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Staff Attorney Position Vacancy

The Center for Children’s Law and Policy (CCLP) seeks a creative problem-solver, strong advocate, and experienced lawyer to join its office as a Staff Attorney. CCLP staff work on three main areas of juvenile justice reform:  (1) reducing unnecessary and inappropriate incarceration of young people in trouble with the law; (2) for youth who are incarcerated, ensuring that they are held under safe and humane conditions; and (3) reducing racial and ethnic disparities affecting youth in the juvenile justice system. The new Staff Attorney will work in these areas and will provide technical assistance to jurisdictions working to achieve these goals. Click here to download a description of this position, qualifications, and application instructions.

Internships

CCLP welcomes applications for internships from law students and graduate students in public policy . We accept applications from students pursuing full-time placements of 10 weeks or more during the summer, as well as academic year internships and externships. Please note that we have completed our hiring for our 2013 summer internship program.

Interested applicants should send a resume, cover letter, and writing sample to Jason Szanyi, Staff Attorney, at jszanyi@cclp.org. Please include the phrase "CCLP Internship Application" in the subject line.