Fall Intern - Medical Legal Partnership & Wills

Medical Legal Partnership & Wills

Interns in the Medical Legal Partnership/ Wills unit will have the opportunity to interact with a wide range of legal areas including Housing, Family Law and Guardianship, Consumer Debt Collection, Benefits, Special Education, CORI, Immigration, and Wills. Interns will gain legal analysis and reasoning skills as well as interviewing skills. Interns will work directly with clients in diverse, underserved communities and learn how medical and legal professionals partner to identify and address health- harming legal needs. Duties include calling clients to conduct intakes and interviews, preparing and presenting case summaries to our MLP partner firm, and assisting with the drafting of documents, client follow-up, legal research, advice, and referrals to pro bono attorneys.

Interns should be fluent in English and either Spanish or Vietnamese. Interns need to be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Interns can be fully remote.

Requirements

To be considered for an internship with VLP, you must;

• Reside in Massachusetts for the duration of the internship.
• Be enrolled as an undergraduate student or a JD candidate at the time of the internship.
• Have daytime availability Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM, and meet the required hours below.

Commitment

Academic-Year Interns are expected to work part-time (12- 16 hours) Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.

VLP's internship program is non-compensated and volunteer-based, with the opportunity to receive school credit.