Bilingual DACA Outreach & Immigrant Rights Intern
Organization Profile: Equal Justice Center (EJC) is a non-profit law firm and employment justice organization which empowers undocumented youth to achieve their education or workplace goals. We work for systemic reforms that strengthen employment rights and expand access to the justice system for all working people. Through assistance of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs we are able to serve a large and vastly unrepresented community in the local area.
We currently have internship positions available for Summer and Fall 2016 in our Austin office.
Intake/Outreach Position:
• Qualifications: Spanish fluency required.
• Time commitment: 10-20 hours per week.
• Job Description: The primary duties of the position are to conduct detailed in-person and telephone interviews with numerous immigrants who contact EJC seeking legal assistance, and to assist EJC staff attorneys to analyze the potential client’s legal needs and available remedies. The intern will also assist in EJC’s community outreach and education campaign by speaking with immigrants and distributing literature at local businesses frequented by individuals who may qualify for DACA and informing them of their rights while also connecting them with EJC staff for legal consultations.
• Learning opportunities: In addition to training on DACA and immigrant rights, the internship will provide substantial on-the-job training in subjects including workers’ rights, labor and employment law, contract law, litigation practice, and public interest advocacy.
• Academic credit: Academic credit toward your major is likely available.
• Contact/Application Process: If you are interested in receiving more information or are interested in applying, please send your resume to Ashley Hornbuckle at ahornbuckle@equaljusticecenter.org and/or Cecilia Marroquin cmarroquin@equaljusticecenter.org
• Website: www.equaljusticecenter.org