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| Job Title: | Fall 2012 Undergraduate Internship-Immigrant Rights Project |
| Organization: | American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) |
| Region: | East Coast |
| Description: | FALL 2012 UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES NOTICE TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION Immigrants' Rights Project, SF and NY The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920 is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with more than 500,000 members dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) of the ACLU's National Offices in New York City and San Francisco seeks applicants for Undergraduate Interns starting in the fall of 2012. OVERVIEW The Immigrants' Rights Project (IRP) is a national project of the ACLU with offices in New York and California. Using targeted impact litigation, advocacy and public outreach, the Project carries on the ACLU's commitment to protecting the rights and liberties of immigrants. In federal district and appellate courts, including the Supreme Court, the Project conducts the nation's largest impact litigation program dedicated to defending and expanding the rights of immigrants, enforcing the guarantees of the Constitution, and achieving equal justice under the law. The Project has focused on challenging laws that deny immigrants access to the judicial system, impose indefinite and mandatory detention, and constitute discrimination on the basis of ?alienage' by governmental and private entities. In addition, the Project has been challenging constitutional abuses that arise from immigration enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels, including litigation against worksite and home raids, local anti-immigrant employment and housing laws, and improper enforcement of federal immigration laws by local sheriffs. IRP's efforts in the enforcement arena seek to ensure the constitutional protections of the Fourth, Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, combat racial profiling arising from actual or pretextual immigration enforcement that subjects immigrant communities to racism and hostility, and challenge government policies and practices that undermine or deny immigrants' ability to effectuate their existing legal rights. INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW Our Fall 2012 Undergraduate Internship requires an 8 to 12 week commitment. The internship is part-time, with weekly hours negotiable. Since this is an unpaid internship, students are highly encouraged to seek Public Interest Fellowship funds for the internship. Arrangements can be made for work/study or course credit. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Our undergraduate internship program is designed to provide interns with the opportunity to learn about public interest work. Interns will be under the direct supervision of the Project's Office Manager and/or Paralegals and will have the opportunity to learn and interact with other staff members of the Immigrants' Rights Project on a range of significant issues and projects. Interns will gain experience by working on the following: Conducting factual research. Assisting with web-based informational updates. Assisting with written and telephonic inquiries from persons seeking legal assistance. Assisting in the maintenance of case files and compiling of press files. Tracking current legislation related to immigration. Assisting with event planning and coordination. DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS This internship is open to recent graduates or students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and will have completed their first year of college. Applicants must possess: Excellent writing and communication skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including internet research. Proficiency in Spanish is preferred. Demonstrated initiative to see projects through to completion. Commitment to civil liberties and immigrants' rights. Strong interest in social justice and legal issues. HOW TO APPLY Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample (less than five pages in length)by email to hrjobsIRP@aclu.org reference [IRP - NY Fall 2012 Undergraduate Internship/FEM or IRP - CA Fall 2012 Undergraduate Internship/FEM] in the subject line. New York Undergraduate Internship Selection Committee ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project 125 Broad Street, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 California Undergraduate Internship Selection Committee ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project 39 Drumm Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this internship opportunity. Students are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible, as decisions are made on a rolling basis. The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name ?ACLU'. |
| Contact: | Internship Selection Committee |
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| E-Mail: | hrjobs@aclu.org |
| Website: | http://www.aclu.org |
| Closing Date: | September-20-12 |
