Spring 2026 LegalHealth Internship
About The Position
Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis. Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships. NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice. We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality. NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center. During COVID-19, most of our services were virtual to keep our community safe. NYLAG’s staff of 380 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year. Interns will join LegalHealth’s generalist practice, assisting our work as legal advisors, client advocates and liaisons with government agencies. Interns will collaborate with staff lawyers and paralegals to help patients in securing government benefits, addressing housing issues, accessing immigration status, and creating simple estate planning documents among many other tasks and subject areas. Interns can expect to interview and intake clients, draft memos and legal documents, sharpen advocacy skills, conduct legal research and maintain client files. This internship is unpaid for the Fall 2025 semester.
Requirements
- Must be current law student
Responsibilities
- Draft pleadings and/or the first draft of a substantive motions
- Observe and/or participate in client calls and meetings
- Objective legal research and writing assignments
- Legal research and writing
- Other duties that arise
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
