join Our Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Program
H2: Gain Valuable Legal Experience and Advocate for Justice

- Ten intern positions available for first- and second-year law students
- Placements at legal aid organizations in the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
- Paid stipend of $7,500
- Two-day poverty law orientation in May
- Hands-on experience with client interactions, hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings
- Opportunity to conduct factual investigation, legal research, and draft legal documents
- Required essay about experiences compiled into the Drum Major Essay Collection
- Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Reception in July
- Rolling application process, with preferred placement location(s) indicated in cover letter

About the Organization:

- Over 30 years of promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
- Collaboration with Pennsylvania Legal Services Black Caucus
- Program has supported and shaped over 400 legal minds
- Focus on mirroring and serving client communities

How to Apply:

- Rolling application process
- Cover letter, resume, transcript, and three professional references required
- Send materials to PLAN's Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Indicate preferred placement location(s) in cover letter

Join our Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Program and make a difference in the lives of low-income and marginalized communities in Pennsylvania. Through our hands-on curriculum, you will gain valuable legal experience and develop essential skills to become a compassionate advocate for justice.

Our Program:

- Curriculum encourages self-reflection, personal growth, and building a professional network
- Individualized guidance and valuable legal work experience
- Learn about unique challenges faced by low-income and marginalized communities
- Prepare to be a thoughtful and compassionate advocate for justice

Poverty Law Orientation:

- Two-day training in May at our office in Harrisburg
- Foundation for understanding various legal areas
- Practical insights into networking, professionalism, and building attorney skillsets

Client Interactions:

- Conduct initial client interviews
- Attend client meetings
- Accompany mentors at hearings, trials, and administrative proceedings

Legal Work:

- Conduct factual investigation
- Perform legal research
- Draft legal documents and memoranda

Drum Major Essay Collection:

- Required essay about experiences
- Compiled into a volume and presented at our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Summer Internship Reception
- Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the impact of our interns' work

Apply Now:

- Applications for 2024 program currently being accepted
- Rolling basis
- Send cover letter, resume, transcript, and three professional references to PLAN's Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Indicate preferred placement location(s) in cover letter.

Not applicable

Program Stipend

Not specified

Self-reflection, Personal Growth, Professional Networking, Legal Work Experience, Learning, Compassion, Justice

Law degree

Send cover letter, resume, transcript, and three professional references to PLAN, Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at

Qualification and Experience First- and Second-year Law Students

Legal