Legal Intern

About NYLAG :

• Founded in 1990, NYLAG is a leading civil legal services organization combatting economic, racial, and social injustice by advocating for people experiencing poverty or in crisis.
• Our services include comprehensive, free civil legal services, financial empowerment, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and community partnerships.
• NYLAG exists because wealth should not determine who has access to justice.
• We aim to disrupt systemic racism by serving individuals and families whose legal and financial crises are often rooted in racial inequality.
• NYLAG goes to where the need is, providing services in more than 150 community sites (e.g. courts, hospitals, libraries) and on our Mobile Legal Help Center.
• During COVID-19, most of our services were virtual to keep our community safe.
• NYLAG’s staff of 380 impacted the lives of nearly 129,000 people last year.
• Job description The LGBTQ Law Unit serves New York City’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities by providing free representation and advice on a wide array of civil legal matters and offering group trainings on legal issues affecting the LGBTQ community.

The LGBTQ Law Unit provides free representation in the following areas :

Duties and Responsibilities Drafting and filing court and client documents Observe and / or participate in client calls and meetings Maintaining client files Legal research and writing Other duties that arise Qualifications Must be current law student Application Instructions :

People of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, and those with lived experiences in the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.

Covid Vaccination Policy :