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We leverage the powerful resources of the community to provide quality volunteer legal services and ensure access to justice for low-income Philadelphians. Our team recruits, trains, and supports volunteer attorneys who provide free legal services.

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Ready to make a difference?

VIP’s team is dedicated to its mission and enjoys an outstanding team atmosphere, generous employee benefits, and a diverse work environment. Ideal candidates are passionate about access to justice, committed to volunteerism, self-motivated, and resourceful.

Philadelphia VIP is an Equal Opportunity Employer

I’m passionate about advocacy work, and VIP provides a unique opportunity that allows me to serve my community every day.

Zipporah Ridley, Pro Bono Case Manager

Job Openings

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The Internship Experience

Become a valued member of the VIP team!

VIP offers unpaid internship opportunities during the spring, fall, and summer semesters for both law students and undergraduate students.

Our Interns

Develop knowledge and skills across a range of legal topic areas
Build relationships with VIP staff, local attorneys, and the public interest community
Gain insights into nonprofit management, development, and communications
Receive professional development and mentorship

Natima Neily, Legal Intern

My time with Philly VIP was an opportunity to work with a team dedicated to connecting the Philadelphia community and leveraging it's resources, gain exposure to a broad variety of civil legal cases, and learn about current issues as they're developing.

Internship Opportunities

Operations & Outreach Internship – Summer 2020

Philadelphia VIP seeks a highly motivated, detail-oriented, dependable undergraduate student to serve as an intern with our external relations and operations teams. VIP’s interns will gain valuable hands-on experience in:

Volunteer and donor recruitment, with a focus on marketing and communications efforts
Nonprofit operations, including finance, human resources, and office management
Database management processes and general information technology procedures
Client relations, event planning, and volunteer services

VIP values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, and people with disabilities to apply.

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Nonprofit & Small Business Internship – Summer 2020

LawWorks is the community economic development project of Philadelphia VIP that works with small business and nonprofit organization clients. LawWorks strengthens Philadelphia communities by providing these clients with pro bono legal advice and transactional representation. Philadelphia VIP seeks a highly motivated undergraduate student to serve as an intern with LawWorks. The LawWorks intern will gain valuable experience by:

Communicating with small business and nonprofit organization clients
Drafting written communication with diverse constituents
Implementing and improving processes to recruit clients and volunteers, following up on referred cases, and spreading awareness of resources through LawWorks

VIP values a diverse work environment and strongly encourages people of color, people who identify as LGBTQ, and people with disabilities to apply.

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