What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer Legal Internship - Migrant Farm Worker Division position at Colorado Legal Services?
The Farm Worker Rights Division of Colorado Legal Services (“CLS”) is a nonprofit organization that provides education, advocacy, and legal representation to farm workers throughout Colorado. We offer free and confidential legal services to low-income individuals and families. We represent farm workers in federal and state courts, and administrative agencies on a variety of civil legal claims. Our work focuses primarily on wage theft, human trafficking, immigration, sexual harassment, working conditions and civil rights. We also run a comprehensive community education program that involves outreach to workers at labor camps and to community-based groups. Our client community is comprised primarily of Latino migrant and seasonal farm workers.
The Farm Worker Rights Division currently has two summer internship positions for legal interns who share a passion for advocating for the rights of low-wage farm workers. The interns will be based in the regions with the largest population of migrant and seasonal farm workers in order to conduct outreach to farm workers at labor camps and other locations. The interns will work with clients and potential clients on a variety of legal issues and will travel throughout the rural areas of their respective regions to visit farm workers and conduct outreach at labor camps, collaborate with key partners in the region, and ensure workers have information about their rights and the services that CLS FWRD provides. When not out in the field, the interns will have the opportunity to utilize their legal research and writing skills to support the attorneys with ongoing federal litigation involving claims arising under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, the Federal Labor Standards Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Colorado wage laws and more.
Location The interns will be placed in any of the following two regions of Colorado:
Northeastern (NE) Region – the NE intern will work primarily out of the CLS Greeley office with travel to Brighton-Greeley-Fort Morgan-Yuma areas to conduct outreach.
Western Slope (WS) Region – the WS intern will work out of the CLS Grand Junction office and will conduct outreach in Palisade-Delta-Olathe and surrounding areas.
Qualifications Students who have a minimum of ten weeks to commit are encouraged to apply. Students must have dedication and sensitivity to serving the legal needs of low-wage individuals, including farm workers. Spanish speaking is required. Students must be willing to work at night and travel within Colorado.
Compensation Interns will receive a stipend of $700/week for ten weeks. All travel and mileage expenses will be reimbursed.
To apply Please email cover letter, resume and three professional references to Kiara Gomez at kgomez@colegalserv.org. We will consider applications on a rolling basis until the positions are filled.
Colorado Legal Services is an equal opportunity employer. For more information and to read more about our work, please visit http://www.coloradofarmworkers.org/
Salary : $700
