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Job Announcements:
Seth D. Montgomery Fellowship
The summer Fellowship is a paid 10 week position at the Center for one first or second year law student to work with attorneys and others on projects in the areas of:
- Health Care Access
- Immigrant Rights
- Public Benefits
- Worker Rights
- Hunger Issues
We will be accepting applications for the fellowship next spring 2013.
Externships / Work Study / Internships
We seek UNM law students to work with us as externs to help us move projects forward in areas that include (1) ensuring that low-income New Mexicans have access to health care and adequate food; (2) alleviating the dire consequences that criminal arrests and convictions have on people living in poverty; and (3) protecting the labor rights of our agricultural workers. Your work here can make a significant contribution to improving the laws and policies that impact low-income New Mexicans. This work is fun, interesting, and will teach you about using your legal skills to advance basic human rights. Please contact the Managing Attorney, Craig Acorn, at craig@nmpovertylaw.org if you are interested.
CNM Paralegal Internships
We seek CNM Paralegal students to work with us as interns to help us move projects forward in areas that include (1) ensuring that low-income New Mexicans have access to health care and adequate food; (2) alleviating the dire consequences that criminal arrests and convictions have on people living in poverty; and (3) protecting the labor rights of our agricultural workers. Your work here can make a significant contribution to improving the laws and policies that impact low income New Mexicans. This work is fun, interesting, and will teach you about using your legal skills to advance basic human rights. Please contact the Managing Attorney, Craig Acorn, at craig@nmpovertylaw.org if you are interested.
