2026 Law Clerks (EJW Fair Participants ONLY) bei Michigan Advocacy Program

Michigan Advocacy Program (MAP) is seeking applicants for the position of Summer Law Clerk in all of our offices throughout Michigan:

1. Legal Services of South Central Michigan: LSSCM provides civil legal representation to low income persons, with an emphasis on homelessness prevention, domestic violence prevention, and access to needs-based governmental benefits. LSSCM has offices in Ypsilanti, Battle Creek, Jackson, Lansing, and For additional information, please visit lsscm.org.
   
   
2. Family Law Project: FLP, located in Ypsilanti, represents low-income survivors of domestic violence in family law and other For additional information, please visit lsscm.org.
   
   
3. Farmworker Legal Services: FLS has staff located in Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, and Grand Rapids, who provide direct representation to indigent immigrant, migrant, and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents with an emphasis on employment-related claims including wage disputes, unsafe working conditions, inadequate housing, illegal evictions, issues related to their immigration status, denial of access to education and other public services, and discrimination. To work at FLS, conversational Spanish or Haitian Creole is required. For additional information, please visit farmworkerlaw.org.
   
   
4. Michigan Poverty Law Program: MPLP, located in Ypsilanti, provides state support services to legal aid attorneys and other poverty law advocates throughout Michigan. These services include case consultation, research and drafting support, co-counseling and other case assistance; planning and managing statewide skills and substantive law trainings and task forces; legislative tracking, interpretation, education and lobbying to protect the rights of the legal aid client base; and representing the interests of legal aid advocates and clients in statewide task forces, state bar sections and committees, and other advocacy-oriented groups. For additional information, please visit org.
   
   
5. Michigan Immigrant Rights Center: MIRC provides direct legal services to immigrant clients focusing on survivors of domestic violence and victims of crime, unaccompanied children, individuals in detention and removal proceedings, migrant farmworkers and immigrant workers, noncitizens applying for naturalization, and individuals seeking asylum, TPS, deferred action, and other forms of immigration relief. MIRC also provides technical and co-counsel assistance and training to Michigan legal aid and pro bono attorneys handling immigration and immigrant rights matters, including the rights of unaccompanied children, immigrant workers, and survivors of crime and domestic violence. MIRC conducts impact litigation, systemic advocacy on behalf of Michigan's low-income immigrants and their families, legislative and legal development tracking and analysis, and coalition-building among immigration assistance providers and immigrant advocacy organizations statewide. Conversational Spanish ability is preferred. MIRC hosts summer interns in Ypsilanti, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, and Detroit. For additional information, please visit michiganimmigrant.org.
   
   
6. Michigan Elder Justice Initiative: MEJI, located in Lansing, advocates for low-income older adults and people with disabilities on issues related to healthcare, benefits, long term care, elder abuse, and individual MEJI has a number of grant funded projects including serving as the ombudsman for residents of long term care facilities and beneficiaries enrolled in the MI Health Link project, promoting the rights of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries, and engaging in elder abuse prevention efforts. In addition, MEJI provides advice and support to legal services lawyers and other advocates serving low income elders and people with disabilities across the state. MEJI also undertakes systemic advocacy efforts, often in collaboration with state and federal advocacy partners. For additional information, please visit meji.org.
   
   
7. Crime Victims Assistance Project: CVLAP is a statewide program of 20+ attorneys who provide free legal help to clients who have experienced domestic violence and to clients who are at least 55 years old and have experienced abuse, neglect, or exploitation. CVLAP hosts interns in Ypsilanti. For additional information, please visit org.
   
   
8. Michigan Legal Help: MLH helps people who are facing civil legal problems without the assistance of a lawyer. MLH operates a statewide website that is relied upon by 2 million people each year, and provides free, accessible legal information, automated tools to help people fill out court forms, step-by-step instructions that break down procedural rules, and personalized referral resources. MLH also provides technical assistance and program support to libraries, courts, and other community organizations that have programs to assist members of their community with their legal issues. Students will assist with content development and maintenance, building and testing new Do-It-Yourself form tools, and engaging in projects and policy initiatives that are active during the course of their internship. For additional information, please visit michiganlegalhelp.org.
   
   
9. Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project: LSNTAP, while housed at MAP, is a national program that helps nonprofit legal aid programs across the country improve client services through effective and innovative use of technology through providing technology training, hosting community forums, and serving as a clearinghouse for technological tools, policies, and strategies. MAP has a dedicated LSNTAP manager as well as other staff who collaborate regularly on projects. We are seeking a summer law clerk to be part of the LSNTAP team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an important national resource for legal aid programs. The LSNTAP Law Clerk will also work closely with several other departments within MAP, including the IT department and Michigan Legal Help. For additional information, please visit org.
   
   

Job Description: Law clerks work under the supervision of our staff attorneys on all aspects of our work. Depending on the office, a law clerk’s work may include conducting client interviews, drafting pleadings,  legal research, appearing in court hearings under the Michigan student practice rule, assessing legal problems, conveying legal advice through oral and written communication, conducting outreach to migrant labor camps, conducting educational seminars for clients and migrant agency staff, legal research and writing related to individual cases and broader policy issues, legislative tracking and analysis, other systemic advocacy projects in one or more poverty law areas (housing, public benefits, consumer, foreclosure, and family law), MLH content development and maintenance, and assisting with staffing LiveHelp.

Qualifications for all positions: Law students must have at least one year of law school completed by June 2026. It is helpful if applicants have experience working with low-income persons and a commitment to assisting underserved populations. Applicants must reside in the state of Michigan while working for MAP.

Funding: Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply for outside funding (e.g. law school fellowships, Equal Justice America), but these positions are paid if outside funding is not available.

To Apply: Please complete this application and submit your resume and cover letter. You can also access the application by copying and pasting the following web address into your browser: https://miadvocacy.bamboohr.com/careers/233.

The Michigan Advocacy Program is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.