Housing Law Intern - Evictions Defense & Equity

Legal Aid DC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybride; USD 9 600 - 11 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Scholarship up to $2,650

Résumé du poste

Legal Aid DC, a nonprofit organization, seeks a spring intern to join the Housing Law Unit in Washington, DC. The 12-week internship runs January 8, 2027–April 2, 2027, with a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Interns may receive course credit, and the program supports scholarship funding up to $2,650 for the duration. The intern will work under a staff attorney in the Housing Unit, contributing to Eviction Defense and Affordable Housing Preservation projects, and gain substantive assignments with

Qualifications

• Current law school student or graduate interested in public interest and housing law.
• Familiarity with housing law and public interest is a plus.
• Available for Spring 2027: 12 weeks, at least 15 hours per week.

Responsabilités

• Perform legal and factual research
• Draft pleadings, motions, reasonable accommodation requests, client correspondence, and other forms of legal writing
• Observe/shadow/take notes for court or administrative hearings
• Conduct or assist intakes and follow up interviews with applicants
• Assist with preparing for and conducting client meetings
• Assist with hearing preparation, including drafting hearing outlines and preparing witnesses and exhibits
• Assist with discovery process, including drafting requests and responses, gathering information from clients, and drafting correspondence or motions to compel discovery
• Assist with L&T courthouse project
• Attend housing unit meetings, skills workshops, Legal Aid staff meetings

Connaissances

Legal research

Pleading drafting

Client interviewing

Courtroom observation

Formation

Law student or graduate

Description du poste

Legal Aid DC, a nonprofit organization, seeks a spring intern to join the Housing Law Unit in Washington, DC. The 12-week internship runs January 8, 2027–April 2, 2027, with a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Interns may receive course credit, and the program supports scholarship funding up to $2,650 for the duration. The intern will work under a staff attorney in the Housing Unit, contributing to Eviction Defense and Affordable Housing Preservation projects, and gain substantive assignments with