Intern, Housing Law Unit (Spring 2027)
About The Position
Legal Aid DC is seeking a Spring 2027 intern to join its Housing Law Unit. The 12-week internship runs from January 8, 2027, through April 2, 2027. Interns receive substantive assignments intended to have an immediate impact on clients, and Legal Aid will help spring semester interns receive course credit. Interns work from Legal Aid’s offices in NW DC, with the option to perform some work remotely if approved by their supervisor. Spring interns should expect to work at least 15 hours per week. The intern reports to a staff attorney in the Housing Unit. The Housing Unit works from Legal Aid’s central office, its community office in Southeast DC, and its court-based office in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of DC Superior Court. The unit primarily supports an Eviction Defense Project, providing advice, brief services, and limited and extended representation to low-income tenants facing or at risk of eviction, and an Affordable Housing Preservation Project, which seeks to preserve and expand safe, affordable housing through building-wide legal representation. Interns may receive a scholarship of up to $2,650 for the 12-week internship, subject to funding restrictions.
Requirements
- Be a current law school student or graduate interested in public interest and housing law.
Responsibilities
- Perform legal and factual research.
- Draft pleadings, motions, reasonable accommodation requests, client correspondence, and other forms of legal writing.
- Observe, shadow, or take notes for court or administrative hearings.
- Conduct or assist with intakes and follow-up interviews with applicants.
- Assist with preparing for and conducting client meetings.
- Assist with hearing preparation, including drafting hearing outlines and preparing witnesses and exhibits.
- Assist with the discovery process, including drafting requests and responses, gathering information from clients, and drafting correspondence or motions to compel discovery.
- Assist with the L&T courthouse project.
- Attend housing unit meetings, skills workshops, and Legal Aid staff meetings.
Benefits
- Legal Aid will help spring semester interns receive course credit for their internships.
- Interns may receive a scholarship of up to $2,650 for the 12-week internship; interns are ineligible if they receive outside internship funding or participate through a school program that precludes payment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
