Children's Legal Services Intern ( Spring 2027)

The Children's Legal Services Legal Intern supports attorneys in providing legal services to unaccompanied youth facing deportation in immigration court. The intern assists with legal research, client interviews, drafting applications, and administrative duties under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist CLS attorneys in providing various client services including client interviews, follow-up meetings and client communications.
• Engage in fact-finding including country conditions factual research, legal research and analysis of client cases.
• Assist clients with initial drafting of personal declarations and other personal fact-finding relevant to immigration applications.
• Draft immigration applications and legal cover letters/briefs and court motions.
• Assist staff with monitoring status of clients’ immigration court removal proceedings.
• Record client notes in case management system and assist legal staff with sorting, scanning and filing documents in case files.
• Adhere to IRC policies, particularly those related to confidentiality and client privacy.
• Display sensitivity to cultural and personality differences of clients and respect their beliefs and values.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in an accredited JD or LLM program.
• Minimum 15 hours or up to 37.5 per week; preference for those that can work 37.5 hours.
• Spanish language proficiency is a plus but is not required.
• Strong desire to help immigrant youth in Maryland.
• Ability to work independently, exercise good judgment, and have high attention to detail.
• Competency in Microsoft Office, data tracking, and file management.
• Effective communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.
• Patience, understanding, flexibility, and a positive attitude.
• Willingness to learn about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts.
• Adherence to IRC code of conduct, volunteer and workplace policies.

Skills

• Legal Research
• Client Interviewing
• Legal Drafting
• Immigration Law
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Data Tracking
• File Management
• Multicultural Competence
• Independent Work
• Attention to Detail

Languages

English