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*ADC Seeks Legal Interns for the Fall*


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Washington, D.C. | www.adc.org [ [link removed] ] | July 31, 2019 - The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is seeking legal interns [ [link removed] ] to work with ADC's Legal Department during the Fall of 2019 as part of the Anthony Shadid Internship Program. Interested law students must submit all required materials to be considered. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until positions are filled.

Click here to download the ADC Summer Legal Associate Application. [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ] *Description:* ADC is the country's largest and only national Arab-American civil rights organization. ADC has protected the Arab-American community for thirty five years against defamation, discrimination, racism, and stereotyping. ADC offers pro-bono legal counseling through its Legal Department.

*Qualifications:* Applicants must have completed at least *one (1) year of law school*. Rising 2Ls and 3Ls are eligible.

*Duties:*
* *Conducting client intake*: Legal interns are responsible for conducting the legal intake when people report an incident to ADC over the phone or online. They also conduct phone interviews with clients to help determine the facts and legal matters of each case.
* *Casework*: Legal interns are responsible for their own cases under the direct supervision of the ADC attorneys. Cases can involve employment discrimination, airline discrimination, educational discrimination, hate crimes, immigration, and freedom of speech.
* *Amicus Briefs*: Legal interns assist with the research and writing of ADC amicus briefs in high profile cases, including cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
* *Policy Work*: Legal interns draft policy memos and letters to federal agencies. They also have opportunities to represent the ADC at various meetings and conferences with civil and human rights organizations and federal agencies. In addition, legal interns are strongly encouraged to attend hearings and write articles related to the issues that ADC handles.
*Preferred coursework/experience*: Constitutional law or seminar, immigration law, international law, human and civil rights, legislative law, clinical law

*Dates:*
* *Start Date*: End of August/ Early September 2019
* *End Date*: Mid December 2019
*Application materials:*
* Completed application form [ [link removed] ]
* Resume
* Academic transcript
* Three (3) references
* Writing sample
* Cover letter
*Application deadline:* Rolling deadline, accepting applications until positions are filled

*Email completed applications to**:* [email protected] [ mailto:[email protected] ]

*OR* *Mail completed applications to**:* ADC Legal Director 1705 DeSales St., NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036

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