Role: Legal Program Intern

Reports to: Advancing Justice-Atlanta’s Program Associate

Start Date: Fall semester

Minimum Qualification: Currently enrolled in College. 

Salary: Stipend disbursed upon successful completion of the internship program.

Position Type: Internship

Submission deadline: Please submit your résumé, cover letter, writing sample, and two references (note—not recommendation letters). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and earlier submissions will receive priority. 

Job Description: Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as our Legal Program Intern to assist with the design and execution of our citizenship program. In 2020, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta helped over 500 Lawful Permanent Residents to naturalize free of charge in Georgia. In addition, by receiving fee waiver legal assistance, applicants saved around $40,000 in U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization filing fees. 

The Program Intern will work closely with the Legal Program Coordinator and others to execute the day-to-day operations of the naturalization project.  This is an intern position that is ideal for college students that have excelled in their coursework and have a demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with great attention-to-detail and who have an interest in serving communities of color. 

Primary Job Functions: 

•  Local to the Atlanta area, with access to reliable transportation. The position will largely be remote for the time being due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but will likely require limited travel to and from the Advancing Justice – Atlanta office in Norcross, GA for certain tasks and local venues where the in-person events will be hosted (i.e. local public libraries). Precautions are in place to ensure safe access to the office and other locations.

• Assist the Legal Program Coordinator with outreach strategies related to naturalization workshops, such as contacting community members, business owners, or churches.

• Help promote naturalization events on social media.

• Attend all naturalization clinics and help to prepare the proper materials such as N400 applications, fee waiver applications, addendums, educational and outreach materials.  

• Communicate with applicants registered for naturalization workshops and clinics regarding potential eligibility and required documentation.

• Help enter and collect data to prepare grant reports.

• Assist the Legal Program Coordinator with screening applicants who are seeking naturalization  application assistance and provide information about the events.

• Support with in-language translations when needed. 

Qualifications

• Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate college program. 

• Experience working in the nonprofit or government sector, with immigration law preferred.

• Prior experience working with/ties to low-income immigrants and communities of color preferred, but not required.

• Excellent computer skills with proven facility with data management, process flow, spreadsheet and database tracking systems. 

• Reliable transportation. Driver’s license and own vehicle are required. Regular travel throughout Metro-Atlanta and occasional travel outside the Metro area will be required. 

• Strong writing, analytical, interpersonal, time-management, and communications skills required. 

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, and have the ability to work effectively under pressure in both a team setting and individually. 

• Experience working with nonprofit organizations, community groups, and government agencies is preferred. 

• Language ability in Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, or some other Asian language is preferred. 

Company Overview:

Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (AAAJ-Atlanta) is the first non-profit civil rights law center dedicated to Asian immigrant and refugee Americans in Georgia and the Southeast. 

Our mission is to protect and promote the civil, social and economic rights of Asian Americans in the Southeast through public policy, legal education, community organizing and leadership development. Advancing Justice – Atlanta is one of five member organizations that make up the national Asian Americans Advancing Justice. 

Together our affiliates bring more than 100 years of collective experience to raise a more powerful voice and become more effective in addressing the civil rights issues faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other vulnerable and underserved communities.

AAAJ-Atlanta is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Norcross, Georgia. To learn more, visit www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org.