2008 Summer Internships

Washington, DC * Los Angeles, CA * Oakland, CA

The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) will hire outstanding law students to work in its three offices in Summer 2008. The Washington and Los Angeles positions are funded by a generous grant from the Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging. The students selected will have a chance to be involved firsthand in significant policy and litigation developments.

NSCLC is at the forefront of efforts to obtain justice for America’s low-income elders and people with disabilities, with a special emphasis on problems affecting minorities and women. National and state advocacy efforts focus on access to health care, income support, long-term care, and access to the courts to enforce federal rights.

The students selected will have a chance to be involved firsthand in significant policy and litigation developments. Current NSCLC projects include:

--Litigation to enforce the Medicaid Act in federal courts nationwide

--Monitoring the implementation of Medicare Part D and working with advocates across the country on behalf of Medicare enrollees

--Coordinating a new nationwide consumer alliance for assisted living facility residents

--Litigation to enforce federal rights by means of an implied cause of action under the Supremacy Clause

--Advocacy to maintain the Medicaid entitlement at the federal level

--Advocacy to prevent the dismantling of Social Security

--Advocacy for people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid

In addition, NSCLC continues ongoing technical assistance and training for attorneys and other advocates nationwide in a variety of subject areas including Medicaid, long-term care, Social Security and SSI. NSCLC also publishes the NSCLC Washington Weekly, the monthly Social Security/SSI Informational Mailing and the bi-monthly Nursing Home Law Letter.

Qualifications: Candidates should have strong research and writing skills, a genuine interest in working for the disadvantaged and an ability to take the initiative and work independently.

Stipend: The Borchard Foundation Center on Law and Aging has generously funded a $5,000 stipend for a ten-week summer. 1Ls and 2Ls are welcome to apply.

Applications: Please send a cover letter, résumé, writing sample, transcript and three references to: