MLK Internships

About

Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Martin Luther King Jr. Internship Program provides a paid (currently $4,000), 10-week opportunity for talented law students to spend their summer experiencing the real world of legal aid advocacy. MLKs work under the supervision of seasoned Legal Aid attorneys in our offices and projects across the state, bringing legal theory to life by doing substantive work on real cases for real clients. MLKs also have priority when applying for attorney positions at Legal Aid after graduation. If you are passionate about equal justice for all and want a meaningful, skill-building summer internship, then commit to becoming an MLK today.

You can find a list of counties served by each field office here: https://legalaidnc.org/offices/. Additionally, details about the statewide projects are located here: https://legalaidnc.org/projects/.

Apply

Applications are being accepted for Summer 2025 MLK interns in the following offices/statewide projects:

Offices:

Ahoskie
Central Carolina (Carrboro)
Concord
Durham
Fayetteville (must be rising 3L)
Foothills (Morganton)
Gastonia
Greensboro
Greenville
High Country (Boone)
Pembroke
Smoky Mountain (Sylva)
Wilmington
Wilson

Special Projects:

Disaster Relief Project (Greensboro, Pembroke, or Durham)
Right to Education Project (Durham)
Eviction Diversion Project (Durham, Greensboro, and Charlotte)
Immigration Pathways for Victims (Charlotte and Raleigh)
Economic Justice Initiative (Raleigh)
Farmworker Unit (Raleigh)
Medical-Legal Partnership (Durham and Greensboro)
Medicaid Appeals Technical Team (Greensboro or Wilmington)
Fair Housing Project (Durham)
Veterans Law Project (Greensboro)
Innovation Lab (Raleigh)
Centralized Intake Unit (Raleigh)

NC Law School Students: Apply through your school’s On Campus Interview (OCI) Program during the fall semester. During the spring semester, we will participate in the North Carolina Interview Program (NCLIP), which will also be advertised by your career center.

Out-of-State Law Students: Submit a cover letter (addressed to Niya Fonville Swint, Chief Community Engagement Officer), resume, and the names and contact information of three (3) references to niyas@legalaidnc.org. Your cover letter must specify up to three (3) offices or projects for which you would like to be considered.