Center for Children’s Law and Policy Summer Internship
The Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) seeks rising second or third year law student applicants (current 1Ls and 2Ls) for its summer 2016 internship program. CCLP is a public interest law and policy organization focused on the reform of juvenile justice and other systems that affect troubled and at-risk children, and protection of the rights of children in those systems. The Center’s work covers a range of activities including research, writing, public education, media advocacy, training, technical assistance, administrative and legislative advocacy, and litigation. Based in Washington, D.C., the Center’s staff work with federal, state, and local officials throughout the country on a range of issues that include reducing the unnecessary incarceration of youth, promoting racial and ethnic justice, and eliminating dangerous and inhumane conditions in facilities that house children.
The Center’s summer internship program provides law students with valuable work experience in the areas of juvenile justice, reform of public agencies and systems, and racial justice, as well as an opportunity to make substantive contributions to the Center’s projects. Interns will have the opportunity to attend legislative hearings, research substantive law and policy issues, and learn about the work of other organizations in Washington, DC that are working to improve the lives of at-risk youth. For more information on the CCLP, see http://www.cclp.org
Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in legal and policy advocacy for youth in the juvenile justice system. Strong consideration will be given to applicants with relevant work experience and course work. applicants should have excellent research and communication skills and be able to demonstrate enthusiasm and a commitment to improving the lives of troubled and at-risk youth.
CCLP Internships are unpaid, but the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law will provide a $5000 stipend to a selected applicant, provided that the selected applicant must 1) commit to a minimum of 10 weeks of full-time employment with the CCLP, and 2) be enrolled in Memphis Law’s Children’s Defense Clinic in the Fall of 2016 (if the student will be a 3L) or the Spring of 2016 (if the student will be a 2L).
TO APPLY: Submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to Professor Amy Campbell via Symplicy (Summer Intern, Job Posting 1555) by March 21, 2016. Your cover letter should detail your interest and qualifications for this position. Your writing sample can be a memo, brief, law review note, or other writing demonstrating the applicant’s ability to synchronize legal research and writing.
The Center for Children’s Law and Policy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, age, ethnic background, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
