Programs for Law Students . . .

Externships/Internships
Summer Clerkship Program
Fall, Winter and Spring College Interns, Pre-Law Students
Summer Undergraduate Program

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Externships/Internships

Summer Clerkship Program

Summer clerks may be assigned to special projects:

• HOUSING CONDITIONS PROJECT targets and surveys multiple-unit residential buildings in which the conditions are egregious. The team litigates against notorious slum lords, participates in a Housing Code Enforcement group and also conducts educational presentations to tenants.


• CONSUMER PROTECTION UNIT is a legal and educational team including Bet Tzedek staff, private law firms, local politicians, law enforcement, and neighborhood churches. The team uses sophisticated litigation techniques to save our clients’ homes and prevent further abuses by unscrupulous lenders.


• HOLOCAUST RESTITUTION PROJECT files claims on behalf of clients who were interned in a concentration camp or ghetto or were in hiding under inhumane conditions. This project is also working with a major law firm on behalf of Jewish Holocaust families who never received payments from their life insurance policies.


• KINSHIP CARE PROJECT provides legal services, advocacy, education and other support to grandparent caregivers in legal matters including guardianship, adoptions, public benefits, housing and wills.


• FAMILY CAREGIVER PROJECT provides legal education, counseling and representation on all aspects of health care decision making, SSI, Medi-Cal and quality of care in long term care facilities to care-givers, family members and service programs providing services to patients and care-givers.


• EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS PROJECT represents clients in wage claim matters and unemployment hearings and wage claim matters. The project serves working individuals who are low income or poor by offering evening intake interviews

The deadline to apply for a clerkship is February 15; first-year law students may apply after December 1.

For more information please contact volunteer@bettzedek.org

Fall, Winter and Spring College Interns, Pre-Law Students

Bet Tzedek offers volunteer opportunities to college students, graduates, and other professionals interested in pursuing a law career but who have not entered law school.

Bet Tzedek offers a unique experience for those interested in "hands on" work with clients who seek legal representation in a wide range of civil and administrative issues. Hundreds of students considering a career in the legal field have gained valuable insight and knowledge by joining our program. Many students have requested and received excellent recommendations for law school by becoming a part of Bet Tzedek's unpaid internship or volunteer program.

Commitment: Twelve weeks with a minimum of eight hours weekly.

Summer Undergraduate Program

Each summer, Bet Tzedek selects six students interested in legal careers to work as Intake Assistants/Legal Assistants. College students must apply before April 15. Students are required to work 20 hours weekly for 12 weeks.

For more information on becoming a volunteer, please contact volunteer@bettzedek.org