American Psychology-Law Society Student Committee
June 30, 2017
Nationwide:
· American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to apply for legal internships across the country, see https://www.aclu.org/careers/
· Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New Orleans offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
· Legal Aid, check out the Legal Aid in your city for volunteer law clerk positions.
· The Innocence Network, see the Innocence Network for information about positions with associated groups across the country, http://innocencenetwork.org/about/#jobs. Also, find the list of associated groups to find an innocence organization near you at http://innocencenetwork.org/members/.
· Judicial Externships, consider an externship with a local, state, or federal judge for experience with a wide range of legal issues and to practice legal writing skills. Connect with the career services at your law school for more information.
· District/County Attorney, consider a clerkship with your local, state, or federal attorney’s office for experience on the prosecution side of criminal law. Connect with your law school career services for more information.
· Public Defense, consider a clerkship with your public defenders officer, connect with your law school career services for more information.
New York:
· Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project; for information about applying for internships, see http://www.urbanjustice.org/jobs
· Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc., for details on the project and employment opportunities, see http://nslawservices.org/wp/?page_id=2
· MFY Legal Services, Inc., for information about programs, clerkships, pro bono services, career, and externships, see http://www.mfy.org/get-involved/
· The Innocence Project, for internships and jobs, see https://www.innocenceproject.org/jobs/
· The United Nations, to search for and apply for internships, see https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx
Philadelphia:
· Federal Community Defender Office, Capital Habeas Unit: apply for summer internships at the Equal Justice Works career fair; see http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/conference-and-careerfair
· National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women; for internship positions, see http://www.ncdbw.org/more.htm#_jobs
· Pennsylvania Health Law Project; for internship opportunities, see http://www.phlp.org/home-page/about/employment
· Homeless Advocacy Project; for information on volunteering, see http://homelessadvocacyproject.org/legal-volunteer.html
· Juvenile Law Center; for information about volunteering, see http://www.jlc.org/about-us/who-we-are/working-at-jlc/law-policy-clerkships-professional-school-student-opportunities
Washington, D.C.:
· Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New Orleans offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
· Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; for information on legal internships, see https://www.bazelon.org/Who-We-Are/Careers-and-Internships/Legal-Internships.aspx
· National Women’s Law Center, for information on legal internships, see https://nwlc.org/job/law-student-internships-2/.
New Orleans:
· Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New Orleans offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
South East
· Southern Poverty Law Center, see this link for positions, https://careers-splcenter.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCategory=8737.
West Coast
· The Public Interest Law Project; visit http://www.pilpca.org/about/law-clerks/ for law clerk positions.
It may be worth contacting the following organizations to ask if they would consider a legal intern:
· Mental health courts; for a list of mental health courts by state, see http://www.ncsc.org/topics/problem-solving-courts/mental-health-courts/state-links.aspx
· Philadelphia’s re-entry mental health court; see http://www.courts.phila.gov/common-pleas/trial/criminal/mhc.asp
· Philadelphia’s civil mental health court; see http://dbhids.org/mental-health-court/
· Abrams Fensterman Mental Health Law Practice in New York; see http://www.abramslaw.com/mental_health_law_document_id_1031
· Mental Health Law Group in Virginia; see http://www.themhlgroup.com
· Lubov Associates in Minnesota; see http://www.lubovlaw.com/areas-of-practice/mental-health-law
· Trial consulting firms