Legal Intern/Extern - U.S. Legal Services

The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) is seeking law students for its U.S. Legal Services Department. The interns/externs will support legal representation and services for forcibly displaced people and their families through client interviews, legal research and writing, outreach, and special projects. Responsibilities Supporting the direct representation of forcibly displaced people and their family members seeking safe passage to the United States by drafting memos, briefs, conducting fact-finding, and interviewing clientsConducting intake interviews and identifying client needs for direct servicesParticipating in discrete special projects, including remote legal clinicsConducting outreach to affected communities, preparing legal information materials, and participating in public education effortsDrafting and updating legal practitioner guides, analyzing changes in law and newly released government documents, and creating other materials to assist IRAP staff and legal