The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), founded in 1974, is a New York-based national organization that protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans through litigation, legal advocacy, and community education. For more information about AALDEF and the community lawyering model we use for social change, please visit our website at www.aaldef.org.
Summer Internship Program Description: The summer program is ten weeks, from May 28 through August 2, 2024. Interns will work on a full-time schedule with a hybrid in-office/remote work policy. Interns, supervised by attorneys in various program areas, will receive training and education on legal skills in civil rights issues. Interns may work on litigation, legal and policy advocacy, legal services, legal research and writing, community outreach and education, and/or client intakes. Each program area differs in emphasis. Interns attend weekly brown bag series on a range of public interest legal topics along with interns from other legal defense funds and civil rights groups. The position is unpaid, but many interns have successfully secured independent funding. Academic credit can be arranged.
To Apply:
- Interested applicants should email a cover letter, resume, and writing sample as a single PDF document. Please indicate in your cover letter the preferred program area(s). Only law students qualify for AALDEF’s legal internships. Applications may be emailed to: info@aaldef.orgwith Subject Line: Summer Legal Internship Search.
- Any bilingual ability should be stated in the application. Bangla, Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Gujarati, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Urdu, and Vietnamese-speaking skills are a plus, but not required.
- Students are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible. Only applicants with interviews will be notified of their advancement in the application process.
For more information, contact: info@aaldef.org.
