Summer Law Clerk – Immigration
About The Position
The Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, a subdivision of the Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP), is seeking applicants (law students and undergrads) for the position of Summer Law Clerk, based out of any of our five office locations - Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ypsilanti, or Detroit. Are you a law student? Legal experience is not required – just a commitment to building a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities experience equity and belonging. Spanish proficiency of any level is a bonus. Are you an undergrad? Legal experience is not required – just a conversational (or better) proficiency with Spanish and an interest and commitment to building a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities experience equity and belonging. Michigan Immigrant Rights Center: MIRC provides direct legal services to immigrant clients focusing on survivors of domestic violence and victims of crime, unaccompanied children, individuals in detention and removal proceedings, migrant farmworkers and immigrant workers, noncitizens applying for naturalization, and individuals seeking asylum, TPS, deferred action, and other forms of immigration relief. MIRC also provides technical and co-counsel assistance and training to Michigan legal aid and pro bono attorneys handling immigration and immigrant rights matters, including the rights of unaccompanied children, immigrant workers, and survivors of crime and domestic violence. MIRC conducts impact litigation, systemic advocacy on behalf of Michigan's low-income immigrants and their families, legislative and legal development tracking and analysis, and coalition-building among immigration assistance providers and immigrant advocacy organizations statewide. MIRC hosts summer interns in Ypsilanti, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Detroit – and is happy to consider hybrid working. Job Description: Practice your Spanish language skills while gaining valuable experience in supporting low-income immigrant communities. Law clerks work under the supervision of our staff attorneys in all aspects of our work. Depending on the office and the job candidate’s background, a law clerk’s work may include any of the following: conducting client interviews, drafting pleadings, legal research, appearing in court hearings under the Michigan student practice rule, assessing legal problems, conveying legal advice through oral and written communication, conducting outreach to migrant labor camps, conducting educational seminars for clients and migrant agency staff, legal research and writing related to individual cases and broader policy issues, legislative tracking and analysis, other systemic advocacy projects in one or more areas of immigration law and immigrant worker rights law.
Requirements
- Applicants must reside in the state of Michigan while working for MAP.
- Spanish proficiency is required for undergrads
- Commitment to building a thriving Michigan where immigrant communities experience equity and belonging
Nice To Haves
- Spanish proficiency is preferred for law students.
Responsibilities
- Conducting client interviews
- Drafting pleadings
- Legal research
- Appearing in court hearings under the Michigan student practice rule
- Assessing legal problems
- Conveying legal advice through oral and written communication
- Conducting outreach to migrant labor camps
- Conducting educational seminars for clients and migrant agency staff
- Legal research and writing related to individual cases and broader policy issues
- Legislative tracking and analysis
- Other systemic advocacy projects in one or more areas of immigration law and immigrant worker rights law
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
