Summer 2024 Housing Unit-RTC Internship

Contract, Full-time

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Summer Internship, Housing Unit

Organization: Brooklyn Legal Services (BLS)
Job Title: Summer Internship - Housing Unit
Experience Level: Unpaid internship
Salary: Not applicable

About Organization:

- Part of Legal Services NYC (LSNYC)
- Provides high-quality, innovative representation to address legal needs of Brooklyn's diverse low-income population
- Focuses on preserving affordable and decent housing, income support, redressing abusive lending and consumer practices, promoting family stability, mitigating domestic violence, and advocating for the disabled

About Housing Unit:

- Preserves affordable housing for Brooklyn's low-income communities
- Represents low-income tenants in eviction proceedings
- Collaborates with community-based organizations
- Engages in affirmative litigation to challenge abusive and discriminatory behaviors that displace low-income families and eliminate affordable housing
- Partners with Human Resources Administration (HRA) to launch and build a unit to support Right to Counsel
- Provides zealous legal representation to tenants facing eviction in Housing Court and administrative proceedings
- Preserves housing subsidies and public benefits for clients through individual representation and cutting-edge litigation
- Offers advice and community education to tenants through legal clinics and Know Your Rights trainings

Role and Responsibilities:

- Seeking detail-oriented interns committed to public service
- Assist with litigation and advocacy projects under attorney supervision
- Projects may include Right to Counsel intake and advocacy, legal research, drafting pleadings and motions, and public benefits and rent subsidies advocacy
- Involves speaking on record in court and administrative proceedings in certain circumstances
- Includes frequent attendance in housing court and client meetings at office in downtown Brooklyn
- Welcomes 2Ls interested in exploring Right to Counsel practice as post-graduate career

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Efforts:

- LSNYC and BLS pride themselves on their DEIB efforts
- Committed to fighting for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace
- DEIB committee and numerous affinity groups foster collegial relationships among staff and promote racial justice and anti-oppression growth within organization and legal work
- All employees and interns expected to learn about, seek to understand, and work towards DEIB goals

How to Apply:

- Submit cover letter and resume to
- Use subject line "Summer 2024 Housing Unit-RTC Internship"
- Decisions made on rolling basis, early application recommended
- Only selected candidates will be contacted for interviews
- No phone calls

Equal Opportunity Employer:

- Welcomes and encourages applications from candidates of color, women, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people

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Legal Research, Drafting Pleadings and Motions, Advocacy, Litigation, Detail-Oriented, Communication.

Law student, 2L preferred.

Submit a cover letter and resume to with subject line “Summer 2024 Housing Unit-RTC Internship.”

Qualification and Experience Law Student, 2L preferred.

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