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Job and Internship Listings

National and International:

AmeriCorps

Amnesty International

Association of Legal Administrators Job Bank

EthicalJobs.net: free access through the Career Services Library’s online subscriptions

Human Rights Jobs: free access through the Career Services Library’s online subscriptions

Internships-USA: free access through the Career Services Library’s online subscriptions; search for human rights interships and Washington interships in law and policy.

Law Bulletin Legal Career Center: includes postings for paralegal and office support personnel

Law Crossing: requires membership to view listings, which include paralegal and office support personnel openings

Law Info Career Center: includes postings for paralegal and office support personnel

Law Jobs: includes postings for paralegals and office support personnel

Lawyers Weekly jobs: the employment site of Lawyers Weekly USA, the national newspaper for small law firms; includes paralegal positions.

Lobbying Jobs: includes job listings in advocacy, legal assistants, legal specialists and lobbyists

National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA) Career Center: paraglegal postings

Opportunities in Public Affairs: free access through the Career Services Library’s online subscriptions

Public Allies: the Ally Program offers paid, full-time apprenticeships with non-profits

Relief Web job and internship listings in diaster relief domestically and abroad

Regional

D.C. Law Students in Court: The D.C. Law Students In Court program (LSIC) is a unique consortium of 5 law schools whose students provide quality legal representation, assistance, and counseling to low-income clients in the District of Columbia

Institutional:

Beyond Shelter: Los Angeles-based non-profit created in response to increasing numbers of homeless families in the L.A. metro region and the need for a more comprehensive approach to serving them.

CIA Student Opportunities: includes internships and scholarship programs

City of Philadelphia District Attorney's Office Undergraduate Internship Program

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA): Los Angeles-based non-profit created to advance human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in LA

Congressional Hunger Center: offers the Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program and its international counterpart, the Mickey Leland International Fellows Program

The Greenlining Institute Fellows Program: The Greenlining Institute's mission is to empower communities of color and other disadvantaged groups through multi-ethnic economic and leadership development, civil rights, and anti-redlining activities.

The Population Institute: The Population Institute (PI) is an international non-profit based in D.C. that seeks to promote universal access to family planning information, education, and services.

The Ralph I. Goldman Fellowship: awarded to one person annually, this is paid, professional development opportunity to live and work in overseas locations where the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is active. Candidates should have a master's degree or equivalent.

Refugees International: Washington, D.C.-based non-profit that advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises.

Rock the Vote job and internship listings

United States Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management

Career Advice

Law-Related Internships & Advice from Penn Career Services on Vimeo.

Advice for Pre-Law Students from Penn Career Services

Advocacy and Public Policy Internships, highlights from panel hosted by Penn Career Services

Finding Jobs in Human Rights and Advocacy, : highlights from panel hosted by Penn Career Services

Interview with Marcia Greenberger ('67), Founder and Co-President of National Women's Law Center

Law-focused Career Services Vimeo Channel, videos featuring students discussing law-related internships and offering advice on how to find them.

Careers in Corrections

Professional Associations

American Bar Association Seciton on Family Law

American Health Lawyers Association

American Immigration Lawyers Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Association of Legal Administrators

Education Law Association

Maritime Law Association

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

National Federation of Paralegal Associations (NFPA)

National Lawyers Association

NALA: Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegals

NALP: The Association for Legal Career Professionals

Sports Law Association

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American Bar Association

 

*Please note, while these are a sampling of our favorite resources for both career exploration and job hunting, inclusion does not represent an endorsement by Career Services.

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