Summer Student Law Clerk Unpaid- Community Clinic

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid • Minneapolis, MN

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (MMLA) is seeking rising 2L and 3L law students to work in our Minneapolis office. These positions require a minimum 30 hour ten week commitment. In your cover letter, please indicate how many hours per week you will be available to work. MMLA is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, and communities to apply. We welcome information about how your experience can contribute to serving our diverse client communities. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further our goal of equal justice for all. We are committed to a discrimination- and harassment-free workplace. Practice Group: Community Clinic: Program pursues a key element of our Racial Value’s Statement: “Ensuring our work is rooted in the communities we serve.” MMLA has partnered with a collection of trusted organizations to place legal aid attorneys in our clients’ neighborhoods. In Minneapolis, these partner organizations include: African Community Services (ACS) Brian Coyle Center (BCC) Children’s Hospital Division of Indian Work (DIW) and the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC) Harrison Neighborhood Association (HNA), and Waite House MMLA and these organizations work together to provide holistic services, meeting our clients’ legal and social needs. In all things, our Clinics strive to be as accessible, integrated, and comprehensive as possible. The Minneapolis Community Clinics Unit is recruiting three law students to clerk for the summer. The work will be hybrid: some on-site at MMLA's downtown office or a clinic site and some remotely from home. The work will include: Conducting intake Co-counseling with MMLA Staff Attorneys Legal research and memo-writing, and Community outreach This is a great opportunity for students who want a lot of direct client contact and civil litigation experience. This is also a good way to learn more about the Minneapolis community and to contribute its wellbeing in a concrete way. Each clerk will be directly supervised by an MMLA Staff Attorney.

Responsibilities

• Apply the principles of MMLA's Racial Justice Values Statement in all interactions.
• Interview clients.
• Conduct legal research.
• Prepare case documents including pleadings, memoranda, letters to opposing counsel, etc.
• Research current policy issues to prepare and present community education materials.
• Participate in weekly practice group case review meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

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