Los Angeles JusticeCorps Program 2026 Summer Legal Access Intern Application

Thank you for your interest in the JusticeCorps Summer Program! The LA Region Summer Program is open to all currently enrolled undergraduates or recent college graduates. You do not have to be a student from a partner campus to apply.

JusticeCorps is administered by California Volunteers and sponsored by AmeriCorps. JusticeCorps evaluates all candidates on a merit basis. JusticeCorps is a proud member of the AmeriCorps National Service Network.

Start date: May 30, 2026

End date: August 15, 2026

*Priority Application Deadline February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST

*We will continue to accept applications until all positions are filled.

If you have any questions about the application process or encounter technical difficulties, please contact Alexa Ocio at aocio@lacourt.org or Sheri Momoh at smomoh@lacourt.org

If you have already completed a bachelor’s degree or will have completed a bachelor’s degree by August 2026 at any accredited university, you may also apply for the JusticeCorps Graduate Fellowship program. Graduate Fellowship applicants do not need to have attended one of our partner universities.

Eligibility

There will be approximately 30 student members in the 2026 Los Angeles Region Summer JusticeCorps cohort. All majors are welcome to apply. The following are required of all JusticeCorps student members:

• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency
• Livescan and security background check clearance
• Overall 2.50 GPA in all undergraduate coursework
• Be at least 17 years old
• Commitment to complete 300 hours of service within the designated timeframe 
• Attendance at all mandatory weekend and site-based trainings 
• Have served no more than 3 terms in another AmeriCorps, NCCC or VISTA program

Position Description

JusticeCorps members will be trained to provide legal information to self–represented litigants to assist them with resolving important legal matters. JusticeCorps members assist litigants by helping them prepare court paperwork, by making referrals, or through assistance at legal information workshops. Members will receive training in a variety of areas to support and enhance the member’s service to the public as well as training that will support the members’ individual development.

JusticeCorps members are required to complete 300 hours of service between May 30-August 15, 2026

Start Date: May 30 (orientation)

End Date: August 15 

Selection Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Demonstrated desire to serve the local community
• Relevant experience in service projects
• Ability to apply information learned in training sessions
• Possession of strong verbal communication skills
• Organizational skills and ability to follow through with assigned tasks
• Ability to interact professionally with a wide range of individuals including litigants, peers, court staff, supervisors, and bench officers
• Ability to work effectively in a fast paced and stressful environment
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Overall application strength
• Foreign language proficiency (desired, not required)

Fluency in another language is not a requirement. If you select "Other", please also indicate language and proficiency level.

Intermediate proficiency in a given language is defined as being comfortable assisting a litigant in that language. Advanced proficiency is defined as being able to read and write in that language. Intermediate and Advanced proficiency do NOT require that an applicant is comfortable with technical and legal terms in a given language. If you indicated "intermediate proficiency" or above, the program will expect you to communicate with litigants in that language. Applicants who select "intermediate" or "advanced" may be asked to speak with the court's bilingual staff to confirm your level of proficiency before you begin serving litigants with limited English proficiency.

 If you would be uncomfortable assisting a litigant in a second language or consider yourself a "Beginner" please select "No Second Language".

JusticeCorps provides an intensive service experience. Summer members are expected to serve 5 days a week, with some Fridays open to optional service. Your service shifts must take place during operating business hours (generally 8:00 AM-4:30 PM, Monday-Thursday) and Friday morning from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. Self-help are closed to the public on Friday afternoons, however, JusticeCorps will host required trainings on designated Friday afternoons. 
 

For your reference, below you will find a list of possible JusticeCorps service sites. Please indicate your top two site preferences below. Please only select sites to which you would be willing and able to commute to. The site listed as "Central" is located at our downtown courthouse.

JusticeCorps will provide each Member with two blue-colored, long sleeve, button-up uniform shirts․ Please indicate your shirt size based on the two size charts (male or female) shown below․ Please note that they run on the smaller side. 

Please attach a copy of one of the following residency/citizenship documents:

• United States Passport or Passport Card
• Certificate of Naturalization (Form N -550 or N-570)
• Certificate of Citizenship (Form N -560 or N-561)
• Permanent Resident Card, INS (Form I -551)
• Alien Registration Receipt Card, INS (Form 1 -551)
• Report of Birth Abroad of a US Citizen (FS -240)
• Certificate of Birth-Foreign Service (FS-545)
• Certificate of Report of Birth (DS1350) - no Abstracts of Birth
• Departure Record (INS form I94) indicating that the INS has approved it as temporary evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence

* Please note that you must submit one document containing your photo. If your residency/citizenship document does not include a photo, please also upload a driver license below.

If you are a United States citizen and do not have one of the above documents: please attach a copy of both your driver’s license (or government issued photo ID) and your Birth Certificate showing that you were born in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, or the Northern Marina Islands.

PLEASE NOTE: Birth Certificates issued by counties/hospitals are not acceptable - AmeriCorps requires state-issued certificates.

If you do not have any of these documents available for upload at this time or you would prefer to deliver them in person you may do so. You may submit your application now without providing eligibility documentation. However, if you are selected to interview, you will be asked to provide the documents listed above in order to verify your residency status (as required by AmeriCorps). Failure to provide this documentation will make you ineligible to participate in JusticeCorps.

My signature below attests that all statements made in this application are truthful and confirm my understanding that any misrepresentations or false statements made in this application may result in not being considered for service, and that if not discovered by JusticeCorps until after acceptance, such misrepresentation could be grounds for immediate termination.

Due to changes in the court budget and an unpredictable fiscal situation court sites may change. All placements are subject to continued AmeriCorps and court funding.

If you are selected for service as a JusticeCorps member, you will be required to complete AmeriCorps’ National Service Criminal History Checks (NSCHC).
The NSCHC is a screening procedure established by law to protect the beneficiaries of national service. NSCHCs have three components:

1. A nationwide name-based check of the National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW). The NSOPW is a centralized system that identifies people who are registered as sex offenders in states, territories, and with many federally recognized Tribes.
2. A name-or fingerprint-based search of the statewide criminal history registry in the candidate’s state of residence and in the state where the person will serve or work, and
3. A fingerprint-based FBI check

All AmeriCorps members must complete the NSCHC to be fully eligible to serve. JusticeCorps members are also required to complete a separate LiveScan background check for clearance at the court-based site at which they are serving.

Per Federal AmeriCorps regulations, anyone who refuses to consent to the NSCHC is ineligible to serve as an AmeriCorps member.

Applicants that do not consent to the NSCHC are ineligible to serve as JusticeCorps members.