Overview

The Children’s Legal Intern will provide legal representation to unaccompanied children, assisting them with understanding immigration systems, preparing for hearings, and filing immigration applications. The role involves research, document preparation, client relationship building, and case data management.

Tasks Summary

• Perform research on immigration issues and country conditions.
• Prepare legal motions, affidavits, briefs, petitions, and applications.
• Support in building and fostering relationships with clients by being part of client meetings.
• Maintain case data management systems through data entry, such as tracking court hearings, deadlines for case activities, and client communications.
• Partake in online immigration law trainings and webinars.
• Assist in tapping into other IRC NJ programs to get additional support for clients when needed.

Experience Requirements

Qualification Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in an ABA-accredited JD or LLM program and completed 1L.
• Deep commitment to immigrant rights.
• Must have a demonstrated passion for working with children and/or low-to-moderate income immigrant populations (including refugees, asylum seekers, etc.)

Other Details

Languages Required:

Languages Preferred: Fluency in Spanish preferred but not required.

Contract Duration: 12 weeks

Work Modality: Hybrid schedule.

Remuneration: This is an unpaid internship but may be pursued for academic credit.