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Find a Civil
Liberties-Related Job
All of the following positions were posted on MonsterTRAK.com via
the Dartmouth Career Services Resource Center in April, 2004, but we
at the DCLU have taken the work out of looking for work! Since it's
impossible to look up internships and entry-level positions based on
an issue area, we thought we'd put them together for you. Dartmouth
students, check out the CSRC webpage for more info.
- WASHINGTON COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
Type: Intern/Extern
Mission: WCADP seeks to abolish the death penalty. We work
actively to educate the public, conduct community activities, and
inform political leaders. WCADP fulfills its mission by: providing
newsletters, other written resources, and speakers about the death
penalty; coordinating anti-death penalty activities; working with
the media and the legislature; supporting Washington State death
row prisoners.
Job Qualifications: Must be skilled with office equipment
(computer, fax, voice mail, copier). Skilled with common word
processing, database management, e-mail, spreadsheets, and
publishing software. Excellent organizational and office
management skills. Must be willing to effectively promote the
abolition of the death penalty. Must be able to provide accurate
information in a positive, professional and credible way to
callers, including attorneys, journalists and public officials.
Must be willing and able to represent the WCADP and the abolition
movement effectively while working productively, respectfully, and
non-judgmentally with a wide variety of people. Must be self-moviated
and able to work independently. Must provide own transportation
for various activities and meetings.
Job Description: Performs the full range of office
administrative duties, including phones, mail, e-mail, financial,
database maintenance, filing, mailing, and ordering supplies.
Responds to routine requests for service and information, etc.
Routes media inquiries, speaking opportunities, event-planning
details, etc., to the appropriate persons. Serves as focal point
for information. Keeps information about the death penalty.
Provides information to individuals and organizations, as
appropriate. Maintains up-to-date inventory of printed and other
informational resources, including web resources. Attends monthly
evening meetings and occasional meetings at other times. Retrieves
voice mail and e-mail messages daily. Other working hours can be
scheduled by mutual arrangement with WCADP President. To apply
send the following to the WCADP e-mail address: A letter of
interest clearly explaining your knowledge, skills, abilities and
other qualities that are relevant to this position. A resume. The
names and contact information for three references.
Contact:
Human Resources
WASHINGTON COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
P.O. Box 3045
Seattle, WA 98114-3045
206-622-8952
425-696-3275 FAX
info@abolishdeathpenalty.org
- PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
CRIMINAL LAW INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Type: Intern/Extern; Washington, DC Full or Part-time, 12-week Program, Unpaid (limited fellowships available)
Mission: It is the mission of the D.C. Public Defender Service to provide quality, zealous legal representation to the indigent people facing a loss of liberty in the District of Columbia. The Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) enjoys a national reputation for excellence in the delivery of indigent defense services and is often cited as a model for other public defender agencies. Beginning in 1960 as the Legal Aid Agency, the Agency was expanded and the name was changed to the Public Defender Service in 1970. PDS is a federally funded, independent agency of the District of Columbia governed by an eleven-member Board of Trustees. The Agency has approximately 200 employees. Ronald Sullivan is the Director and Avis Buchanan is the Deputy Director. The main office is located at 633 Indiana Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C. It is the mission of PDS to provide quality, zealous legal representation to the indigent citizens of the District of Columbia who face a loss of liberty.
Job Qualifications: Transportation not required, but beneficial. All investigators are reimbursed for on-the-job mileage.
Job Description: Intern Investigator. Interns learn how to locate & extensively interview eyewitnesses. They write up witness statements & investigative memos, serve subpoenas, create demonstrative evidence for court hearings & trials, work with clients & their families & generally assist their assigned attorneys in & out of court. The first week of the internship consists of at least 40 hours of basic defense investigative theory & training. At the end of the week, each intern is assigned to one or two trial attorneys for the remainder of the
internship.
Contact: MonsterTRAK number 102251304 (MonsterTRAK.com)
- AYUDA, INC.
Type: Intern/Extern; Legal Intern, unpaid, but course credit available
(not at Dartmouth!); Washington D.C., 10-15 hours per week, 40 in the summer, for 12 weeks
Mission: Ayuda, 'help' in Spanish, is a nonprofit, community-based legal and social service agency serving the low-income Latino and foreign-born community in the D.C. metropolitan area. Since its incorporation in 1973, it has become the District's leading source of bilingual legal assistance for this population in the areas of immigration, domestic violence and relations.
Job Qualifications: Send resume & cover letter, specifying which internship you are applying for, as well as the semester, start date & hours of availability. Interns working in the Immigration and domestic violence programs must be highly proficient to fluent in Spanish. In addition to Spanish, French is also desirable.
Job Description: Work directly with attorneys representing low-income clients from a variety of backgrounds. We offer legal internship opportunities in the areas of Immigration, Domestic Violence & Public Relations. Interns assume responsibility for their clients' cases, from initial intake through administrative hearing. Ayuda interns will interview clients, prepare pleadings, conduct case investigations & conduct legal research.
Contact Info:
Ms. Lauren Butler
Volunteer Coordinator
AYUDA, INC.
1736 Columbia Road, NW
Washington, DC 20009
202-387-4848 x33
202-387-0324 FAX
lbutler@ayudainc.org
MonsterTRAK number: 102094718 (MonsterTRAK.com)
- LEGAL ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER
Type: Volunteer
Mission: Since 1983, the Legal Advocacy and Resource Center (LARC) has operated a free legal hotline in support of its mission to help low-income Massachusetts residents with legal problems by providing quality legal information and advice, and by making referrals to legal and social service agencies. LARC also completes intake screenings for Greater Boston Legal Services and the Volunteer Lawyers Project in Boston.
Job Qualifications: Law and upper-level undergraduate students.
Job Description: Volunteers will be trained to counsel clients who have housing or consumer questions. Volunteers should be prepared to make a commitment of 8-10 hours/week for one semester. Please visit the
webpage.
Contact:
LEGAL ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE CENTER
617-371-1123
ZRabinovitz@GBLS.org
MonsterTRAK number 102423123 (MonsterTRAK.com)
- LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN
Type: Intern/Extern
Mission: LSPC advocates for the human rights and empowerment of incarcerated parents, children, family members and people at risk for incarceration. We respond to requests for information, trainings, technical assistance, litigation, community activism and the development of more advocates. Our focus is on women prisoners and their families, and we emphasize that issues of race are central to any discussion of incarceration.
Job Qualifications: 5-8 high school, undergraduate, law, and other graduate students.
Job Description: As a public interest, legal services organization, we offer internship experience that is unavailable at many law firms. For example, we are currently investigating human rights abuses of women incarcerated in California prisons. Interns are involved in all aspects of the investigation, including travelling to the prisons to interview prisoners, monitoring changes in the medical system and participating in the legal team. Interns gain valuable experience while assisting attorneys in research, writing informational materials for prisoners and other advocates, and by responding to letters from prisoners who need information that will enable them to keep their families intact. Education and community organizing are also integral parts of the work done at LSPC. Students may have the opportunity to give presentations to interested advocates and prisoners as well as to speak to the media. Students should have interest in social justice issues and solid research and computer skills.
Contact:
Yvonne Cooks
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITH CHILDREN
1540 Market St.
Suite 490
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 255-7036 318
MonsterTRAK number 102422299 (MonsterTRAK.com)
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