Families Together Law Clerk, Spring 2027

Published: 6/14/2022

Legal

Job Description

Children's Law Center is seeking candidates for the 2027 spring term. This position is available to candidates as a hybrid role. Hybrid roles have some expectation of work in-person at Children's Law Center's office in Washington, DC. The deadline to apply is November 13th, 2026.

Who We Are

Children’s Law Center is a mission-driven organization focused on providing high-quality legal services to children and families in DC. As an organization, we envision a world in which all children have a strong foundation of family, health and education and are free from poverty, trauma, racism and other forms of oppression. Our mission is to do this work together with DC children and families, Children’s Law Center uses the law to solve children’s urgent problems today, improve the systems that will affect their lives tomorrow and strengthen our community so that change endures. A key part of our mission is to challenge and reduce ways in which racism and other biases – structural and interpersonal – prevent each of us, our organization and the systems in which we work from providing children a strong foundation from which to thrive.

Our greatest assets are our people. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our ability to provide the best outcomes for our clients and our community. Staff members at Children’s Law Center advance the organization’s mission through their leadership, result-oriented mindset and commitment to cultural humility. We are looking for individuals who like to be challenged to grow both personally and professionally and value the opportunity to make a difference in their community. Children's Law Center's continued success depends on recruiting and retaining individuals who possess and exemplify these attributes.

Program Description

Children’s Law Center (CLC) hosts a comprehensive, hands-on internship program. Law clerk and intern positions are available during spring, summer, and fall semesters. Law clerk applicants must be current law students or recent law school graduates. All positions are unpaid and can be taken for credit. Hours are flexible. Generally, spring openings are posted in October, summer positions are posted in November and fall openings are posted in May.

Children's Law Center Families Together attorneys provide supportive legal services to families at risk of child welfare involvement. This includes direct representation in DC family law matters, housing conditions court, and special education. It also includes representing a child's best interest in highly contested custody cases.

Position Summary

The Families Together Law Clerk will support CLC case-handling attorneys by researching and writing about legal issues, drafting motions and other pretrial or trial materials, interviewing clients and witnesses, assisting in investigative tasks, attending court proceedings and providing other support as needed on family law, housing conditions, or special education matters. Applicants must be a current law student or recent law school graduate.

Requirements and qualifications for the position include strong interpersonal skills, excellent analytical ability, strong writing skills, solid academic background, commitment to working with low-income populations and willingness and enthusiasm to complete all tasks. The position is unpaid and requires a minimum of 12 hours per week.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit a resume and a brief statement of interest as one PDF file via CLC's website: https://childrenslawcenter.org/get-involved/careers/law-clerks-and-inte…. 

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