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Paralegal Internship (Summer 2027)

CompanyChildren's Law Center
LocationNew York
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 26, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will support the Paralegal Department by digesting case records, drafting legal documents, and conducting collateral interviews. They will also assist attorneys during trials and observe court proceedings to gain hands-on experience.
Internship Type
intern
Company Size
92
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
The mission of The Children’s Law Center ("CLC"​) is to provide children with a strong and effective voice in legal proceedings that have a critical impact on children’s lives. CLC represents children in custody/visitation, guardianship, domestic violence and connected child protective cases. At CLC, our core values are: • to provide high quality representation; • to provide children with supportive, informed and passionate advocates who give voice to their unique needs Our Client Values are: • Communicate our client’s voice • High quality representation • Integrate legal representation with social work • Listen to our clients • Develop the client’s sense of participation How Can I Help? The most direct and immediate way to help the children we represent at CLC is to provide financial support so that our attorneys and social workers can continue their vital work on critical issues that impact the lives of thousands of children involved in the court system. Contested custody, visitation and guardianship cases can be extremely traumatic for a child. Due to the elimination, or lack of availability of critical therapeutic and parenting services, and an overburdened Family Court, CLC’s clients benefit from our advocacy more than ever before. To learn how you can help CLC achieve it's mission please go to http://www.clcny.org/?page_id=6
About the Role
About the Organization
The Children's Law Center (CLC) is a non-profit legal services organization that represents children in custody, visitation, guardianship, paternity, family offense, and related child protective (abuse or neglect) proceedings in the Family Courts and the Integrated Domestic Violence Parts of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and in appeals therefrom. CLC represents approximately 5,000 children annually in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, providing holistic and zealous representation and support in the Court, the community and the legislature. CLC's mission is to empower our clients, prevent trauma and promote wellbeing.
 

Description

CLC is seeking enthusiastic and competent Paralegal Interns to support the day-to-day activities of our Paralegal Department.
The goals of a CLC internship are to learn the areas of the law in which we practice, gain hands-on experience and provide assistance to CLC staff, but more importantly our clients. After an orientation and training, the intern will be paired with a mentor and will receive close supervision and training.

Some Duties of a Paralegal Intern may include: 

  • Observation of court proceedings, interviews and conferences
  • Digest case records (school, medical, COI’s, forensic reports)
  • Legal and factual cite checking
  • Draft legal documents (i.e., subpoena’s, orders to produce, notices of appeal)
  • Draft client and collateral witness correspondence
  • Second seat attorney during trial (note taking, gathering and distributing exhibits)
  • Conduct collateral interviews
  • Obtain and copy court files
  • Schedule service of subpoenas and other legal documents
  • A variety of administrative tasks including filing and scheduling interviews
     
A successful intern applicant will have the following skills:
  • Analytical thinking
  • Curious nature
  • Self-starter
  • Work both independently and in a team environment
  • Multi-tasking
  • Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other software preferred.
     

Hybrid Schedule
This summer program will follow a full-time (9am - 5pm) hybrid model, from June 7th - August 13th.  

As an equal opportunity employer, The Children's Law Center is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or marital status.

Key Skills
Analytical thinkingLegal researchCase managementDocument draftingCommunicationMulti-taskingMicrosoft WordMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPointAttention to detailTeamworkLegal citation
Categories
LegalSocial ServicesAdministrative