$2,500 STIPEND TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS THIS SUMMER

The Curtin Justice Fund Legal Internship Program is managed jointly by the ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and the Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants. The Program will pay a $2,500 stipend to three law school students who spend the summer months working for a bar association or legal services program designed to prevent homelessness or assist homeless or indigent clients or their advocates. The Legal Internship Program will provide much-needed legal assistance to organizations serving the under-represented and give students direct experience in a public interest forum. Through this, it aims both to help homeless clients and to encourage careers in the law that further the goals of social justice. The ideal intern will have a demonstrated interest in public interest law and experience working with poor people or on issues affecting them. All law students are eligible, and first year law students are encouraged to apply. The intern must commit no less than eight continuous weeks between May 1 and October 1 to the program of his or her choice.

Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, application form (see website for instructions) and a prospective program’s supporting statement. Please be specific about the issues on which you plan to focus and what you hope to accomplish. Submission of all application materials by e-mail is preferred. All files that are part of the application should be sent in order as one PDF. Please send application materials to homeless@americanbar.org  or mail to The Curtin Internship Program American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness & Poverty 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20036 by March 28, 2016.

For more details visit: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_services/homelessness_poverty/john_j_curtin_jr_fellowship1.html