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Company

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights · 10 hours ago

Legal Internship- Immigration Impact Lab

Washington, DC

Internship

Remote

Intern

Start in 2025 Spring

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Responsibilities

The Legal Intern may assist with all aspects of our ongoing appeals at the BIA and federal circuit courts related to asylum, the intersection of criminal and immigration law (“crimmigration”), and immigration detention, including conducting legal research and writing memoranda.

The Legal Intern may assist with drafting habeas petitions to secure the release of immigrant adults from detention, as well as preparing habeas cases for placement with pro bono partners. This assistance may include legal research, phone interviews with clients in detention, evidence collection, and collaboration with community advocacy groups.

The Legal Intern may help the Lab develop its website resources, conduct trainings, and draft practice advisories to support and educate attorneys who work with immigrants in detention. This may include working on crimmigration case analyses to assist criminal defense attorneys in Virginia and Maryland and developing our public resources that are available on our website and by request.

Qualification

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Legal researchImmigration law experienceSocial justice advocacySpanish fluencyTime-management skillsFluency in FrenchFluency in PortugueseFluency in Arabic

Required

A current second or third-year law student.

Ability to commit a minimum of 15 hours a week.

Strong legal research, communication, and writing skills.

Strong organizational and time-management skills and willingness to work quickly and effectively with a team.

Experience and interest in working in the area of immigration law, immigrants’ rights, or related fields like social justice and advocacy.

Competency and comfort in working with adults and children from low socio-economic backgrounds, histories of trauma and previous interactions with the criminal justice system.

A laptop or computer.

Reliable internet.

A phone.

Preferred

Spanish fluency is preferred but not required.

Fluency in other languages, such as French, Portuguese, or Arabic, is welcome.

Background in community organizing/political lobbying is a plus but not required.

Benefits

Amica Center will distribute four $1,000 tax-free scholarships to eligible interns for the primary purpose of educational and professional development.

Company

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

Amica Center for Immigrant Rights engages in unwavering legal defense and strategic litigation for immigrants facing detention or deportation, regardless of background, because everyone has the right to be free, safe, and supported.

Founded in 1999