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2026 Winter Spring Undergraduate Intern

CompanyCenter for Disability & Elder Law
LocationNot specified
Work ModeOn Site
PostedDecember 22, 2025
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The Undergraduate Intern will participate in various practice areas including estate planning, guardianship, and housing. They will also engage in tasks such as interviewing candidates, document review, and drafting simple documents.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
44
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) was founded to provide legal services to low income residents of Cook County, Illinois who are either elderly or who have permanent disabilities. Studies report that more than eighty percent (80%) of all low income individuals are unable to obtain legal representation, and that all of those who live in poverty will experience at least one legal problem each year. The need for legal assistance and services on the part of these clients has increased dramatically over the past ten years and continues to grow. The number of persons in the United States over 65 is expected to double by 2030. Ten years ago almost fifty million Americans were affected daily by a disability - one out of every five. This number is also expected to increase significantly. These national trends are evident in Illinois and in Cook County as well. Dedicated volunteer attorneys from some of the largest law firms in Chicago and from firms and corporations located throughout Cook County, as well as paralegals, provide over ninety percent (90%) of the all of the legal services CDEL delivers, pro bono, to our clients. Because CDEL staff screens and creates client files, coordinates the Initiatives, and provides training and support to our volunteers, they are able to focus their valuable time on direct provision of legal services. CDEL strongly encourages the involvement of newly-licensed attorneys, as well as paralegals, law students and interns, to engage their interest and foster their commitment to pro bono public interest law early in their careers.
About the Role

Center for Disability & Elder Law  

Undergraduate Remote Intern 

 

The Center for Disability & Elder Law (CDEL) hosts Undergraduate Interns each academic year and during summer months.  For Winter / Spring 2025, the Undergraduate Intern will participate in a primarily remote internship.  CDEL will provide complete training and supervision of the student.   

 

Participation in in-person activities is wholly voluntary and not required for participation in the Undergraduate Remote Internship.  

  

The internship is unpaid.  CDEL works with schools offering externship credit and there may be funding options available for interns through schools or outside agencies.  CDEL will work with students and their advisors in setting up the internship. 

 

The student will gain experience in the following practice areas and develop the stated skills: 

 

Practice Areas 

Skills 

Estate planning 

Guardianship 

Housing 

Collections 

Financial Abuse  

Family Law 

Interviewing candidates for service 

Document review 

Drafting simple documents and correspondence 

Special projects as needed 

 

 

 

Students interested in Elder Law, Disability Law, Public Interest and Housing law are specifically invited to apply.   

 

CDEL is an equal opportunity employer.  We are a welcoming community that engages, encourages and empowers those who are members of underrepresented communities.  We are a dedicated advocate for our clients who hold many diverse identities and experiences, across race, color, sex, age, religion, class, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, military discharge, source of income, housing status and gender identity. We believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized and underrepresented communities to apply for this position.  We also encourage you to read our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement available on our website. 

 

Applications are considered as they are received. 

Key Skills
Estate PlanningGuardianshipHousingCollectionsFinancial AbuseFamily LawInterviewing CandidatesDocument ReviewDrafting DocumentsCorrespondenceSpecial Projects
Categories
LegalSocial ServicesEducation