Project GRACE (Guided Re-entry and Community Education) Legal Internship
ORGANIZATION: Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
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Description : Legal Internship for Fall 2014, September 8th to December 12 th (Dates are flexible per student’s class schedule and availability)
0B7 Outline of tasks/duties: The fall intern will work closely with the Project GRACE staff attorney at the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic and perform legal research in the main substantive legal areas that ex-offenders face when attempting to re-integrate into society: Expungement/Sealing of Criminal Records, Family Law, Tax Law/Bankruptcy, and driver’s license issues. The intern will meet with clients, correspond with courts/opposing counsel, draft pleadings, and perform basic legal research.
0B7 Qualifications & Requirements: 10-15 hours per week. Must be at least a 2L with an interest in the areas of law listed above. Eligible to become a Certified Legal Intern (preferred, not required). Please provide résumé as well as a writing sample.
0B7 Supervisor: Reports directly to Carlton Martin, Staff Attorney
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About Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic
Location:
3333 North Meridian Street, Suite 201, Indianapolis, IN 46208, US
Mission Statement
To promote justice through legal representation and education for our low income neighbors as a way of demonstrating Christ's love.
"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." - Psalm 82:3-4
Description
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic (NCLC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation offering pro bono legal representation and preventive law education to low-income families, including immigrant families. We accept clients in the greater Indianapolis metro area whose income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3333 North Meridian StreetSuite 201Indianapolis, IN 46208
DATE POSTED
August 27, 2014
SKILLS
- Legal (General)
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Law Student