From the Department of Sociology:

Interested in a Criminal Justice Internship for Spring 2012 or beyond?

Start planning NOW- Sheriff Garvey, director of CJ internships is meeting with interested students on Tuesdays from 3-5pm in Thompson Hall room 732.

Recent placements have been in:

- The Hampshire County Jail and House of Correction: security and treatment placements
- Probation: District, Superior, and Juvenile Courts
- Local District Attorney’s office
- Police Departments
- Department of Youth Services

And many more! Many internships are locally placed but Sheriff Garvey has also placed students around the country- especially in Boston and Washington D.C.

Don’t wait! See Sheriff Garvey on Tuesdays.

(if you can’t make a Tuesday meeting, send an e-mail to advising@soc.umass.edu and we will help you get in touch.)

The UMass Student Legal Services Office — the on-campus law office that exists solely to represent UMass students free or for a low fee — is now accepting applications for interns for the Fall 2011 semester.  This 12-credit internship requires  32 hours/week of work.  Interns work on a variety of different matters in addition to taking. part in a weekly training seminars.

The deadline for applications is April 15th. Additional information and the application can be found here. (PDF)

The UMass Student Legal Services Office is now accepting applications for its Legal Assistant Internships for Spring 2011.  This 12-credit internship requires to 32 hours/week of work in the busy on-campus law office that serves the legal needs of students.  Interns work on a variety of different matters in addition to taking part in a weekly training seminars.

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, November 24th.  More information and the application can be found here.

The UMass Amherst Student Legal Services Office offers a Legal Assistant Internship program every semester, and applications are now available for Fall 2010.  This a 12-credit internship (32 hours/week) that provides students with an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a working law office right here on campus.  Students, under the direct supervision of attorneys, are involved in range of legal work, including client interviews, negotiations, drafting of letters to clients and others, investigations, and preparation for administrative and court hearings, among other activities.  Students also attend weekly training sessions.  Best of all, the internship is right here on campus.

Applications are available in the Student Legal Services Office at Campus Center 922, and in the Pre-Law Advising Office in 122 Thompson. Applications are due April 21st.

For more information, check out the SLSO website here.

Note: The informational meeting is this Wednesday, January 6th, in Boston.  See below for more info.

The Boston Lawyers Group announces its 2010 Summer Internship Program.  The BLG’s summer internship program introduces talented college students from diverse backgrounds to career opportunities with the legal profession. The program enables students of color to develop and enhance skills applicable to professional careers in general and introduce them to Boston’s legal community.

BLG Summer Interns work in a law firm, government agency or corporate legal department for ten weeks typically starting in June though early August.  Each intern’s work assignments are determined by the sponsoring BLG member organization.  In addition to the “on the job-experience,” the BLG interns participate in fun and interactive professional development workshops.  Each workshop is designated to give the intern a look into a specific area of the legal profession.  The workshops for the 2010 Summer Program include:

Introduction to Office Etiquette
Boston Area Law School Tours
Mock Law School Class
Resume Review Workshop
Observing a Live Court Trial
Luncheons with Attorneys and Law Students
Day in Court:  A Mock Trial Production

For further information on the internship program, the students are invited to attend an Informational Meeting taking place at Sullivan & Worcester, One Post Office Square, on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 5:30 pm.

RSVP by January 4th to lmckinley@sandw.com or online here.

Applications for the internships are available online here (PDF) and are due February 6, 2010.

This is a great opportunity to get some hands-on legal experience, working alongside the attorneys in the UMass Student Legal Services Office, right here on campus.  Application deadline for this 12-credit internship is this Wednesday, November 25th. Applications are available online at the SLSO website, in the SLSO office at 922 Campus Center, and in the Pre-Law Advising Office at 122 Thompson.

From my inbox:

The Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) is a paid summer internship program of the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program (CLPP) at Hampshire College. We place undergraduate students from Western Massachusetts colleges at reproductive rights and social justice organizations for ten-week internships.

The RRASC program defines reproductive justice broadly to include human rights, economic justice, racial equality, queer rights, immigrants’ rights, access to health services, and youth empowerment.

RRASC internships are substantive in nature. Interns participate in organizing, advocacy, direct service, education, technical support, and research at a wide range of non-profit organizations throughout the country and internationally.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a current undergraduate student at one of the following institutions: Amherst College, Hampshire College, Greenfield Community College, Holyoke Community College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Springfield Technical Community College, or the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
• Not be graduating from a 4 year program (BA) in Spring 2009
• Not be on a leave of absence from your college (including study abroad) in Spring 2009

The application deadline is Friday, February 13, 2009 at 4pm.

For more information and to download the application, please visit our website: clpp.hampshire.edu/projects/internship

If you have any questions, please contact: CLPP Program Coordinator Corinna Yazbek at 413.559.5859 or cyazbek@hampshire.edu

The Massachusetts Governor’s Office is now accepting applications for its summer and fall 2009 internship programs.  See the attached flyer for more info, as well as the internship web page.  Deadline is for summer is April 10th; deadline for fall is May 8th.

I just received this notice regarding a law-related summer internship program.  Please note that I don’t know anything about this organization and am just passing along the information to you.

The Boston Lawyers Group announces its 2009 Summer Internship Program  The BLG’s summer internship program introduces talented college students from diverse backgrounds to career opportunities with the legal profession. The program enables students to develop and enhance skills applicable to professional careers in general and introduce them to Boston’s legal community.

BLG Summer Interns work in a law firm, government agency or corporate legal department from June – August.  Each intern’s work assignments are determined by the sponsoring BLG member organization.  In addition to the “on the job-experience,” the BLG interns participate in fun and interactive professional development workshops.  Each workshop is designated to give the intern a look into a specific area of the legal profession.  The workshops for the 2009 Summer Program include:

Introduction to Office Etiquette
Boston Area Law School Tours
Mock Law School Class
Resume Review Workshop
Observing a Live Court Trial
Luncheons with Attorneys and Law Students
Day in Court:  A mock Trial Production
LSAT Information Session

For further information on the internship program, the students are invited to attend an Informational Meeting taking place at Sullivan & Worcester, One Post Office Square, on Wednesday, January 7, at 5:30 pm.  Click here for invitation to the Informational Meeting.

Attached please find an internship application.  Deadline to apply for the internship is February 6, 2009. 

For more information on the Boston Lawyers Group please visit our website at www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com.

Thank you for sharing this opportunity with your pre-law students of color.

Happy Holidays!
Lisa McKinley

Lisa McKinley
Program Coordinator
The Boston Lawyers Group
c/o Sullivan & Worcester
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
P: 617-210-8483
F: 617-338-2880
E: lmckinley@sandw.com
www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com