2027 PAID SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIPS

2027 PAID SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIPS

LSHV will host 10 law student fellows in our housing units and 10 law student fellows in our general and/or other practice area units. Through these fellowships, LSHV will train the next generation of social justice lawyers, giving them both practical litigation experience and an understanding of the factors that create disadvantages for low-income individuals and families. Work may include client interviewing, issue spotting, legal research and writing, preparing court documents, accompanying attorneys and clients to court, and appearing in court under a student practice order.

Details

• 10-week fellowship duration; 35 hours per work week required (5-day week, Mon – Fri)
• $8,000 stipend with 5 days paid time off (PTO)
• Fellows will be placed in LSHV offices throughout our service area, including White Plains, Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Peekskill, Poughkeepsie, New Windsor, Goshen, Nanuet, Monticello, and Kingston.
• Fellows will be loaned laptops during the summer for conducting LSHV business.
• Housing, transportation, work-related, and other fellowship expenses will be the law student's responsibility. LSHV will provide office parking where applicable.
• At the conclusion of the summer, fellows may be required to provide feedback concerning their experience, the substance of which may be reproduced in full or in part in LSHV materials.

Eligibility

• Open to law students enrolled in a U.S. law school who will have completed two years of law school by May 2027 or are graduating in 2027.
• Must not have previously accepted an LSHV Paid Summer Legal Fellowship (previously titled LSHV Paid Summer Legal Internship).
• Must be able to work several days per week in person in the office where placed (our offices are hybrid, subject to disability-related reasonable accommodations).
• Ability to travel to the office where placed and other locations, such as courts, as needed.

Application Timeline

• All materials must be submitted by Monday, December 21, 2026, at 11:59 pm (ET)
• Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
• Applicants selected for interviews will be notified in early January 2027.
• Finalists will be notified in early February 2027.