2027 Summer Intern - Consumer Rights & Economic Justice Project

About the Consumer Rights & Economic Justice (CREJ) Team

CREJ's mission is to advance economic justice, with a specific focus on addressing structural racial inequalities that have long hampered individuals and communities of color. We are a diverse team of dedicated and nationally recognized attorneys and support staff who strive to lift up our clients and each other with excellence, dedication, tenacity, compassion and kindness. We provide direct legal services, engage in policy and legislative reform, and litigate impact cases in federal and state courts. We strive to engage with community directly as we build our community lawyering approach. Our practice covers a wide array of consumer matters including predatory lending, debt collection, real estate fraud, foreclosure, student loan debt, medical debt, predatory for-profit schools, bankruptcy, criminal system debt, consumer fraud, and unfair business practices. We offer a suite of consumer and litigation related trainings throughout the summer for consumer lawyers and their law clerks across the state.

Internship Responsibilities

Working under the supervision and mentorship of our team of experienced attorneys, summer law clerks will get front-line experience and will carry their own caseload.

• Interviewing clients and witnesses
• Analyzing new potential cases
• Researching pertinent aspects of law
• Drafting memoranda
• Drafting demand letters
• Engaging in various other associated litigation and policy tasks
• Participating in weekly case review meetings
• Participating in policy coalition calls, observing court proceedings, and attending depositions and mediations where possible

Our clerks will gain insight into the legal profession and have the opportunity to develop valuable relationships within the legal community.

Qualifications

• Must be in your first or second year of law school

Application Requirements

Please submit a cover letter, resume, and a writing sample, all in PDF format (and a transcript, if available). Your resume must reflect the law school you are currently enrolled in. In your cover letter, discuss why you are interested in interning with Public Counsel generally and with CREJ specifically. We are especially interested in receiving applications from historically underrepresented students consistent with our active, ongoing commitment to increasing equity and inclusion, and we value lived experiences and experiences working with clients across a range of settings. Please consider addressing these topics in your cover letter, especially if not reflected in your resume.

If you would like to be considered for a summer internship with another project at Public Counsel, please submit a separate application to that project. Note, however, you can only be hired to work with one project during the summer program.

We strongly encourage you to submit your application no later than February 1.

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