Description:
CLS offers a rich and exciting summer internship experience for 15-20 law students who have completed their first or second year of law school. Our law students receive exceptional training and the opportunity to work with some of the most talented legal minds in civil legal services. All CLS interns will have the opportunity to work directly with clients, engage with the communities we serve, and contribute to systemic advocacy efforts to advance economic and racial equity.Interns are placed into one of our legal units: Health and Independence, SSI, Housing, Home Ownership and Consumer Rights, Family Advocacy, Energy and Utilities, Employment, Youth Justice Project, Medical Legal Partnership. We have three offices across the city where interns may be placed: North Philadelphia Law Center, Logan Square and Center City. Location placement depends on unit placement and the supervising attorney's primary office location.
CLS welcomes applicants of all backgrounds to apply and strongly encourages law students from diverse backgrounds to apply for our internship. CLS invites all applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or experiences would motivate you to work toward CLS's mission and would contribute to the vitality and perspective of our organization.
To apply, please submit the following materials through our website. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. (Summer 2027 Law Internship)
- Resume
- Cover letter addressing interest and experience in public interest and poverty law/racial justice advocacy
- Law school transcript
- List of three (3) references (at least one academic reference and at least one professional reference)
Please either submit an application on our website OR via a hiring fair (like PIPS, GPALS, etc.). Please do not submit your application on our website if you are already scheduled to interview via a hiring fair or waiting for a hiring fair selection. If you do not get an interview slot with us at a hiring fair, you can then submit an application through our website.
Undergraduate students, law students interested in fall/spring internships, or any other employment inquiries should be directed to our HR department via Shaneika Patterson at spatterson@clsphila.org and/or Crystal Stackhouse at cstackhouse@clsphila.org.