Summer Internships
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau Summer Fellowship Program
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) is the nation's oldest student-run legal services organization, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School. HLAB works with hundreds of low-income clients to solve their legal problems in the areas of housing, domestic relations, government benefits, and fair wage law. As a student-run legal clinic at Harvard, HLAB has a strong history of dedication to allowing students to handle their own cases and litigate in court under the supervision of clinical instructors.
During the summer, HLAB selects approximately 16 law students to serve as Summer Fellows, who will interact directly with clients, opposing parties, witnesses, and government agencies; engage in extensive factual and legal investigation; hone their research and writing abilities; and develop their litigation skills. Most Summer Fellows working at HLAB do so full-time, although we are more than willing to discuss alternative arrangements with students facing extenuating circumstances. Due to funding restrictions, HLAB is unable to pay its Summer Fellows.
HLAB Summer Fellows serve as the primary casehandlers on every matter assigned to them and manage client contact, drafting of pleadings and motions, communication with opposing counsel, and advocating in courtroom and administrative hearing settings. Their work is supervised by HLAB’s Clinical Instructors, practicing attorneys with years of trial and supervision experience, and students will be trained in all the relevant areas of the law.
HLAB Summer Fellows generally experience a broad range of litigation and legal experience in as many as four primary practice areas. In the Family Law practice, HLAB represents victims of domestic violence in restraining order hearings, divorces, paternity, visitation, child support, and custody disputes. In the Housing Law practice, HLAB represents individual clients who are being evicted from public, subsidized, and private housing, as well as works with tenant unions and other progressive organizations to ensure the availability of affordable housing in the Greater Boston area. In the Government Benefits practice, HLAB represents clients at hearings to obtain or retain their Social Security and Social Security Disability benefits, unemployment benefits, and welfare benefits. Finally, in the Fair Wage practice, HLAB allows students to work on affirmative lawsuits addressing violations of state and federal labor laws. We ask student to choose a primary concentration in the area of housing or family law.
For more information, visit our website at: www.harvardlegalaid.org.
Please note that we are currently accepting applications for Summer 2010. We will be hiring on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau (HLAB) is the nation's oldest student-run legal services organization, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts on the campus of Harvard Law School. HLAB works with hundreds of low-income clients to solve their legal problems in the areas of housing, domestic relations, government benefits, and fair wage law. As a student-run legal clinic at Harvard, HLAB has a strong history of dedication to allowing students to handle their own cases and litigate in court under the supervision of clinical instructors.
During the summer, HLAB selects approximately 16 law students to serve as Summer Fellows, who will interact directly with clients, opposing parties, witnesses, and government agencies; engage in extensive factual and legal investigation; hone their research and writing abilities; and develop their litigation skills. Most Summer Fellows working at HLAB do so full-time, although we are more than willing to discuss alternative arrangements with students facing extenuating circumstances. Due to funding restrictions, HLAB is unable to pay its Summer Fellows.
HLAB Summer Fellows serve as the primary casehandlers on every matter assigned to them and manage client contact, drafting of pleadings and motions, communication with opposing counsel, and advocating in courtroom and administrative hearing settings. Their work is supervised by HLAB’s Clinical Instructors, practicing attorneys with years of trial and supervision experience, and students will be trained in all the relevant areas of the law.
HLAB Summer Fellows generally experience a broad range of litigation and legal experience in as many as four primary practice areas. In the Family Law practice, HLAB represents victims of domestic violence in restraining order hearings, divorces, paternity, visitation, child support, and custody disputes. In the Housing Law practice, HLAB represents individual clients who are being evicted from public, subsidized, and private housing, as well as works with tenant unions and other progressive organizations to ensure the availability of affordable housing in the Greater Boston area. In the Government Benefits practice, HLAB represents clients at hearings to obtain or retain their Social Security and Social Security Disability benefits, unemployment benefits, and welfare benefits. Finally, in the Fair Wage practice, HLAB allows students to work on affirmative lawsuits addressing violations of state and federal labor laws. We ask student to choose a primary concentration in the area of housing or family law.
For more information, visit our website at: www.harvardlegalaid.org.
Please note that we are currently accepting applications for Summer 2010. We will be hiring on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.
Application Instructions: Please send (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter, (3) a writing sample, (4) a law school transcript, and (5) two references to:
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
23 Everett Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
HLABRecruitment@gmail.com
WORK STUDY SUMMER INTERSHIPS
(Office Assistant)
The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau provides legal representation to low-income people in civil disputes relating to some areas of domestic, benefits and housing law. We are seeking college students to assist in running the office during the summer months. The position runs from
Specifically, the position would have the following responsibilities:
· answering the phones and determining the type of referral to other legal services or social services agencies needed for those people whom we cannot represent
· word processing and data entry – experience with Excel necessary
· assisting Administrative Director with purchasing and reconciliation of financial accounts
· filing- office documents and client files
· preparing orientation materials for incoming students in the fall
· if proficient in Spanish, Portuguese or Haitian Creole - some interpretation for client interviews and translation of documents
· scanning old client files into electronic case management data base
· time permitting, general re-organization of office resources
This is an excellent opportunity for any student interested in law school or a social services career in general. The position will provide exposure to daily activities of a poverty law practice and familiarity with the range of legal and social services available in the
Please e-mail your resume, confirming work-study funding and indicating availability dates.
Contact: Susana Arteta, Administrative Director, sarteta@law.harvard.edu
Location: 23 Everett Street,
Hours: 35 hrs/week, Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm
Pay: $10.50