The Michigan State Appellate Defender Office (SADO) seeks first and second-year law students committed to public service, racial equity, and social justice to join its Summer Internship Program. SADO provides representation to poor people who appeal their state criminal convictions and those sentenced to juvenile life without parole in resentencing proceedings pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions in Miller v Alabama (2012) and Montgomery v Louisiana (2016).
Interns are paired with a staff attorney and will work with other SADO team members.
The program will run late May through August; and is currently unpaid. Applicants are encouraged to seek funding from academic institutions or third-party funders, and SADO will share opportunities for financial assistance. SADO is a hybrid office working from home or offices in Lansing and Detroit.
E-mail a resume and cover letter together in a single PDF file to internships@sado.org. The cover letter should indicate why you want to be part of the SADO team and work for clients.
Applications should be submitted by Jan. 13, at 5 p.m. Questions should be directed to internships@sado.org.
SADO’s Juvenile Lifer Unit (JLU) is also seeking legal and mitigation interns to assist with client intake, record collection, record review and analysis, and initial legal advocacy for individuals newly eligible for resentencing hearings. This internship is open to law students as well as undergraduate and graduate-level interns from disciplines such as social work, anthropology, psychology, creative writing, criminal justice, and sociology.
Internship hours can be part-time or full-time (minimum of 15 hours per week). At this time, the internship is not paid, but interns are encouraged to seek course credit or external funding.
Those interested should indicate in their application whether they are applying for the spring (January to May 2023) or summer (May to August 2023) semester.
JLU internship applicants should submit a resume and cover letter (in a single PDF) explaining their interest in working on youth resentencing hearings.
The PDF should be emailed to Chelsea Richardson at crichardson@sado.org with the subject line “JLU Intern 2023.”
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