Cleveland, OH – Summer Internship – U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
AkronLawJobs Job No. 3096 – 1L, 2L Students
Position Description – The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is 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 1-3 full-time volunteer legal interns for the summer 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. Applicants must be able to commit to a 12-week internship with OCR. Students are highly encouraged to seek public interest fellowship funds for the internship. The start date is flexible, as early as May 7. Applications are due by February 10, 2012, but will be reviewed on a rolling basis; early applications are encouraged.
Please send an application consisting of a cover letter (which must indicate the dates you will be available for the internship), résumé, and legal writing sample by e-mail to Gayle Horwitz, Attorney, at Gayle.Horwitz@ed.gov. Please put “OCR Summer 2012 Internship Application” in the subject line. 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.