ILCM Volunteer and Internship opportunities
ILCM is grateful to the volunteers who have shared their time and talents with the organization in the service of immigrants in Minnesota. These volunteers enable ILCM to expand its services in ways that would not otherwise be possible for a small nonprofit legal office. Attorney's can volunteer with one of our pro bono projects.
Many position descriptions are listed below, but the list is not exhaustive. If you have unique language capacity, talents or connections and want to get involved, please let us know. (Photographers, handymen, journalists, etc.) If you are a student, formal internship arrangements, college credit, and work study can sometimes be arranged with your school.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should email a resume and cover letter, Attn: Volunteer Coordinator. Some positions may have additional requirements such as references. For more details, please contact the volunteer coordinator at 651-641-1011.
 

Cover letters must address the following points:
 
  1. What is your interest in ILCM's work?
  2. What contributions can you bring to the organization?
  3. Why do you believe that advocacy for immigrants is important?
Position Title Brief Responsibilities Brief Requirements Application Timeline
Domestic Violence and Crime Victim Assistance Intern Assist legal staff with cases involving victims of crimes who are eligible for special relief under immigration laws. Spanish fluency Closed
Detainee Assistance Program Intern Assist legal staff in answering calls from detainees and relaying information about court processes. Spanish fluency Closed
Legislative Advocacy Intern Assist with advocacy work on behalf of Federal and State proposals and initiatives that positively affect Minnesota's immigrants and refugees, defeating negative proposals Legislative or issue advocacy experience Closed
Development Intern Supports the development functions with donor data management, proposal and report preparation, correspondence, and filing in support of the programs   Closed
Refugee/Asylee Casework and Administrative Intern Perform administrative tasks as well as assisting ILCM's legal staff to do refugee case work Hmong or Somali fluency strongly preferred Closed
Spanish Speaking Legal Intern Provide individual and family legal representation in immigration matters to clients, and help with the client intake process. Spanish fluency Closed
Hmong Outreach Intern Hmong-language refugee outreach and case work Hmong fluency Accepting on a rolling basis
Somali Outreach Intern Somali-language refugee outreach and case work Somali fluency Accepting on a rolling basis
Southwest Minnesota Legal Intern Assist legal staff with intake, client screening and case handling in Southwest Minnesota. Spanish fluency Closed
Website Design Intern Responsible for creating an engaging web environment in which clients, stakeholders, and community members will have access to information about our office as well as advocacy materials about immigration Experience with PHP, html, or other web development platform Accepting on rolling basis
Bilingual Intake and Administration Volunteer Assist in the day-to-day operations of a non-profit office including collecting information during initial client screening Spanish fluency Accepting on rolling basis
English-Spanish Translation Volunteer Support our legal staff through document translation and occassional interpretation Spanish fluency Accepting on rolling basis
Refugee/Asylee Intake Volunteer Answer incoming calls from Refugee/Asylees, interview clients to screen for available immigration assistance
 Accepting on rolling basis
Impact Litigation and Administrative Support Volunteer Update and make fully web-accessible the Litigation project's manual on Eighth Circuit Immigration practice Web development skills Accepting, apply ASAP
Interpreters and Translators ILCM keeps a list of on-call volunteer interpreters and translators needed for a variety of tasks. These may include translating documents for lawyers, sitting in on lawyer-client meetings to interpret, or translating press releases for foreign language news publications. Participant must be fluent in the language, and preferably a native speaker. Languages most commonly needed are Hmong, Somali, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Oromo, Amharic, and Cambodian. Non-english language fluency Accepting on rolling basis

 


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