Internships/Clerkships Listings

Language Access Project Intern with the Legal Aid Society of DC

The Legal Aid Society of DC is seeking a student intern to work on our Language Access Project. Applicants should be bilingual in English and Spanish or be near-fluent in Spanish.

The DC Language Access Act provides greater access and participation in public services, programs and activities for residents of the District of Columbia with limited or no-English proficiency. It requires that all DC government agencies-such as, the Department of Human Services, the DC Housing Authority, the Metropolitan Police Department, etc.- provide free interpreter services to any limited English proficient person who is trying to access services and free translations of vital documents for anyone who speaks one of the six prevalent languages in DC (Amharic, Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese). Individuals who do not receive these services may file a complaint at the DC Office of Human Rights.

This internship involves identifying Legal Aid clients with limited or no-English proficiency (primarily monolingual Spanish speakers), contacting the clients to determine whether they have encountered any language access barriers in their efforts to secure services, and educating the clients about their rights pursuant to the DC Language Access Act. If the client has encountered language access barriers, the intern will discuss with the client whether she/he wants help resolving any current language access barrier through informal means, filing a complaint with the DC Office of Human Rights, or both. Interns may also have the opportunity to do casework on open language access cases (e.g., client interviews, factual investigation).

Academic year interns are required to work at least 12 hours per week, to be arranged in accordance with their class schedules.

For more information, see http://www.legalaiddc.org. To apply, send cover letter, resume, writing sample and transcript to Jodi Feldman at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or write to Jodi Feldman, Director of Pro Bono and Intake Programs, Legal Aid Society of DC, 1331 H Street, NW, Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005.

JUDICIAL LEGAL INTERN, THE HONORABLE MARISA DEMEO, DC SUPERIOR COURT

DC Superior Court Associate Judge Marisa Demeo is seeking a legal intern for the fall semester. The unpaid internship is for a current law student to work part-time assisting the Judge's law clerk in research and writing legal memoranda on criminal law issues, drafting orders, and performing other legal assistance as needed by the Judge. If interested, please send a cover letter, resume and writing sample by e-mail to the Judge's law clerk at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Internship, NOAA's Office of General Counsel for International Law (Washington DC)

The NOAA's Office of General Counsel for International Law has an unpaid internship program throughout the year. Information about the internship program is available online at http://www.gc.noaa.gov/international-office8.html.

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