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Center for Disability & Elder Law

HybridLegal Intern

The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) hostsLegal Interns each academic yearand during summer months.ForFall2026, the Legal Intern willparticipateinwhat is expected to beaprimarilyhybridinternship opportunity,which will includeremote work and in-personwork.CDEL willprovidetraining and supervision for thestudent.Applicantsshouldbe asecond or third yearlawstudent.On occasion, we do consider outstanding first year law students.Opportunitiestoparticipatemay includeparticipation inCDEL community clinics,workshopsandhelp desks.

The Legal Internship is unpaid.However, in addition to working with law schools offering externship credit, there maybefunding options available for CDEL Legal Interns through law schools or outside agencies.CDEL will work with students and their advisors in setting up the internship.

Interns willbe responsible formanagingexpansivecases and aclientcaseloadunder supervision.One of the strengths of the program is the amount and degree of candidate and clientinteractionand interns who are particularlyinterestedin this aspect are encouraged to apply.Internsparticipatein all aspects of client files, including screening, intake, documentreviewand fulldirectrepresentation.Thestudent will gain experience in the following practice areas and develop the stated skills:

Practice Areas

Skills

Estate planning

AdultGuardianship

Housing

Consumer Debt /Collections

Family Law

Interviewing candidates for service

Document review

Draftingdocuments includingcourtdocuments andotherlegaldocuments

Direct legalassistance(under supervision)

Litigation (under supervision)

Students interested in Elder Law, Disability Law,Estate Planning, HousingLawandPublic Interest areespeciallyencouragedto apply.As many CDEL clients have intersecting identities and some have limited Englishproficiency, interns who are bi-lingual or multi-lingual are also strongly encouraged toapply.

CDEL is an equal opportunity employer and awelcoming community that engages,encouragesand empowers those who are members of underrepresented communities. CDELis a dedicated advocate for our clients who hold manydiverseidentities and experiencesacross race,color,sex,age,religion,class, disability,national origin,ancestry,sexual orientation,marital status,parental status, military discharge, source of income,housingstatusandgender identity. We believe that these communities must be centeredinthe work we do. Hence, we encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized and underrepresented communities to apply for this position.

Applications are considered as they are received.