EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY — The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), an agency within the U.S. Department of Education responsible for enforcing civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination on the bases of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, and age in educational institutions that are recipients of federal financial assistance from the Department and, with respect to disability, in certain public entities. The Cleveland office, which is located at 600 Superior Avenue, East, Suite 750, Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking 1-2 part-time volunteer legal interns for the spring of 2012. Interns will be participating in casework and legal research in a variety of OCR’s areas of practice. All applicants should show strong writing and communication skills, initiative, and commitment.
Applications are due by December 15, 2011. Please send an application consisting of a cover letter (which must indicate the start/end dates and weekly days and times you will be available for the internship), resume, and legal writing sample by e-mail to Traci Ext, Regional Chief Attorney, at Traci.Ext@ed.gov.
The United States Government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.