New York Law Student jobs in Public Interest

Summer Intern Program Summer Internship Program provides law students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience helping low-income individuals with serious health issues who are referred to our legal clinics. Legal interns will assist clients with securing government benefits, addressing housing issues, handling immigration matters, solving insurance disputes, resolving family law matters and negotiating workplace accommodations. In addition, legal interns will obser... read more

Other Volunteer Experience The candidate will have volunteer experience throughout the year to admitted attorneys, law students, college graduates, and those interested in medical-legal partnerships. Aside from those pursuing a legal profession, company’s volunteers have included those working towards careers in the medical field and social support services as well as returned professionals from a variety of fields. read more

Internship Program, Summer 2020 Students will work with staff attorneys to support ongoing impact litigation, policy analysis, and advocacy. Areas of work will include championing the rights of low-income debtors; challenging fines and fees imposed on low income people in the criminal justice system; fighting for the rights of low wage workers, including those in non-traditional employment; protecting the rights of low-income people to Medicaid and food stamps; combatting ... read more

Law Students The students will join an organization committed to the use and promotion of peaceful dispute resolution. Areas of Law: Community Development, Consumer, Dispute Resolution, Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, Lemon Law, Arbitration, Agricultural, Workplace, Small Claims, and Family Court Populations Served: General Public Hours for Pro Bono Opportunities: Evenings, Monday-Friday 9am-5pm read more

Law Students The students will join an organization that provides high quality, effective legal representation and assistance to indigent prisoners, to help them to secure their civil and human rights and to advocate for more humane prisons and for a more humane criminal justice system. Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Disability, Family and Juvenile, Health, HIV/AIDS, Immigration and Naturalization, Prisoners, immigration- specifically removal defense, and mental health. ... read more

Internship Intern will be expected to work in the office for at least 8 hours per week for at least ten weeks and will: Conduct online factual research related to the nonprofit sector and pro bono trends and assist staff in gathering and analyzing research; Participate in client intake process; Follow up by telephone and email with clients and volunteer attorneys to obtain status information regarding active or recently closed legal matters; Assist in planning special even... read more

Legal Internship, Fall 2020 The intern will be supervised closely by a staff attorney and will cultivate skills and experiences in different areas of firm’s Legal’s work, including: conducting client intakes, contributing to legal research, drafting legal memos and advocacy documents, and assisting with client communications. Will be introduced to **MEMBERS ONLY**SIGN UP NOW***.’s work, methodologies, and theories of movement lawyering. Will regularly receive feedback on their assig... read more

Summer 2020 Legal Internship The candidate should preferably have proficiency in a second language – especially Spanish, East Asian, or South Asian languages. 2L and 1L students are considered. read more

Part-Time Fall Intake Volunteer The volunteers should arrive early to set up workstations and be prepared to answer calls at 10AM. Volunteers work under the supervision of firm's staff. Answer the Legal Help Line and conduct client telephone intakes following the Intake protocol established by Her Justice using Legal Server. Undergraduate students, graduates, law students, attorneys are considered. Basic computer skills; experience with databases a plus. Bilingual English/... read more

Graduate Intern, Legal- Dispute Resolution Duties: Prepare reports, correspondence and memoranda. Update content of FINRA publications relating to the arbitration process. Assist with educating key constituent groups about dispute resolution forum. Provide support for Rule 9554 suspension actions. Assist with document requests from the SEC, state regulators and law enforcement. Attend arbitration hearings and prepare draft awards as directed by arbitrators. read more