Summer Legal Internship

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Summer Legal Internship
The intern will be familiarize with the law of expungement, custody, restraining orders, victim advocacy and public benefits in DC, Maryland and/or Virginia. Training materials will be provided. After training, will be assisting firm's staff attorneys with legal research for expungement of records cases, civil cases, criminal defense cases, and victim-witness advocacy. Write a blog post on issues surrounding firm's work. Assist with policy advocacy work at the local level, including researching current laws, writing policy memos about proposed legislation, going to policy meetings and drafting testimony for legislative hearings. Accompanying firm's staff to important meetings with community stakeholders, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, media and local and federal lawmakers as needed. Assisting with organizational development projects, based on the intern’s interest. Although the overwhelming majority of the intern’s work will be legal work, the intern may help with organizational development, grant writing, social media and promotion projects, according to the intern’s desire, skills and interests.

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