Legal Internship – Detained Adult Program, Direct Representation

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🏛️ District of Columbia, Maryland, +2 more states – Remote

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👨‍🎓 Internship

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🧑‍💼 Attorney / Lawyer

🚫👨‍🎓 No degree required

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Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

⚖️ Legal

Consulting • Defense • Legal

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights is dedicated to providing unwavering legal defense and strategic litigation services specifically for immigrants who are facing detention or deportation. The organization believes in the fundamental right of every individual to be free, safe, and supported, regardless of their background. Through its commitment to advocacy, Amica Center for Immigrant Rights aims to uphold the rights of immigrants and ensure access to justice.

📋 Description

• Assist staff in representing detained clients in immigration proceedings • Conduct legal research and writing supporting detained clients applying for relief before immigration court • Conduct individualized country conditions research and collect primary evidence • Assist in preparing and filing applications for immigration relief • Assist with legal research and case preparation for habeas corpus relief in federal courts • Assist with interpretation and translation, if possible • Communicate with clients and family members by telephone • Attend court hearings and/or visit clients in detention • Perform legal research and writing, client service and communication, and evidence collection and assessment

🎯 Requirements

• Currently enrolled in law school • Ability to commit 15-20 hours a week for 10 weeks • Strong interest in human rights, social justice, and immigration rights issues • Excellent research and writing skills • Ability to work independently and within a team • Intellectually curious • Willingness to work with individuals from low-income communities who might have criminal histories and/or mental health illnesses • Fluency in Spanish or a second language is strongly preferred • Access to a laptop or computer, reliable internet, and a phone • Submit a cover letter, resume, list of at least 2 references, and one writing sample in PDF format

🏖️ Benefits

• Internships are unpaid • Amica Center can assist students seeking internship credit • Limited small scholarship stipends available by separate application • Opportunity to appear in or observe court in-person • Opportunities for occasional in-office work, in-person meetings, and events • Amica Center may be able to provide access to a temporary laptop