PJC Summer 2025 Law Clerk/Legal Internship

About the Summer Internship Program

The Public Justice Center (PJC) will run a legal internship program during the summer of 2025 for, at most, two law students. Summer interns will primarily work with the Human Right to Housing Project but will also receive assignments from other projects based on their needs. Our projects include:

• Human Right to Housing. The Human Right to Housing Project protects and expands tenants’ right to safe, habitable, affordable, and non-discriminatory housing.
• Workplace Justice. The Workplace Justice Project conducts wage-theft litigation on behalf of low-wage workers and worker related policy advocacy.
• Education Stability. The Education Stability Project advocates for students experiencing homelessness and unlawful disciplinary practices.
• Health and Benefits Equity. The Health and Benefits Equity Project works to protect and expands Medicaid and other public benefits.
• National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel. The National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel assists local advocates around the country with litigation and legislation to expand the civil right to counsel.
• Prisoners’ Rights. The Prisoners’ Rights Project focuses on health care in Baltimore jail and pretrial justice reform. Note: This is a small project and typically does not provide internship assignments.
• Appellate Advocacy. The Appellate Advocacy Project advances law reform through appeals and amicus briefs.

For more information on each project team works visit our website: https://www.publicjustice.org/en/what-we-do/

Office and Schedule

• PJC is currently a hybrid work office with employees working remotely at times and in the office at times. Our summer interns will need to work in-office at least twice a week.
• Interns typically work a 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday.
• We generally run a 10-week program between June and August.

Hiring Criteria

We are looking for interns who are committed to working toward racial equity and economic justice and willing to learn and contribute to our mission. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a background and/or interest in one or more of the following: public interest law/poverty law, domestic or international human rights law, housing law, and community organizing or community economic development. They will also have legal research and writing skills, attention to detail, the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, and the ability to work with a class- and race-diverse constituency. Spanish proficiency or fluency is favored but not required.

Applications

Applications for summer internships should be submitted as soon as possible to be assured of consideration, but applications will be accepted and interviews conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To apply, please submit, by email only the following documents:

• Cover letter (including a statement regarding your understanding of and commitment to race equity)
• Resume
• A legal writing sample

Please send applications to internships@publicjustice.org.

Equal Opportunity: The Public Justice Center is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that encourages all interested persons to apply regardless of race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, creed, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, religion, genetic information, physical or mental disability, marital status, or any other legally protected status. We strongly encourage Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other applicants of color, people with disabilities, and other people historically underrepresented in the practice of law to apply.

Physical/Mental Demands and Office Environment: The physical/mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.