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Legal Aid Services Of Oregon · 11 hours ago

Summer Clerkships – Native American Program

Portland, OR

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$7,000/wk - $7,000/wk

Start in 2026 Summer

Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal representation to income-eligible clients. The Native American Program is seeking a law clerk for summer 2026 to assist with legal research, writing, and community engagement related to Indigenous legal issues.

Financial ServicesLegalNon Profit

Hiring Manager

Laura Rose

Responsibilities

Conduct legal research and writing on a number of issues identified by the community as well as some pertaining to Indian law

Participate in meetings with NAPOLS and LASO staff, clients, Tribal courts, and other community-based organizations and partners

Travel to legal clinics held in Tribal communities across Oregon

Travel to Tribal courts

Draft codes and other work as assigned by NAPOLS staff, to be supervised by the Director

Qualification

Indian LawLegal researchAdvocacy for marginalized populationsCultural competencyBilingual in Spanish

Required

Class standing of 1L or above at time of application

Knowledge or interest in Indian Law

Proven interest in and commitment to advocacy for the legal rights of marginalized, underrepresented, under resourced, and other vulnerable populations

Enthusiasm, creativity, good judgment, initiative, and willingness to work collaboratively

Demonstrated understanding and commitment to anti-bias principles, cultural competency and addressing systemic racism and other forms of oppression

Preferred

Lived-experience within Native American communities is highly desired

Enrolled members in a federally-recognized or state-recognized tribe, enrolled members of non-recognized tribes, non-enrolled Native American students, Native American descendants and their family members are encouraged to apply

LASO has a hiring preference for bilingual candidates who speak English and Spanish or another language