Department of Health and Human Services Office of the General Counsel

Contact: Mr. Stuart W. Graham
Chief Civil Rights Counsel Region 1
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the General Counsel
Room 2250
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203

Phone: 617-565-2378
FAX: 617-565-4809

Description: The Boston Chief Counsel's Office represents U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agencies, including the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), serving the six New England States.

Internship/Seasonal Positions: Their interns assist the Chief Civil Rights Counsel in providing legal advice and representation to OCR in complaint investigations, compliance reviews and technical assistance and outreach activities under Federal statutes barring discrimination on grounds of race, color, national origin, sex disability, age, and religion in federally assisted programs.

Approximate Number of Positions: 1

Preferred Background

Evidence:
Administrative Law
Public Benefits
Constitutional law
Civil Rights Law

Preferred Second year students

Salary: No Approximate Amount:

Semesters Available: Fall: X Spring: X Summer: X

Application Materials: resume and writing sample

Deadlines: Fall: October 1 Spring: February 1 Summer: April 1