The Southern Poverty Law Center offers summer internships to exceptional second-year law students who possess strong academic backgrounds, excellent research and writing skills, and a commitment to public interest law. The Center is a national non-profit organization dedicated to reducing bigotry and oppression through education and litigation. This internship is located in our Montgomery office.
The LGBT Rights Project litigates some of the most compelling cases in the country. We currently represent victims of fraudulent “conversion therapy” practices in New Jersey, a child born with an intersex condition and required to undergo needless sex-reassignment surgery by the State of South Carolina, a lesbian high-school student standing up to small-town school administrators who told her they don’t want a “dyke” in their school, and a widower seeking to overturn Alabama’s refusal to recognize his marriage to his late husband. Our focus is on the Deep South and on the most vulnerable LGBT populations.
This is a paid internship. Start dates are somewhat flexible, but interns usually begin sometime in early June 2015. A minimum commitment of ten weeks is expected.2015 Summer Legal Internship LGBT Rights
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, a writing sample (no longer than 10 pages), and the names and phone numbers of two references at your earliest convenience to: https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=11639281
The Southern Poverty Law Center desires diverse, experienced candidates with the character, capabilities, and commitment for our challenging mission. Applicants are encouraged to apply for positions that fit their needs and abilities.
Positions include full-time and part-time employment, legal internships, and two-year fellowships. The SPLC does not offer a formal internship program for college undergraduates.
After an initial review by our Human Resources department, resumes and materials are forwarded to the appropriate departmental supervisor to be further reviewed before preliminary interviews are scheduled.
The SPLC is an equal opportunity employer. We believe everyone has something important to contribute. Respecting individual differences is an integral part of our culture, and we endeavor to make our differences work for us to achieve our mission.
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