2027 Summer Intern - Community Development Project

Public Counsel • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Public Counsel’s Community Development Project (CDP) strives to build healthy, inclusive, economically stable communities through the delivery of pro bono legal services to community-based coalitions, nonprofits, and small businesses in Los Angeles County. CDP builds strong foundations for healthy, inclusive, and economically stable communities through (1) legal services for nonprofits that assist lower income people and neighborhoods, and for small businesses and low-income entrepreneurs; (2) its Inclusive Development and Housing Opportunities, Preservation and Enforcement Unit (HOPE), which advances racial and economic justice by increasing housing and economic opportunities for lower income persons; and (3) its Early Care & Education Law Unit (ECE), which provides legal support to child care providers and increases child care capacity in low-income communities. CDP student interns gain hands-on experience in direct legal services, policy advocacy, and litigation. Student interns will have the opportunity to engage in all aspects of the project’s work outlined below. Interns will conduct client intakes; research and analyze legal issues to support our direct legal services, impact litigation, and policy advocacy work; draft client documents such as articles and bylaws, contracts, and demand letters; prepare and provide community trainings; attend coalition meetings; support with litigation as needed and advance policy advocacy efforts. Public Counsel is a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to advancing civil rights and racial and economic justice, as well as to amplifying the power of our clients through comprehensive legal advocacy. Founded on and strengthened by a pro bono legal service model, our staff and volunteers seek justice through direct legal services, promote healthy and resilient communities through education and outreach, and support community-led efforts to transform unjust systems through litigation and policy advocacy in and beyond Los Angeles.

Requirements

• Must be in your first or second year of law school
• Submit a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample, all in PDF form (and a transcript, if available)
• Resume must reflect the law school you are currently enrolled in

Nice To Haves

• Historically underrepresented students
• Lived experiences and experiences working with clients across a range of settings

Responsibilities

• Conduct client intakes
• Research and analyze legal issues to support direct legal services, impact litigation, and policy advocacy work
• Draft client documents such as articles and bylaws, contracts, and demand letters
• Prepare and provide community trainings
• Attend coalition meetings
• Support with litigation as needed
• Advance policy advocacy efforts

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed