Summer 2024** Legal Interns

Contract, Full-time

No

Key Responsibilities:

Attend court appearances with supervisors and gain hands-on experience in litigation
Communicate with clients and community organizers to understand the impact of gentrification and displacement on communities
Conduct legal and factual research to support affirmative litigation efforts
Draft legal documents such as pleadings, motion papers, and affidavits
Provide brief legal advice to tenants facing eviction
Attend occasional evening tenant association meetings and/or clinics to support community organizing efforts
Participate in coalition meetings with other organizations working towards housing and community justice

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in law school or recent law school graduate
Passion for social justice and interest in housing and community justice issues
Strong research, writing, and communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Willingness to work in a hybrid workplace, with some in-person work required

Benefits:

Hands-on experience in affirmative litigation and community lawyering
Mentorship and supervision from experienced attorneys
Opportunity to work with a diverse team of passionate advocates
Exposure to a variety of housing and community justice issues
Flexible work schedule and accommodations for individual circumstances
Possibility for academic credit or other funding opportunities

Organization: Communities Resist (CoRe)

Job Title: Summer 2024 Legal Intern

Experience: Law school or recent law school graduate

Salary: Unpaid, but support for obtaining other funding or academic credit available

Responsibilities:

Attending court appearances with supervisors and gaining hands-on experience in litigation
Communicating with clients and community organizers to understand the impact of gentrification and displacement on communities
Conducting legal and factual research to support affirmative litigation efforts
Drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motion papers, and affidavits
Providing brief legal advice to tenants facing eviction
Attending occasional evening tenant association meetings and/or clinics to support community organizing efforts
Participating in coalition meetings with other organizations working towards housing and community justice

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in law school or recent law school graduate
Passion for social justice and interest in housing and community justice issues
Strong research, writing, and communication skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
Willingness to work in a hybrid workplace, with some in-person work required

Benefits:

Hands-on experience in affirmative litigation and community lawyering
Mentorship and supervision from experienced attorneys
Opportunity to work with a diverse team of passionate advocates
Exposure to a variety of housing and community justice issues
Flexible work schedule and accommodations for individual circumstances
Possibility for academic credit or other funding opportunities

SEO-Friendly Job Title: Summer 2024 Legal Intern at Communities Resist (CoRe)

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- About Communities Resist (CoRe)
- Responsibilities of Legal Interns
- Supervision and Mentorship
- Hybrid Workplace Policy
- Compensation and Benefits
- How to Apply

Key Responsibilities:

- Attend court appearances with supervisors and gain hands-on experience in litigation
- Communicate with clients and community organizers to understand the impact of gentrification and displacement on communities
- Conduct legal and factual research to support affirmative litigation efforts
- Draft legal documents such as pleadings, motion papers, and affidavits
- Provide brief legal advice to tenants facing eviction
- Attend occasional evening tenant association meetings and/or clinics to support community organizing efforts
- Participate in coalition meetings with other organizations working towards housing and community justice

Qualifications:

- Currently enrolled in law school or recent law school graduate
- Passion for social justice and interest in housing and community justice issues
- Strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Willingness to work in a hybrid workplace, with some in-person work required

Benefits:

- Hands-on experience in affirmative litigation and community lawyering
- Mentorship and supervision from experienced attorneys
- Opportunity to work with a diverse team of passionate advocates
- Exposure to a variety of housing and community justice issues
- Flexible work schedule and accommodations for individual circumstances
- Possibility for academic credit or other funding opportunities

Organization: Communities Resist (CoRe)

Job Title: Summer 2024 Legal Intern

Experience: Law school or recent law school graduate

Salary: Unpaid, but support for obtaining other funding or academic credit available

Responsibilities:

- Attending court appearances with supervisors and gaining hands-on experience in litigation
- Communicating with clients and community organizers to understand the impact of gentrification and displacement on communities
- Conducting legal and factual research to support affirmative litigation efforts
- Drafting legal documents such as pleadings, motion papers, and affidavits
- Providing brief legal advice to tenants facing eviction
- Attending occasional evening tenant association meetings and/or clinics to support community organizing efforts
- Participating in coalition meetings with other organizations working towards housing and community justice

Qualifications:

- Currently enrolled in law school or recent law school graduate
- Passion for social justice and interest in housing and community justice issues
- Strong research, writing, and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team
- Willingness to work in a hybrid workplace, with some in-person work required

Benefits:

- Hands-on experience in affirmative litigation and community lawyering
- Mentorship and supervision from experienced attorneys
- Opportunity to work with a diverse team of passionate advocates
- Exposure to a variety of housing and community justice issues
- Flexible work schedule and accommodations for individual circumstances
- Possibility for academic credit or other funding opportunities

Not applicable (unpaid internship)

Not Applicable (unpaid internship)

Legal research, drafting legal documents, communication, advocacy

Law student or recent law school graduate

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Qualification and Experience Law student or recent law school graduate

Legal