Legal Intern – Sex Workers Project

The Sex Workers Project is looking for highly motivated problem-solvers committed to advancing the rights of immigrant sex workers and survivors of trafficking. SWP is seeking a summer legal intern in our immigration practice area. Immigration legal interns will:

• Work with our immigrant sex worker client base on immigration applications, including:
• Removal Defense, Asylum, T nonimmigrant status, Adjustment of Status, Naturalization, etc;
• Conduct legal research and advocacy, meet regularly with clients to draft affidavits, and assist SWP’s team of attorneys in preparing immigration cases before adjudicators; and
• Receive regular supervision by our team of experienced immigration practitioners.

Requirements

• Fluency in Spanish
• Familiarity with immigration law
• Comfort working closely with LGBTQ clients and survivors of trauma
• Spanish language competence to conduct interviews, converse fluently with monolingual Spanish-speaking clients, and communicate legal information is required.

The intern may work hybrid/in-person at the Urban Justice Center office in New York City.

We strongly encourage applications from people of color, indigenous people, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, and people with lived experiences of migration and/or sex work.

To apply please send a current resume (no more than 2 pages) and a short paragraph outlining qualifications and reasons for interest in the internship opportunity. Send all materials to Molly Cohen (she/her), SWP Co-Director, at mcohen@urbanjustice.org.