Legal Internship - Immigration Unit
Community Legal Aid (CLA) is the civil legal aid program serving the low-income and elderly residents of Central and Western Massachusetts. Through CLA’s effective advocacy in more than 8,000 cases each year, some of the most vulnerable residents of the region obtain safe and stable housing; access unemployment, disability and other benefits to stabilize their income; break free from domestic violence and other abuse and exploitation; and get needed services in school. In addition, CLA’s wholly-owned subsidiary, the Central West Justice Center (CWJC), specializes in cases involving humanitarian-based immigration relief.
CWJC is looking for a Spanish-speaking undergraduate student summer intern interested in working with newly-arrived immigrant families. Fluency or advanced proficiency in Spanish is required. The intern's responsibilities may include communicating with clients; drafting immigration forms; assisting in hearing preparation and researching country conditions for asylum cases; and may attend community meetings, outreach events, and/or court and agency hearings with staff advocates. The undergraduate intern can also attend weekly programming intended for our law school interns that introduces poverty law and discusses the diversity, equity and inclusion components of legal aid work.
HOURS: The summer internship program is 10-weeks and starts June 2nd, 2025 and ends August 8th, 2025. The undergraduate intern will work full-time, which is 35 hours a week.
FORMAT: Hybrid, with at least three days in the office.
COMPENSATION: We encourage students selected for internships with CLA to secure funding through work-study options or other funding sources. We pay our summer interns if they cannot receive summer stipends/funding.
APPLICATION PROCESS: Please send your cover letter and resume to Ingrid Liu, Recruitment Coordinator, at iliu@cla-ma.org.
For more information on the other types of internships we offer, please go to: https://communitylegal.org/get-involved/students/internships/.