2023 Fall Legal Internship- Undergraduate Student

Immigration Equality’s New York City office is offering a fall internship position for undergraduate students. Immigration Equality is a national organization fighting for equal immigration rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive community. We provide direct legal services to LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants and fight for administrative and legislative changes in U.S. immigration law.

Responsibilities

Legal Interns work closely with our legal team to provide direct legal services to LGBTQ and HIV-positive immigrants. Among other tasks, legal interns may be asked to assist members of the legal team in direct representation matters, assist with intake interviews, research issues about U.S. immigration law and policy, and partake in administrative assignments and projects.

Specifications & Details

Immigration Equality is an affirmative action employer: immigrants, people of color, and transgender individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. French, Russian, Portuguese, or Spanish-language fluency preferred. Immigration Equality fosters a progressive and professional LGBTQ-friendly work space. Although a start date is negotiable, ideally, interns should be able to work for at least 10 weeks (September through November or December),  at least 10-12 hours per week. However, if an intern has more availability, please indicate that in your cover letter, as well as the specific dates and times available. We cannot offer any remuneration for interns, but we are happy to assist with any paperwork needed to apply for a grant or scholarship. Internship will be remote, and you will need to have access to your own computer and telephone.

How to Apply

Immigration Equality will accept internship applications until the positions are filled. Once the positions are filled, we will remove the internship posting from this website. To apply for an internship, please send a chronological resume and a compelling cover letter with “2022 Undergraduate Fall Legal Internship” in the subject line to internships@immigrationequality.org.