HOST ORGANIZATION

Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Low-income immigrants across the U.S. face challenges to accessing legal services, including language barriers, lack of right to counsel, and a shortage of lawyers who understand how to navigate the ever-changing maze of immigration laws. Without access to a qualified lawyer, immigrants are often forced to seek the help of predatory immigration service providers, or represent themselves in court.

The Immigration Summer Legal Corps (ISLC) supports 20 dedicated law students who want to expand legal services and resources for low-income immigrants in need of assistance. Student Fellows spend eight-to-ten weeks hosted at legal services organizations developing valuable skills and gaining hands-on experience by:

  • providing direct legal services such as client and witness interviews, legal research, and writing
  • engaging in community outreach and education
  • building capacity at their host organization through resource development and training sessions

The Immigration Summer Legal Corps is not accepting host site proposals for the summer of 2021.

For more information, please contact Brooke Meckler at [email protected].

Host Organizations

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Programs
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / Washington
VIRGINIA / Falls Church
TEXAS / Houston
NEW JERSEY / Newark

Programs
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Bay Area Legal Aid

CALIFORNIA / Oakland, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara

Programs
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

New York Civil Liberties Union

NEW YORK / New York

Programs
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

HIAS Pennsylvania

PENNSYLVANIA / Philadelphia

Programs
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Design-Your-Own Fellowship
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps

Public Law Center of Orange County

CALIFORNIA / Santa Ana

Programs
  • Crime Victims Advocacy Program
  • Crime Victims Justice Corps
  • Immigration Summer Legal Corps