Legal Aid at Work trains the next generation of civil rights lawyers in a year-round law clerk program that engages law students in a dynamic, supportive environment. If you are a law student and share our dedication to workers’ rights and employment law, we encourage you to apply for a summer or semester-long position.
Law clerks are assigned to one of our programs and work closely with attorneys on impact litigation, individual cases, and in clinics. Assignments include providing direct services to clients, supporting litigation, as well as participating in outreach and education, where possible. Depending on programmatic needs and capacity, students may be placed in any of our seven core program areas:
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Community Legal Services
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Disability and Health Justice
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Gender Equity and LGBTQ Rights
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National Origin and Immigrants’ Rights
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Racial Economic Justice
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Wage Protection
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Work and Family
Our clerkships and legal internships are open to continuing law students with a passion for employment law and social justice. Law clerks must be based in California while working with LAAW; remote work within the state of California is permitted.
During the school year, Legal Aid at Work only accepts externs that are receiving clinical credit under programs offered by their law schools. During the summer, Legal Aid at Work makes sure that all law clerks receive a total of at least $8,750 for our 10-week clerkship program. Because Legal Aid at Work operates with limited resources, students are required to apply for outside sources of funding, including funding provided by their law school, when they are eligible for such funding. Legal Aid at Work will supplement that summer funding or pay the entire $8,750 if necessary. Legal Aid at Work will also consider other equitable arrangements; please feel free to raise any proposals in your application materials.
Interested law students may apply directly with us by emailing [email protected] and submitting a resume, cover letter, transcript, legal writing sample, and list of three references.
