Social Work Internships

Lawyers For Children is a dynamic organization of social workers, attorneys, and youth advocates who provide advocacy and comprehensive services to some of New York City's most vulnerable children.

LFC has a robust social work summer internship program for students committed to child welfare issues. As a social work intern, you would work side by side with our staff social workers, gaining valuable exposure to the profession and to the most pressing issues facing the City's children and their families.

Interns will have a formal training program that continues throughout the summer.

Social work interns have the opportunity to accompany social workers on field visits, sit in on client interviews and case conferences, observe court cases, and help prepare the social work portion of cases for hearings and trial.

In addition, interns will work together as part of the legal/social work team that makes LFC's advocacy model unique.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to: internships@lawyersforchildren.org.

Read what former social worker interns have said about their experience:

"I have learned so much this summer--not only about the foster care system, but about how to be a strong advocate and what it looks like to truly and deeply care for those you work for. Everyone at LFC has been a real role model for me and anywhere I work after this is going to have to try really hard to live up to the amazing experience I've had here."

• Sarah Revesz, Swarthmore College

This internship has exceeded my expectations. I couldn’t have asked for a more hands-on experience or full immersion into the world of child welfare. Not only have I been exposed to the social work aspect of child welfare but also the realm of law, which I’ve found to be fascinating.

• Alana Becker, Cornell University