Remote Summer Intern — Public Benefits Law

National Legal Aid & Defender Association; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybride; USD 27 552 000 - 41 328 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Scholarship funding

Résumé du poste

Legal Aid DC is seeking a Summer Intern to join the Public Benefits Law Unit for Summer 2027. The internship offers substantive assignments with immediate impact on clients, including research and drafting support, client communications, and aid in evaluating benefits such as Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and DC HealthCare Alliance.

Interns will work primarily from our NW DC office with some remote work possible, and may travel locally for summer programming

Qualifications

• Summer law students are encouraged to apply and may need to apply for outside funding to receive scholarship funding.

Responsabilités

• Perform legal and factual research for unit attorneys.
• Write briefs, client letters, and other legal writing.
• Conduct intakes and follow-up interviews with applicants.
• Observe unit attorneys during hearings and client calls.
• Attend unit and all-staff meetings and take notes for the benefit of the unit.

Description du poste

Legal Aid DC is seeking a Summer Intern to join the Public Benefits Law Unit for Summer 2027. The internship offers substantive assignments with immediate impact on clients, including research and drafting support, client communications, and aid in evaluating benefits such as Unemployment Insurance, Social Security, SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, and DC HealthCare Alliance.

Interns will work primarily from our NW DC office with some remote work possible, and may travel locally for summer programming