What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUMMER INTERNSHIP: LAW STUDENT INTERN position at GEORGIA LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM INC?
Description
The Farmworker Rights Division of Georgia Legal Services Program (FWRD-GLSP) 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 employment-related 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 GLSP’s 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.
Requirements
• 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 case-by-case basis, as determined by the division’s Director.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send a statement of interest (cover letter) and resume to: hsmith@glsp.org. 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
