2027 Summer Intern - Homelessness Prevention Law Project

Description

HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION LAW PROJECT

To apply for a summer internship with HPLP, 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. 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, discuss why you are interested in interning with Public Counsel generally and with any subproject in HPLP 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.

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The Homelessness Prevention team at Public Counsel combats the displacement of vulnerable communities in Los Angeles County by keeping individuals and families in stable housing. We achieve this through a community lawyering model that combines direct legal services, education, and outreach spanning the critical intervention points that occur before, during, and after an eviction. We collaborate with other legal services agencies and community-based organizations to advance eviction prevention and protection programs throughout LA County. Our work also includes serving veterans and their families by providing legal representation to veterans and their families to remove barriers to employment and ensure access to benefits, housing, and healthcare. Our