Legal Internship

 

AGENCY DESCRIPTION: Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) is a statewide, not-for profit law firm that provides free legal services to eligible clients in civil cases through 8 branch offices. ILS is funded by the Legal Services Corporation, Indiana Civil Legal Aid Fund, United Ways, Area Agencies on Aging, and approximately 80 other funding sources.

 

This intern position is with the ILS Lawyer in the School Project, which provides free civil legal aid on-site at Indianapolis schools. The clinic can assist with a range of civil legal needs but focuses on helping eligible families with housing stability, driver’s license reinstatement, criminal record expungement, and public benefit issues. The project also provides legal information, education, and referrals at school and community outreach events. School-based legal services help increase stability and access to financial resources so that students are better prepared to focus on school and guardians have increased capacity to support their child’s education. The fall internship is funded through a Marion County Commission on Youth Closing the Gap Innovation Grant. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply who embody a commitment to aiding underserved communities and who have an understanding and appreciation of underrepresented communities.

 

ILS is committed to promoting diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any category protected by law. We strongly encourage Black, Indigenous, and other applicants of color, people with disabilities, and other people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.

 

LOCATION: This legal internship opportunity is available in Indianapolis, with the ILS Lawyer in the School Project. This is a hybrid internship with some required in-person work in Indianapolis at local schools, community centers, and the ILS office, and flexibility for remote work.

 

COMPENSATION: The Intern will be paid at a rate of $18.00 per hour on a bi-weekly basis, approximately 18.75 hours per week. Travel reimbursement is available for required travel. Outside of scheduled outreach events, interns have considerable flexibility in maintaining a work schedule to meet their commitment during the internship.

 

JOB SUMMARY: This is a part-time internship working a total of 37.5 hours during a two-week pay period. The position is a temporary position through December 31, 2024.  The internship offers an opportunity for law students who are committed to poverty law and equal access to justice. Interns will work as part of a law firm that encourages all staff members and volunteers to use the law to fight poverty and racism, empower clients, and improve access to justice. Interns will handle a wide range of assignments and will have opportunities for direct client contact, attending community outreach events, and strategizing with ILS attorneys on their individual cases. The intern working with the Lawyer in the School Project will likely have a chance to work in numerous substantive areas including but not limited to license reinstatement, eviction sealing, and criminal record expungement. The position has a heavy outreach component and might require occasional evening and/or weekend events.  

 

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TO APPLY: Visit https://www.indianalegalservices.org/careers/ to apply online. Applicants should submit a letter explaining your interest and experience, your resume, and an optional reference with contact information. Please include in your letter of interest your ability to do some in-person work. For questions regarding your application or about the internship program contact human.resources@ilsi.net.