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Summer Internship with the Civil Rights Division of the MA Attorney General’s Office

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Civil Rights Division Non-Legal Intern  

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Internship Description

Primary Duties: Responsibilities include a wide range of duties relating to assisting the Division in investigating and prosecuting civil rights violations. Primary responsibilities are to conduct intake, screen and evaluate constituent complaints, investigate complaints, and respond to complainants. Other responsibilities include assisting Division attorneys in investigations and in case preparation, maintenance of Division files and statistics, and assisting with outreach events and other public presentations.

Position Requirements: Applicants must be undergraduates with excellent organizational, writing, and analytical skills; an ability to handle multiple tasks at once and balance both long- and short-term projects; strong interpersonal skills and ability to deal effectively with the public; strong oral communication and presentation skills; and a demonstrated commitment to the mission of the Division. Bilingual candidates are preferred.

There are three UMass SBS grads working in this division, so you will be in good company!

Please send cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to
Asst. Attorney General Shaneka Davis at shanekadavis at gmail dot com AND to
Paralegal Paola Ozuna at paula.ozuna at state.ma.us

SBS note: make sure to have your resume and cover letter reviewed before you send them.

SBS note: you can apply for funding for this position through the SBS internship/scholarship program.  Funding application deadline is March 30.

Be a Democracy Fellow – the time is definitely now! Deadline, March 11.

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FairVote’s Democracy Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for those with an interest in election reform to work on substantive projects while building valuable skills and networking with others in the field. Fellows will be assigned projects to manage throughout their tenures, and will also assist with the supervision of FairVote interns. They will be exposed to the broad workings of FairVote, ranging from research, communications and advocacy, to building websites, blogging, and representing FairVote in coalition meetings and on Capitol Hill.

The positions are paid, with healthcare benefits and a stipend for commuting expenses. Fellows will be given opportunities to build their skills and knowledge base both through on-the-job training and opportunities to attend workshops and seminars. Nearly every graduate of FairVote’s Fellowship Program has either continued at FairVote as a full-time staff member, begun work at another public interest organization, or attended graduate school.

Hilliard P. Jenkins Summer Fellowship – Deadline Feb. 26

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Frontline Solutions is a one-of-a-kind consulting firm that provides convening design & facilitation, research & analysis, project management, and strategy advisement services to institutions working for the greater good.

FS designed the Hilliard P. Jenkins Fellowship for emerging leaders interested in the intersection of social justice, entrepreneurship, and consulting in the non-profit sector. The program is structured as a summer internship with supplemental professional development opportunities. HPJ Fellows are placed at one of Frontline’s two offices in Durham, NC and Philadelphia, PA. Fellows receive introductions to organizations in their base office and around the country, and also work on a variety of high-impact projects. Fellows are paid $15/hour.

Applications are due Feb. 26.

Hot Summer Internships with Upcoming Deadlines

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The following summer internships have upcoming deadlines and can be found in UMass CareerConnect.

Summer 2016 Rotational Leadership Development Internship – Sun Life Financial – PAID – Jan. 30 deadline
Coaching Intern – Doc Wayne Youth Services – Jan. 31
Commercial Real Estate Summer Internship – CBRE/New England – Jan. 31 – juniors graduating spring 2017 ONLY
Global Student Internship – Commercial Banking – PAID – HSBC in Hong Kong – Jan. 31
Marketing Intern – Soundscape Merchandise (local) – Jan. 31
Summer 2016 Internships – Bipartisan Policy Center – Jan. 31
Summer Analyst – AlphaSights – PAID –  Jan. 31 – juniors
Summer Teaching Internship – Northfield Mount Hermon – Feb. 1
Environmental Studies Internship – PAID – Smithsonian Environmental Research Center – Feb. 1
Summer Social Justice / Reproductive Rights Internship – PAID – Civil Liberties & Public Policy Program – Feb.1
Radio Internship – mvyradio/WMVY – Feb. 5

This is just a sampling of jobs posted in CareerConnect, the UMass Career Services job search database.  Visit CareerConnect often, as new positions are added all the time.
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PAID Summer Internship in Reproductive Rights & Social Justice – Deadline Feb. 1

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The Reproductive Rights Activist Service Corps (RRASC) is a 10-week paid summer internship program sponsored by the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program at Hampshire College. Undergraduate students intern at reproductive rights and social justice organizations around the country. Organizations work on a wide array of issues including reproductive health, economic justice, immigrant rights, rights of indigenous peoples, LGBTQ rights, human rights, intimate partner abuse, and prison abolition. For more info or to apply, click here.