Voluntario
Proceso de solicitud para las prácticas de verano de Public Counsel
Public Counsel has seven exciting law projects that will accept law student interns in summer 2025 to work on a variety of direct services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation projects. They include:
- A comprehensive children’s rights program that encompasses school climate and discipline, special education, adoptions, guardianships, and transition-age youth
- A community development team that supports and protects affordable housing and assists non-profit and small businesses with a variety of transactional needs
- An immigrants’ rights group that assists undocumented victims of crime, domestic violence, persecution, and torture
- A homelessness prevention unit that defends unlawful detainer complaints, advocates for public benefits, and eliminates outstanding tickets and warrants for persons at risk of homelessness
- A holistic legal initiative that addresses the specific needs of low-income women and gender-expansive individuals
- A consumer rights and economic justice team that focuses on direct services, litigation, and policy advocacy to empower and protect consumers facing debt collection, foreclosure, and predatory lending, including sub-projects focused on bankruptcy and pro se assistance in federal cases
- An impact litigation department (Opportunity Under Law) that addresses economic injustices on a national level through strategic lawsuits and other means to accomplish systemic reform
- Click here to learn more about our practice areas and click on the links above to learn about our specific summer 2025 opportunities
Cronología
Public Counsel’s 2025 summer internship program will run for ten weeks, beginning Martes, Mayo 27, 2025, and ending Viernes, Agosto 1, 2025. Both 1Ls and 2Ls are eligible for these internships. We will begin accepting applications on Noviembre 1, 2024, and we will review them on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage applicants to submit their materials no later than Febrero 1, 2025.
Igualdad e inclusión
Public Counsel busca pasantes de verano que compartan nuestro compromiso con la justicia económica y racial. La gran mayoría de los clientes de Public Counsel son personas de color de clase trabajadora que han experimentado una serie de formas interseccionales de opresión, que a menudo les impiden el acceso a la representación legal. Buscamos contar con un grupo de pasantes que tengan una comprensión personal y/o profesional de estas experiencias. Estamos especialmente interesados en recibir solicitudes de estudiantes históricamente subrepresentados en términos de raza, origen económico y otras características coherentes con nuestro compromiso activo y continuo de aumentar la equidad y la inclusión dentro de nuestra organización.
Financiación
Public Counsel aims to provide funding for some of our 2025 summer interns, but we cannot guarantee this financial support. Please be sure to consult with your law school’s public interest program to learn more about available scholarships and financial awards that might support your summer internship.
Proceso de solicitud
Thank you for your interest in a 2025 summer internship with Public Counsel. We will begin accepting applications via this web page on Noviembre 1, 2024. If you would like to receive an email notification when we begin accepting applications, please provide your email address here.
To apply, you will need to provide a transcript, resume, and cover letter. We look forward to receiving your application after Halloween!
"Muchas personas necesitan urgentemente servicios jurídicos, pero no tienen los medios económicos para contratar a un abogado ni la experiencia necesaria para desenvolverse en las instituciones burocráticas. No se me ocurre una forma más gratificante de utilizar mis conocimientos jurídicos."
- Marie McTeague, abogada jubilada
