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Legal Intern, Refugee Representation

Human Rights First

Human Rights First

Legal
Remote
Posted on Oct 30, 2025
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Position: Legal Intern, Refugee Representation
Location: New York or Remote
Job Id: 899
# of Openings: 1

Legal Intern, Refugee Representation - Spring 2026

The purpose of the Legal Internship is to provide an opportunity for law students to engage with and participate in asylum legal representation, to develop their lawyering skills, and to advance the mission of the Refugee Representation program. The legal intern will be provided opportunities to work on legal filings and applications, to engage directly with clients through screenings, intakes and direct representation case work, to observe hearings and to expand their understanding of the immigration system and asylum law through training and research.
How will you make a difference in the Human Rights space through this internship?
Legal interns meaningfully contribute to the Refugee Representation program, which provides legal assistance to asylum seekers who cannot afford an attorney and need help with a claim for asylum or other humanitarian-based forms of immigration relief. Interns actively engage in furthering Human Rights First mission of working in the United States to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law. Through direct engagement with refugees, legal interns assist in the furtherance of clients’ cases, applying their legal skills to the furtherance of human rights.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Interns have the opportunity to engage in client interviewing, to conduct intake interviews with potential clients, and to draft case summaries.
  • Interns will work with Human Rights First staff on asylum cases, providing support with draft declarations, briefs, legal memorandum, and other legal advocacy efforts.
  • Interns will assist with preparing and filing forms for affirmative immigration relief with Human Rights First clients, including asylum applications, family reunification petitions, employment authorization applications, temporary protected status, and applications for permanent residency.
  • Interns will conduct legal research in developing areas of immigration law and country conditions for analysis and reporting.
  • Interns will have opportunities to attend legal trainings, advocacy groups, and discussion panels in the greater N.Y. area and virtually.

Desired Skills and Experience:
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and creative problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines at once
  • Legal research and writing skills, particularly in immigration law, administrative law, federal law, and federal regulations
  • Dedicated interest and passion for immigration advocacy, direct client representation, and protecting the rights of migrants
  • Experience working with vulnerable populations and survivors of trauma
  • Ability to work collaboratively with staff, clients, and community organizations
  • Motivated to work independently to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
  • Fluency in a second language, particularly Spanish, is a plus
Education: Enrollment in an accredited JD or LLM program, or recent graduate.
Compensation: Unpaid
Start Date: January 20, 2026
End Date: April 24, 2026
Time Commitment: 18 hours/week
Submission Deadline: November 21, 2025
Application Instructions: Resume, cover letter, & writing sample (no more than 5 pages long).

Human Rights First is committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing staff from a diversity of backgrounds, including members of racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, people of all nationalities, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. We believe that a diverse staff and an inclusive work environment that welcomes a range of perspectives make us stronger and more effective.

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