The Corporate/Law Firm Alliance Summer Program (CLASP) is a two-year paid summer internship open to qualified 1L and 2L students at select law schools. CLASP participants work two consecutive summers, the first in a corporate legal department and the next for a partnering law firm.   

CLASP participants are matched with mentors in the corporate legal department and the law firm where they work to provide ongoing professional guidance, and receive support from LJP staff.   

The application portal for Summer 2026 is now closed. The application deadline was Friday, January 2, 2026 at 5:00pm ET. 

Preliminary interviews (virtual): Tuesday, January 20 and 21, 2026. 

Eligibility   
The CLASP summer internship program is open to all eligible applicants. 

Applicants need not be affiliated with LatinoJustice PRLDEF.  

To be eligible for consideration, you must be:

• A first-year law student (1Ls) or a second-year part-time student in good academic standing with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• A student at one of the participating law schools listed below.
• Available for the first round of interviews with LatinoJustice education committee members, if selected.
• Available to be interviewed by a participating corporation and law firm, if selected as a finalist.   
   

Current Participating Corporations and Law Firm Partners  

Participating Law Schools        
To be eligible to participate in CLASP, 1L applicants must be enrolled at one of the following law schools:        

American University—Washington College of Law        
Boston College Law School        
Boston University School of Law        
Brooklyn Law School        
Cardozo Law School (Yeshiva U.)        
Catholic University—Columbus School of Law        
Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law        
University of Connecticut Law        
Hofstra University—MA Deane School of Law        
University of Maryland School of Law        
New York Law School        
Penn State—Dickinson Law        
Penn State Law - University Park        
Rutgers University Law School        
Seton Hall Law        
St. John's University School of Law        
SUNY at Buffalo Law School        
Syracuse University School of Law

If you have questions, or want to receive updates on our CLASP program, please email [email protected].