2027 Winter Spring Undergraduate Intern

Center for Disability & Elder LawChicago, IllinoisRemoteInternshipListed 3 hours ago

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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  2027 , the Undergraduate Intern will  participate  in a  primarily remote internship .    CDEL will  provide  complete training and supervision of the student .

P articipation in in-person activities is  wholly voluntary  and not  required  for participation in the Undergraduate I nternship.

The internship is unpaid .   CDEL works  with sch ools 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 area s 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 com munity that engages,  encourages  and empowers those who are members of un derrepresented communities .   We are  a dedicated  advocate for our clients who hold many  diverse  identities and experience s , across race,  color, sex, age, religion,  class, d isability, 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 o ther 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.

Application s  are considered  as they are received.