American Psychology-Law Society Student Committee
June 30, 2017
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to apply for legal internships across
the country, see https://www.aclu.org/careers/
Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New
Orleans offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
Legal Aid, check out the Legal Aid in your city for volunteer law clerk positions.
The Innocence Network, see the Innocence Network for information about
positions with associated groups across the country,
http://innocencenetwork.org/about/#jobs. Also, find the list of associated groups
to find an innocence organization near you at
http://innocencenetwork.org/members/.
Judicial Externships, consider an externship with a local, state, or federal judge
for experience with a wide range of legal issues and to practice legal writing
skills. Connect with the career services at your law school for more information.
District/County Attorney, consider a clerkship with your local, state, or federal
attorney’s office for experience on the prosecution side of criminal law. Connect
with your law school career services for more information.
Public Defense, consider a clerkship with your public defenders officer, connect
with your law school career services for more information.
New York:
 Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project; for information about applying for
internships, see http://www.urbanjustice.org/jobs
 Nassau/Suffolk Law Services Committee, Inc., for details on the project and
employment opportunities, see http://nslawservices.org/wp/?page_id=2
 MFY Legal Services, Inc., for information about programs, clerkships, pro bono
services, career, and externships, see http://www.mfy.org/get-involved/
 The Innocence Project, for internships and jobs, see
https://www.innocenceproject.org/jobs/
 The United Nations, to search for and apply for internships, see
https://careers.un.org/lbw/Home.aspx
Philadelphia:
 Federal Community Defender Office, Capital Habeas Unit: apply for summer
internships at the Equal Justice Works career fair; see
http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/law-school/conference-and-careerfair
 National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women; for internship positions,
see http://www.ncdbw.org/more.htm#_jobs
 Pennsylvania Health Law Project; for internship opportunities, see
http://www.phlp.org/home-page/about/employment
 Homeless Advocacy Project; for information on volunteering, see
http://homelessadvocacyproject.org/legal-volunteer.html
American Psychology-Law Society Student Committee
June 30, 2017
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Juvenile Law Center; for information about volunteering, see http://www.jlc.org/aboutus/who-we-are/working-at-jlc/law-policy-clerkships-professional-school-studentopportunities
Washington, D.C.:
 Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New Orleans
offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
 Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law; for information on legal internships, see
https://www.bazelon.org/Who-We-Are/Careers-and-Internships/Legal-Internships.aspx
 National Women’s Law Center, for information on legal internships, see
https://nwlc.org/job/law-student-internships-2/.
New Orleans:
 Vera Institute; to apply for a legal internship in the NYC, DC, LA, or New Orleans
offices, see http://www.vera.org/careers
South East
 Southern Poverty Law Center, see this link for positions, https://careerssplcenter.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchCategory=8737.
West Coast
 The Public Interest Law Project; visit http://www.pilpca.org/about/law-clerks/ for law
clerk positions.
It may be worth contacting the following organizations to ask if they would consider a legal
intern:
 Mental health courts; for a list of mental health courts by state, see
http://www.ncsc.org/topics/problem-solving-courts/mental-health-courts/state-links.aspx
 Philadelphia’s re-entry mental health court; see http://www.courts.phila.gov/commonpleas/trial/criminal/mhc.asp
 Philadelphia’s civil mental health court; see http://dbhids.org/mental-health-court/
 Abrams Fensterman Mental Health Law Practice in New York; see
http://www.abramslaw.com/mental_health_law_document_id_1031
 Mental Health Law Group in Virginia; see http://www.themhlgroup.com
 Lubov Associates in Minnesota; see http://www.lubovlaw.com/areas-of-practice/mentalhealth-law
 Trial consulting firms