Internship (Summer): Center on Immigration and Justice
Location: New York City, NY
Department: Center on Immigration and Justice
Type: Internship
Experience: Student (College)
Summer 2010 Internship Program
Vera runs an annual summer internship program for undergraduate, graduate, and law school students. Interns typically work full time in one of Vera’s departments or centers and programs; some part-time positions may be available. In addition to working on individual assignments, all interns participate in events organized by the internship coordinator. For example, last summer interns visited Sing Sing Correctional Facility, lunched with executive-level management, and visited Vera demonstration projects.
Applications are due February 1, 2010
To apply please submit a resume, dates of availability and cover letter to:
Online submission is preferred
Summer Internships
Vera Institute of Justice
233 Broadway,12th Floor
New York, NY 10279
Fax: 212-941-9407
Applications received after the deadline will be considered if internships remain unfilled after all on-time applications have been considered.
Note: Prospective interns are encouraged to seek independent funding either through an accredited four-year institution, or through fellowship grants or internship programs.
Center on Immigration and Justice Law Student Summer Interns (2)
Vera’s Center on Immigration and Justice collaborates with government, nonprofits, and communities to develop evidence-based justice solutions for systems affecting immigrants and their families. The Center addresses the challenges presented by the increasing convergence of the criminal justice and immigration systems. The Center on Immigration and Justice seeks law students to work as interns on a variety of policy-related and legal projects.
The interns will work closely with a small team of Vera program staff on projects that aim to improve immigrants’ access to justice. Current programs include a legal orientation program to provide pro se assistance and access to legal services to detained individuals in removal proceedings; a pilot program to provide unaccompanied children in the United States with legal counsel; a program that trains law enforcement on the use of the U-visa; and language access programs designed to provide technical assistance and consulting services to police departments and other government agencies.
Responsibilities: The intern duties may include: conducting background legal and policy research; interviewing experts and others; drafting best practice memos and short reports; assisting in developing trainings and presentations; analyzing data collected to inform programs and help develop program plans; and researching potential funders and writing grant proposals. While all of the work will be law-related, much of it will be policy, rather than legal, work.
Qualifications: The ideal law student candidate will be have strong communication skills, excellent initiative, genuine flexibility, a demonstrated interest in immigration, law/public policy, criminal justice, and language access issues, and a sense of humor. Fluency in a second language is a plus.
The Vera Institute of Justice values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer
Please visit www.vera.org for information about Vera.
