Summer Law Clerk – Immigration Legal Services
MICHIGAN ADVOCACY PROGRAM
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Detroit • Missouri • United States
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Salary
💰 $18 per hour
About the role
- Practice your Spanish language skills while gaining valuable experience in supporting low-income immigrant communities.
- Interns work under the supervision of our staff attorneys in all aspects of our work.
- Depending on the office and the job candidate’s background, an intern's work may include any of the following: conducting client interviews, drafting pleadings, legal research, appearing in court hearings under the Michigan student practice rule, assessing legal problems, conveying legal advice through oral and written communication, conducting outreach to migrant labor camps, conducting educational seminars for clients and migrant agency staff, legal research and writing related to individual cases and broader policy issues, legislative tracking and analysis, other systemic advocacy projects in one or more areas of immigration law and immigrant worker rights law.
Requirements
- Applicants must reside in the state of Michigan while working for MAP.
- Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Our summer holidays (offices will be closed) are Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, and Labor Day.
- Students and casual employees will earn sick time pursuant to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”). Under the ESTA, sick leave accrues at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. Employees begin to accrue sick leave on their first calendar day of employment or their date of eligibility under the ESTA, whichever is later.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchdrafting pleadingsclient interviewsappearing in courtlegal writinglegislative trackingsystemic advocacy
Soft Skills
oral communicationwritten communicationoutreacheducational seminar facilitation