Organization for Refuge, Asylum and Migration (ORAM)Summer 2010 Refugee Law Internship Program
Focusing on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) Refugees & Asylum Seekers
San Francisco, California
May 27, 2010 to August 13, 2010
Application Deadline: April 2, 2010
The ORAM Summer 2010 Refugee Law Externship Program provides unique training on US and international refugee law and procedure. Limited to a few selected participants, the eleven-week program consists of exceptionally strong academic and practical components. Participants will receive an intensive two-day orientation in refugee law. They will subsequently (1) handle cases under close attorney supervision; (2) conduct international advocacy on LGBTI-related refugee issues; and (3) research and write academic/professional-level publications on cutting-edge legal issues regarding LGBTI refugees and asylum seekers. Integrated into the program is ongoing instruction on the theoretical and practical aspects of international refugee law and procedure.
ORAM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) international organization based in San Francisco, CA. These are unpaid externships. Participants must obtain independent funding to cover their transportation, room, board and other living costs. Academic credit for the externships, to the extent available, is school-specific. ORAM will cooperate with any requirements or prerequisites in order to facilitate summer funding or academic credit from individual law schools, where available.
There are no foreign language requirements for the program. However, applicants conversationally fluent in Farsi or Arabic will be given priority.
More information on how to apply for these opportunities and many others can be found within the JobNet section of Symplicity. Log on to https://law-une-csm.symplicity.com/students/.
