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Legal Navigation Internship

AsylumWorks
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Legal Navigation Internship,

Fall 2025
 

ABOUT US

Despite lawful presence, asylum seekers, asylees, and resettled refugees experience many challenges in their path toward self-reliance. Without trusted support systems, these individuals and families struggle to establish safe, stable, and self-sufficient lives. 

AsylumWorks was created to educate, equip, and empower newcomers seeking safety to overcome health, employment, and legal barriers. Together, we are building a world where all people in need of protection can access the knowledge, skills, and support they need to thrive in their new communities. 

Direct client services are free and available to individuals and families living in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia, regardless of language or country of origin. 

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION 

AsylumWorks is seeking a current law school or pre-law undergraduate student to provide practical assistance to our Legal Navigation program, including enhancing client service and programmatic functioning in support of our mission. This opportunity is ideal for a driven individual seeking experience in immigration legal services for asylum seekers, refugees, and humanitarian parolees. This volunteer internship will allow participants to connect meaningfully with AsylumWorks staff and support critical immigration legal services for AsylumWorks clients. The Legal Navigation Program Manager will supervise the internship. 

AsylumWorks recognizes that pursuing a degree is a pivotal time for students to learn their professional goals and develop the skills needed to enter the professional sphere. While this internship is unpaid, the intern will have the opportunity to propose a related individual project that can add additional value to their professional portfolio outside of the internship duties. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

  • Coordinate client legal application packages to file with USCIS 
  • Research ever-changing legal frameworks relevant to AsylumWorks clients
  • Prepare and maintain Immigration Preparedness Toolkits
  • Organize client legal documentation, including legal referrals and tracking sheets 
  • Support law firm and attorney partnership management by reviewing partner reports and data 
  • Support the facilitation of legal education sessions  on immigration-related law updates provided by licensed immigration lawyers 
  • Assist clients by translating legal documents in coordination with translation service providers 
  • Facilitate special projects to address client needs and other administrative tasks as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Current law student with experience or a focus of study in immigration law, human rights law, paralegal studies, or a related field preferred, or current university student on a pre-law track with law firm experience. 
  • Demonstrated commitment to AsylumWorks’ mission, vision, and values;
  • Willingness to provide hands-on administrative support; 
  • Strong organization and time management skills;
  • High level of initiative, resourcefulness, and thoroughness;
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of a team;
  • A demonstrated awareness of cultural humility;
  • An inherent desire to improve, create, and problem-solve; and
  • Proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, including eligible booster doses, or proof of religious/medical exemption. 

SCHEDULE 

20+ hours per week with a hybrid, flexible schedule from September to December 2025. In-office presence once a week is required at our office in DuPont Circle. The option to extend the internship through the spring semester may be available.

HOW TO APPLY 

Interested candidates should send a resume and cover letter to careers@asylumworks.org with the subject line Legal Navigation Fall 2025 Internship. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.