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🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

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🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

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American Immigration Council

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51 - 200 employees

🤝 Non-profit

⚖️ Legal

Non-profit • Legal

American Immigration Council is a nonprofit organization that promotes the rights and integration of immigrants through research, policy advocacy, litigation support, and public education. The organization produces legal resources (practice advisories, amicus briefs, litigation), policy analysis and reporting, tools for attorneys and policymakers, civic-engagement and community initiatives, and public-facing information about immigration topics and impacts. It is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on advancing justice, dignity, and belonging for immigrants in the United States.

📋 Description

• Conduct impact litigation, including class actions and other affirmative lawsuits against immigration agencies • Appear as amicus curiae in cases before federal courts and administrative tribunals • File and litigate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests • Engage in administrative advocacy • Issue practice advisories and other resources for immigration lawyers • Perform legal research • Draft research memos, pleadings, briefs, and practice advisories • Review and summarize documents • Cite-check legal pleadings • Participate in discussions about ongoing and developing litigation • Potentially assist with client calls and plaintiff screenings • Potentially write a blog post on an immigration law development for a nonlegal audience

🎯 Requirements

• Qualified law student • Must be funded externally or receive academic credit for the internship • Strong research and writing skills • Demonstrated commitment to social justice and immigrant rights • Dynamic and self-directed • Prior immigration law or advocacy experience, coursework, or clinical experience preferred • Submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample • Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

🏖️ Benefits

• Externally funded internship or academic credit opportunity • Internship is unpaid; no salary or stipend provided • 37.5 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks in summer 2027 • Remote position • Opportunity to learn from experienced immigration attorneys • Opportunity to participate in Department discussions about ongoing and developing litigation • Opportunity to help with client calls and plaintiff screenings • Opportunity to write a blog post on an immigration law development for a nonlegal audience