Civil Rights Internship Available Immediately

From: SCarter (SCarter@edc.org)
Date: Tue Apr 13 1999 - 15:36:41 EDT


Civil Rights Internship Education Subproject
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, National Office
1450 G Street, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 662-8600

Type of Work Our Organization Does
The Lawyers' Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that was formed
at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in the
provision of legal services to victims of racial discrimination.
The principal mission of the Lawyers' Committee is to secure, through the rule
of law, equal justice under law. To this end, the Lawyers' Committee conducts
litigation in the broad areas of civil rights law including fair
housing, education, desegregation, employment discrimination, voting rights, and
environmental justice. The Committee also testifies before Congress on important
issues affecting civil rights and equal access to justice, and engages in public
policy advocacy within the federal administration.
        
Each year, the Lawyers' Committee participates in dozens of cases throughout the
United States, although the bulk of our work is conducted in the South. For
example, the Committee is engaged in ongoing litigation in Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas, as well as, in
Arizona, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. In addition to our direct
representation of clients in ongoing litigation, the Committee frequently files
amicus briefs with the Supreme Court and federal appellate courts in order to
participate in evolving interpretation of civil rights laws.

Intern's Summer Work
Each intern is assigned to work in a specific project area. Although assignments
for each intern vary, most students are asked to draft legal documents, write
legal research memoranda, and conduct factual investigation in ongoing
litigation. Over the course of the summer, the applicant will complete at least
one substantive research project and will assist in investigating and, where
appropriate, litigating several of our education cases. This will take 90% of
the intern's time. Additionally, the intern will be asked to complete at least
one project involving the organization and analysis of substantive legal
research in the office.

Hours of Work
Interns will work for a minimum of 40 hours a week for at least 12 weeks.

How the Applicant's Work Will Help Our Organization
As a summer intern, the applicant would work with the Lawyers' Committee for
Civil Rights Under Law to defend affirmative action programs. In addition, the
applicant would conduct desperately needed investigation work
on new challenges to discriminatory admissions programs and help with the
pre-trial litigation in a recently filed school desegregation case. Also, the
applicant would help provide outreach to African-American and education
communities around the country, in order to help better coordinate responses to
these attacks.

All interested applicants should send a resume, writing sample, and cover
letter to the above address ASAP.

Forwarded by Susan Carter
edequity-admin@mail.edc.org



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