Students will work with MALDEF lawyers for a week over winter break. Students will conduct client intake interviews, perform legal research and draft legal memoranda, attend depositions and court hearings, assess legislation and public policy initiatives, and provide litigation support to the vice president of litigation and staff attorneys.
Organization
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
MALDEF is the nation’s leading Latino legal civil rights organization. MALDEF has a commitment is to protect and defend the rights of all Latinos living in the United Sates and the constitutional rights of all Americans.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.MALDEF.org
- Project Start Date
Monday, January 10 through Friday, January 14
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 35-40 hours
- Training
- Training and supervision will be provided by MALDEF’s staff throughout the internship on an as-needed basis
- Skills used
- Client communication; legal research/writing
- Project location
- In-person optional in San Antonio; virtual if student does not select in-person participation
- Address
- 110 Broadway, Suite 300, San Antonio, TX 78205
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 2
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- The ability to speak and understand Spanish at a level adequate to communicate with clients in Spanish is required for one volunteer position
- To Apply
- Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/civil-rights-practice-internship-with-maldef-registration-221545146497