Organization Overview:
Colorado Legal Services (CLS) is Colorado’s statewide nonprofit legal aid program, with thirteen offices providing civil legal assistance to low-income Coloradans throughout the state. CLS provides free legal assistance in a broad variety of legal areas, including family law, public benefits, eviction defense, consumer protection, services to survivors of serious crime and human trafficking, and many others. You may learn more about CLS on the website at htttp://www.coloradolegalservices.org/.
CLS has strengthened lives, assisted families, and supported communities–one person at a time for over 90 years. We are committed to providing high-quality, free legal advice and representation to eligible individuals throughout Colorado. We have a long history of successful impact and advocacy. CLS strives to bring about substantive, transformational change in the lives of those we serve.
The Family & Children's Unit in the Denver office of Colorado Legal Services provides client-centered and trauma-informed advice and representation to low-income survivors of domestic violence in pre-decree Dissolution of Marriage and Allocation of Parental Responsibilities actions, as well as client-centered and trauma-informed advice and representation to survivors of domestic violence in Civil Protection Order actions in both County and District Court throughout the Denver Metro Area.
Position Summary:
Law student interns in the Family & Children’s Unit perform a variety of duties depending on their experience level and the needs of unit at the time of the internship. These duties include client interviews and case investigation, drafting of pleadings, motions, and notices in Dissolution of Marriage, Allocation of Parental Responsibilities, or Civil Protection Order actions, legal research memoranda and briefs, direct representation at court hearings (if authorized to do so under Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 205.7, Colorado’s Law Student Practice Act). Law student interns in the Family & Children’s Unit also have the opportunity to participate in weekly staff meetings and attend client meetings, court hearings, mediations, and settlement conferences for FCU cases.
Qualifications:
Legal professional with strong commitment to legal issues affecting low-income survivors of domestic violence. Requires strong interest in research, writing and
interviewing. Candidate should be confident and able to work both independently and as part of a team. Spanish-speaking ability is a plus.
Location:
Family & Children’s Unit in the Denver office of Colorado Legal Services.
How to Apply:
The Family & Children’s Unit requires a resume as well as a cover letter outlining qualifications and why the intern is specifically interested in interning in the Family & Children’s Unit.