Summer Internship Law Student Intern
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Job Description
The Farmworker Rights Division of Georgia Legal Services Program (FWRDGLSP) seeks to hire a law
student intern to support our advocacy on behalf of clients with claims of unpaid wages breach of
employment contract employment discrimination and other violations related to their employment in
agriculture including labor trafficking.
About the Farmworker Rights Division:
The FWRD provides free legal representation to eligible farmworkers with employmentrelated matters
in Georgia. Typical cases involve employers failing to pay workers wages; discrimination based on sex
citizenship or national origin; subjecting workers to human trafficking conditions; and breaking
recruitment promises. Clients include guest workers from Latin America in addition to local and migrant
U.S. farmworkers.
About the Internship Position:
The tasks assigned to our summer interns vary depending on the current needs of our office. Interns will
be expected to participate in outreach visits to farmworkers throughout rural Georgia; research facts
and interview clients and potential clients to develop new cases and support current cases; research
legal issues and draft legal memoranda; support our litigation and administrative advocacy work as
needed; and help with the victim representation and preparation of immigration applications for
trafficking victims.
The Farmworker Rights Division is housed in GLSPs central office in Atlanta providing interns an
opportunity to work alongside other advocates committed to combating poverty and injustice. The legal
intern will also work closely with our Director of the Farmworker Rights Division the Farmworker Rights
staff and fellow interns.
Spanish language fluency strongly preferred
Ability to work and communicate well with a diverse group of people
Willingness to travel within Georgia
Strong legal research and writing skills
Commitment to social justice
Additional Information:
The internship lasts ten consecutive weeks during the 2024 Summer (Dates flexible to accommodate
school schedule). A stipend is available for law students without institutional funding.
The selected intern(s) will work from the Atlanta Central office of the Georgia Legal Services Program.
Partial telework may be available on a casebycase basis as determined by the divisions Director.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send a statement of interest (cover letter) and resume to: Interviews will be
conducted virtually.
GLSP is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Georgia Legal Services
Program not to discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race color ethnicity
ancestry religion age sex gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression pregnancy medical
condition national origin disability marital or other protected status. GLSP invites all
applicants to include in their cover letter a statement about how your unique background and/or
experiences might contribute to the diversity cultural vitality and perspective of our staff and legal
services practice
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
