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Legal Internship
American Immigration Council. Conduct impact litigation, including class actions and other affirmative lawsuits against immigration agencies .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates strong legal research and writing skills, with a focus on immigration law and advocacy. Engages in impact litigation and administrative advocacy while showing a commitment to social justice and immigrant rights.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Legal ResearchImpact LitigationWriting SkillsImmigration Law ExperienceBilingual Communication
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Hard Skills
Legal ResearchDrafting PleadingsCite-CheckingFOIA RequestsClass Action LitigationAdministrative AdvocacyDocument ReviewPractice AdvisoriesResearch MemosBrief Writing
Soft Skills
Self-DirectedDynamicCommitment to Social Justice
Industry Keywords
Amicus CuriaeImmigrant RightsSocial JusticeLitigationAdministrative Tribunals
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Conduct impact litigation, including class actions and other affirmative lawsuits against immigration agencies
- Appear as amicus curiae in cases before federal courts and administrative tribunals
- File and litigate Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests
- Engage in administrative advocacy
- Issue practice advisories and other resources for immigration lawyers
- Perform legal research
- Draft research memos, pleadings, briefs, and practice advisories
- Review and summarize documents
- Cite-check legal pleadings
- Participate in discussions about ongoing and developing litigation
- Potentially assist with client calls and plaintiff screenings
- Potentially write a blog post on an immigration law development for a nonlegal audience
Requirements
What you’ll need- Qualified law student
- Must be funded externally or receive academic credit for the internship
- Strong research and writing skills
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice and immigrant rights
- Dynamic and self-directed
- Prior immigration law or advocacy experience, coursework, or clinical experience preferred
- Submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample
- Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
Benefits
Comp & perks- Externally funded internship or academic credit opportunity
- Internship is unpaid; no salary or stipend provided
- 37.5 hours per week for a minimum of eight weeks in summer 2027
- Remote position
- Opportunity to learn from experienced immigration attorneys
- Opportunity to participate in Department discussions about ongoing and developing litigation
- Opportunity to help with client calls and plaintiff screenings
- Opportunity to write a blog post on an immigration law development for a nonlegal audience