Legal Intern - Summer 2026

Tahirih Justice Center • San Bruno, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Tahirih Justice Center is a national, nonprofit organization that supports immigrant survivors of gender-based violence seeking safety and justice. Our interdisciplinary model for service combines free legal and social services with bridge-building policy advocacy, and research-based training and education. We amplify the voices of survivors in communities, courts, and Congress to create a world where all people share equal rights and live in safety and with dignity.

We specialize in the representation of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, trafficking, and other violent crimes who seek immigration relief under the Violence Against Women Act and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as well as of refugees fleeing gender-based persecution who seek protection under U.S. asylum laws. Our legal advocacy includes both direct service to individuals and broader efforts to transform policies, develop regulations, and set precedent so that systemic change will ensure the long-term protection of individuals from violence due to their gender.

Requirements

• Enrollment in accredited law school.
• Commitment to a hybrid work environment (remote and in-office in San Bruno, California) for an internship term of at least 10 weeks, not including holidays.
• Excellent research, writing and analytical skills, commitment to or interest in public interest law.
• Excellent organizational skills with highly competent ability to manage multiple projects and priority deadlines.
• Must be detail-oriented, responsible, personable, and comfortable working with diverse populations from a variety of backgrounds.
• Sensitivity to working with trauma survivors.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Language skills, particularly Spanish.
• Experience in immigration, such as completion of immigration law-related law courses, volunteering or working in an immigration-related field, or similar experiences.
• Experience working with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, trafficking, or similar

Responsibilities

• Client communication: assist attorneys with client communications and interviewing clients
• Assist attorneys with preparations for immigration court hearings and asylum interviews. Tasks include collecting and compiling evidence, drafting motions under attorney supervision, and creating trial binders.
• Legal writing and research: with attorney supervision, draft legal documents such as client letters, client declarations, legal memoranda, and briefs. Research country conditions for asylum, VAWA, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, and/or U visa/T visa cases.
• Administrative work: Process mail, maintain and update information in electronic case management systems and physical files

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed