SUMMER 2026 LAW STUDENT POSITIONS AT THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY

The Legal Aid Society (LAS) is the legal aid arm of Metropolitan Family Services.  Founded in 1886, it is the oldest provider of legal aid in Illinois and the second oldest in the nation.  The mission of LAS is to protect and strengthen families by providing equal access to justice for all by focusing on the most vulnerable communities, including those who are impoverished, the elderly, and victims of violence & crimes. We are based in Chicago, Illinois, and serve low-income clients in Cook and DuPage Counties, and the Decatur area. 

LAS has four practice groups: Safety & Family focuses on issues related to family law and orders of protection for survivors of domestic violence and on the prevention of abuse and financial exploitation of seniors; Health, Housing, & Economic Stability represents low-income tenants facing evictions, housing voucher terminations, and other housing issues; Individual Rights & Social Justice works with survivors of human trafficking and immigrant victims of crime to obtain immigration relief, and with individuals with certain employment law matters; Communities Partnering 4 Peace is a community lawyering project dedicated to removing barriers to housing, employment, and financial stability, among other issues, for members of the Chicago community who have been impacted by gun violence. 

Interns, externs, and fellows generally work out of LAS’s downtown Chicago office, but some positions are based in Wheaton or Decatur, Illinois.  Our offices operate in a hybrid model, with in-person and remote opportunities. Full-time positions are available for the summer.  LAS summer internships begin the week of May 25, 2026, and continue through mid-August. 

An intern/extern/fellow will have a wide range of litigation exposure, including client interviewing and counseling, negotiation, research, drafting pleadings, and court appearances (if 711-licensed).

Please see our website for a list of available positions for Summer 2026: 

https://laschicago.org/internships/ 

Teams hiring include: 

SFPG Elder & Disability Justice Initiative; 

SFPG Safe Families Program;

IRSJ Immigration Chicago Team; 
HHES Housing Chicago Team; and

General Counsel/LAS Support

Hiring occurs on a rolling basis.