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Refugee Representation Legal Intern - Summer 2020 The intern will assist staff members in conducting screenings and intake interviews with potential asylum clients and drafting detailed interview-based reports with extensive country conditions documentation and legal analysis. Travel to area immigration detention centers to assist with intake interviews of potential asylum clients, as needed. Assist Human Rights First attorneys in drafting affidavits, briefs, and other legal documents for asylum seekers. Complete immigration forms for Human Rights First’s direct representation clients, including family reunification petitions and green card applications when needed. Assist staff with legal research, preparation for trainings, meetings, special projects, and other events. Represent Human Rights First at various NGO and government liaison meetings with the Department of Homeland Security. Respond to requests for assistance from potential asylum seekers locally, as well as individuals in immigration centers nationwide. Help with the process of identifying, analyzing, and responding to legal or procedural changes that affect asylum seekers, including statutory changes, proposed regulations, and decisions from federal courts or the Board of Immigration Appeals. Assist staff with written and oral correspondence with existing clients, potential clients, interpreters, and others involved in the process of case screening, acceptance, and placement with law firms. Provide interpretation services if fully fluent in a relevant second language on an occasional basis.
Qualification and Experience
The intern should have interest and experience in human rights, asylum and immigration issues. Should have excellent writing and editing skills. Excellent communication skills is preferred. Excellent research abilities is essential. Fluency in a second language, especially Spanish, French, and Arabic, preferred. Deadline: March 13, 2020.
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