Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a national non-profit organization that helps provide pro bono legal counsel to refugee and immigrant children who come to the U.S. without a parent or legal guardian. KIND was founded by the Microsoft Corporation and actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie to help protect the rights of children in immigration proceedings.
KIND’s office in Houston is looking for legal interns to assist us in providing pro bono legal representation to unaccompanied children within the immigration system. The positions will be unpaid, but we are happy to assist you with externship credit, work study, or securing funding from external sources.
Qualifications:
• Currently enrolled in a J.D. or LLM program.
• Fluent in Spanish & English.
• Able to work at least 20-40 hours per week during the summer and at least 15-20 hours during the fall. We are flexible in scheduling.
• Interested in working with immigrants (preferably child immigrants).
• Able to use your own laptop during the internship.
• Currently enrolled in a J.D. or LLM program.
• Fluent in Spanish & English.
• Able to work at least 20-40 hours per week during the summer and at least 15-20 hours during the fall. We are flexible in scheduling.
• Interested in working with immigrants (preferably child immigrants).
• Able to use your own laptop during the internship.
Duties:
• Assist Pro Bono Coordinator and pro bono attorneys with case research and immigration applications to be filed by pro bono attorney with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Houston Immigration Court, or state civil/family court, including drafting briefs, memos, affidavits, or other materials as needed.
• Assist Pro Bono Coordinator at intake interviews with clients, including interpreting telephone calls and translating documents for pro bono attorneys.
• Conduct follow-up interviews and phone calls with clients, adult sponsors, and other agencies.
• Contact adult sponsors, social workers, government agencies, and relatives or other agencies from the child’s home country to prepare case files.
• Assist with obtaining case status updates from pro bono attorneys and assist with trainings at law firms, including developing mentoring and training materials and/or presentations.
• Assist with administrative tasks, including data reporting and entry.
• Assist Pro Bono Coordinator and pro bono attorneys with case research and immigration applications to be filed by pro bono attorney with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Houston Immigration Court, or state civil/family court, including drafting briefs, memos, affidavits, or other materials as needed.
• Assist Pro Bono Coordinator at intake interviews with clients, including interpreting telephone calls and translating documents for pro bono attorneys.
• Conduct follow-up interviews and phone calls with clients, adult sponsors, and other agencies.
• Contact adult sponsors, social workers, government agencies, and relatives or other agencies from the child’s home country to prepare case files.
• Assist with obtaining case status updates from pro bono attorneys and assist with trainings at law firms, including developing mentoring and training materials and/or presentations.
• Assist with administrative tasks, including data reporting and entry.
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample via email to Victoria Mora at vmora@supportkind.org.
Applications for SUMMER internships will be accepted until April 20, 2011. Applications for FALL internships will be accepted until July 1, 2011. Please submit application as soon as possible. Early applications preferred.
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