Legal Intern/Extern – U.S. Litigation

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🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $17 / hour

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International Refugee Assistance Project

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2008

⚖️ Legal

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

Legal • Charity • Non-profit

International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing legal support and advocacy for refugees and displaced persons. Through innovative legal services, IRAP ensures safe passage and fair treatment for those in need of refuge. With a focus on systemic advocacy and litigation, IRAP aims to create pathways to safety and resettlement, while addressing issues of forced migration on a global scale.

📋 Description

• Conduct intake interviews and identify client needs for litigation purposes • Explain litigation and draft affidavits • Conduct factual and legal research supporting ongoing or planned litigation • Provide research memos to the team • Participate in litigation efforts, including preparing litigation documents and cite-checking • Work with IRAP’s U.S. Litigation department as a summer intern or extern

🎯 Requirements

• Must be a rising 2L or 3L enrolled in a J.D. program in the United States • Rising 3Ls strongly preferred • Strong research, writing, and analytical skills • Strong interpersonal and communication skills • Sensitivity to client empowerment and working with clients of all backgrounds, including LGBTI clients, survivors of trauma, and other vulnerable populations • Initiative to see projects through and ability to multitask • Proficiency in Google Workspace • Excellent English communication skills required • Ability to speak Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Somali, Pashto, Kurdish, or Spanish is a plus • Strong interest in refugee processing, immigration law, and human rights • Full-time availability for a 10-week commitment • Intern applicants must have work authorization in the United States; externship candidates may apply regardless of work authorization status • Application requires a cover letter, resume, brief legal writing sample, and 2–3 professional references

🏖️ Benefits

• Paid compensation of $17 per hour, or the intern’s state minimum wage, for 40 hours per week if paid by IRAP • Public interest funding from law schools encouraged before IRAP payment • Non-compensated externship for academic credit(s) • Remote work • Option to work from IRAP’s New York City office space • Equal-opportunity workplace • Consideration of qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable Fair Chance Act requirements