Mississippi Youth Justice Project
Internship

The Mississippi Youth Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center offers summer internships to exceptional second-year law students who possess strong academic backgrounds, excellent research and writing skills, and a commitment to public interest law. The MYJP, which is located in Jackson, MS, uses public policy advocacy, legal representation, and community organizing to ensure that Mississippi's juvenile justice system results in positive outcomes for families, children, and communities. For more information, visit our website.

Summer interns assist MYJP's attorneys and paralegals with significant legal research and writing, field investigations, outreach, and public policy advocacy.

Interns receive $700.00 per week. Start dates are somewhat flexible, but interns are expected to begin sometime in early June 2010. A minimum commitment of ten weeks is desirable.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, transcript, a writing sample (no longer than 15 pages), and the names and phone numbers of two references by October 31, 2009, to kristen.levins@splcenter.org. The project expects to select interns by mid-November 2009.

Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to inquiries by telephone.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from minorities, women and people with disabilities.