2027 Summer Intern - Community Development Project

Description

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

To apply for a summer internship with CDP, you must be in your first or second year of law school. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample, all in PDF form (and a transcript, if available). Your resume must reflect the law school you are currently enrolled in, to be considered for any summer program internship at Public Counsel.

In your cover letter, identify which team(s) described below you would like to work with. Discuss why you are interested in interning with Public Counsel generally and with CDP specifically. Note that we are especially interested in receiving applications from historically underrepresented students consistent with our active, ongoing commitment to increasing equity and inclusion, and that we value lived experiences and experiences working with clients across a range of settings. Please consider addressing these topics in your cover letter, especially if not reflected in your resume.

If you would like to be considered for a summer internship with another project at Public Counsel, please submit a separate application to that project. Note, however, you can only be hired to work with one project during the summer program.

We strongly encourage you to submit your application no later than February 1.

*** Public Counsel’s Community Development Project (CDP) strives to build healthy, inclusive, economically stable communities through the delivery of pro bono legal services to community-based coalitions, nonprofits, and small businesses in Los Angeles County. CDP builds strong foundations for healthy, inclusive, and economically stable communities through (1) legal services for nonprofits that assist lower income people and neighborhoods, and for small businesses and low-income entrepreneurs; (2) its Inclusive Development and Housing Opportunities, Preservation and Enforcement Unit (HOPE), which advances racial and economic justice by increasing housing and economic opportunities f