2027 Winter Spring Paralegal Intern

Center for Disability & Elder Law • Chicago, IL

18d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) hosts Paralegal Interns each academic year. For Winter Spring 2027, the internship is hybrid, combining remote and in-person work. CDEL provides complete training and supervision. Participation in community clinics, workshops, and help desks may be part of the internship.

Interns participate in various aspects of client files, including screening, intake, and document review. They may also assist with CDEL’s community clinics, workshops, and help desks. The internship offers experience in estate planning, guardianship, housing, collections, and family law, and opportunities to develop interviewing, document drafting, document review, and administrative skills.

The internship is unpaid. CDEL works with schools offering externship credit, and funding options may be available. CDEL will work with students and their advisors to set up the internship. Students interested in Elder Law, Disability Law, Estate Planning, Public Interest, and Housing law are specifically encouraged to apply.

CDEL is an equal opportunity employer and describes itself as a welcoming community that engages, encourages, and empowers members of underrepresented communities. It centers diverse client identities and experiences in its work and strongly encourages applications from people with those identities and from other marginalized and underrepresented communities. Applications are considered as they are received.

Nice To Haves

• Interest in Elder Law, Disability Law, Estate Planning, Public Interest, or Housing law.

Responsibilities

• Participate in various aspects of client files, including screening, intake, and document review.
• Potentially assist with CDEL community clinics, workshops, and help desks.
• Develop skills in interviewing candidates for service, document drafting, document review, and administrative matters.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed