Civil Practice Legal Intern - Fall 2025 - New York, NY
 The Legal Aid Society | |
 United States, New York, New York | |
 Sep 23, 2025 | |
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The Legal Aid Society's Civil Practice has non-paid internships in its various NYC Borough offices and specialized units for Fall 2025. Legal interns assist the Civil Practice attorneys, who work to improve the lives of low-income New Yorkers by helping vulnerable families and individuals obtain and maintain the basic necessities of life - housing, health care, food, and subsistence income or self-sufficiency. The attorneys enhance family and community stability and security by resolving a full range of legal problems, including but not limited to anti-eviction, domestic violence, family law, immigration, employment, tax, health, elder law, HIV/AIDS, and consumer law issues.
Currently, the Legal Aid Society seeks interns in the following civil units, unless they are marked (CLOSED): Community Development Project - CLOSED Consumer Law Project- CLOSED Education Law Project Employment Law Unit Family Law/Domestic Violence Practice - CLOSED Foreclosure Prevention Project - CLOSED Government Benefits Disability Advocacy Practice Health Law Unit (HLU) HIV/AIDS Representation Project (H/ARP) Housing Justice Unit - Group Advocacy Housing Practice Housing Justice Unit - Tenant Defense Housing Justice Unit - Housing Helpline - CLOSED Immigration Law Unit Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Project - CLOSED In your cover letter, please include a ranked list of your top three preferences for unit placements. (Please note that we may not be able to place you in one of your preferred units.) Please do not apply to any unit listed as (CLOSED)as they have filled their internships for Fall 2025. For more information about the work of the Civil Practice and our specialized units please go to: https://www.legalaidnyc.org/programs-projects-units/ ESSENTIAL DUTIES Interns will work directly under the supervision of Civil Practice attorneys. Mandatory supervision will be conducted. Students will also have the chance to attend intern trainings, webinars, and CLE's relevant to their internship. Duties may include: drafting motions, pleadings, memoranda of law, and affidavits; conducting legal research; attending court and administrative hearings with attorneys; assisting with client interviews; and other duties as assigned. | |