Immigration Legal Services Intern (Spring 2027)

The Immigration Legal Services Intern supports the IRC's Immigration Legal Services Department by assisting clients with immigration document processing, providing administrative support, and helping with outreach and partnership building. This internship offers experience in immigration services, client interaction, and database management.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for going through client immigration documents and assisting clients with requirements for consultations and application sessions with legal staff.
• Answer client questions regarding immigration services, and refer clients to appropriate IRC staff when necessary.
• Provide general administrative support including tracking, filing, and mailing relevant documents, applications, and notices of action.
• Assist in updating client information in Lolly Law database under supervision.
• Assist clients with document translation, authentication, presentation and completion.
• Provide special assistance to clients with particular needs.
• Promote the IRC’s immigration department through online and local networks.
• Research immigration issues, policies and programs.
• Build partnerships with local agencies to improve systems of providing immigration services.

Requirements

• Working towards a college degree related to international relief, humanitarian work or refugee law related subjects. Must be current student or within 12 months of schooling.
• Passion to work with limited-English speaking refugees (second language proficiency a plus, Spanish strongly preferred, also seeking French, Dari, and Pashto).
• Interest and/or work experience on U.S Immigration law and outreach knowledge (Prior experience in immigration is a plus).
• Excellent research, language, database management, and record keeping skills.
• Candidates applying not enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and outside of 12 months from graduation will be processed as volunteers.
• Minimum commitment of 4 months and 30 hours per week.
• Ability to work in-person at the Silver Spring office at least 15 hours per week.
• Spring 2027 interns expected to attend in-person intern orientation on Jan 25th, 2027, from 9:15AM-3:30PM.

Skills

• Immigration Law
• Immigration Document Processing
• Client Interaction
• Outreach and Partnership Building
• Legal Research
• Database Management
• Records Keeping
• Second language proficiency
• Spanish Language
• French Language
• Dari Language
• Pashto Language

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Dari, Pashto