Employment Opportunities

Post Graduate Fellowships

The Center for Children's Advocacy seeks law students graduating in 2012 (current 2Ls) and current law clerks to sponsor as Postgraduate Fellows for a fellowship program to begin in September 2012 through Equal Justice Works, Skadden, Liman, Holmes or other similar public interest fellowship programs.

Qualifications: We are seeking fellowship candidates with a demonstrated commitment to public interest. Knowlege of children's issues or education systems is a plus but is not required. The position requires individual client representation, excellent legal research and writing skills, and the ability and interest to address public policy issues.

To Apply: Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to mstone@kidscounsel.org or by mail to:

Martha Stone, Esq.
Executive Director
Center for Children's Advocacy
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105

Marketing and Development Intern - Volunteer Position

The Center for Children's Advocacy is seeking an unpaid marketing and development intern.

Responsibilities include mapping of the existing website to enable the organization to migrate information to a newly designed site; planning and execution of online fundraising opportunities; updates to social networking sites.

May also include data entry to support fundraising activities; help with event planning; maintaining press books; inventory of marketing materials.

Please email cover letter and resume to: bberk@kidscounsel.org
Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Internships
Medical Legal Partnership Project Internship
CCA Legal Internship

Internship Opportunities

Please note that CCA does not have funding to pay for internships. Law students must secure their own funding from their law school or another source, or be willing to volunteer their time for an internship with the Center.

Legal Intern
CCA Medical Legal Partnership Project
Fall, Spring, Summer

CCA's Medical Legal Partnership is a collaborative project that provides on-site legal assistance, education, training, and policy advocacy to central Connecticut pediatric centers. We offer internships to one or two energetic and dedicated law students for the fall and spring semesters and each summer.

Applicants must have excellent writing and legal reasoning skills, and should be familiar with basic aspects of poverty and public interest law.

Interns must have access to a car, and will be expected to participate in client interviews, negotiations, litigation and legal research activities. In addition, students will participate in and assist attorneys on matters at the MLPP sites at Saint Francis Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Charter Oak Community Health Center, Community Health Services, and The Hospital of Central Connecticut.

More information about the Medical Legal Partnership Project may be found at http://www.kidscounsel.org/aboutus_programs_mlpp.htm.

Applications must include a cover letter and resume.
Applications for fall must be received by June 1.
Applications for spring must be received by November 1.
Applications for summer must be received by February 1.

Please email application to jsicklick@kidscounsel.org or mail to:

MLPP Intern Position
Jay Sicklick, Esq.
Deputy Director; Director, Medical Legal Partnership Project
Center for Children's Advocacy
65 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105

Please note that CCA does not have funding to pay for internships. Law students must secure their own funding from their law school or another source, or be willing to volunteer their time for an internship with the Center.

Legal Intern
Center for Children's Advocacy
Summer

Center for Children's Advocacy hires three law school interns each summer.

Legal interns will work closely with CCA attorneys on research projects, individual cases, and systemic advocacy. They will also work on issues related to improving outcomes for children in the child welfare, education, and juvenile justice systems. Background in these areas, either through experience and/or course work, is preferred but not required.

Applicants must have superior research and writing skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Applications must include a cover letter and resume, and must be received by February 15.

Please email application to mstone@kidscounsel.org or mail to:

CCA Summer Intern Position
Martha Stone, Esq.
Executive Director
Center for Children's Advocacy
(860) 570-5327