Internships

FALL 2010 and SPRING 2011

Looking for an exciting and meaningful internship?  Would you like to impact city policy?  Then the Office of Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. is the place for you.

Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. took office representing the 4th Council District in January 2008, and he is already making his mark.  His first term legislative accomplishments include:

  • Stopping Sheriff sales and creating the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Diversion Program, a model that has gained attention nationwide including from the White House
  • Introducing legislation to create sustainable green zones and incentives for green building
  • Working to expand community-based courts as a prison diversion program in response to the high cost of incarceration
  • Creating an annual “Block Captain Boot Camp” that provides over 200 neighborhood block captains with information and resources to improve their communities

TO APPLY:

Applicants must: be willing to work a minimum of 20hrs/wk in the summer and 15hrs/wk in the fall.

Send cover letter, resume and brief writing sample (1-2 pages) to:  Shoshana Bricklin, Legislative Counsel at shoshana.bricklin@phila.gov, with “INTERN APPLICATION” in the subject line. Internship applications are accepted on a rolling basis. While this is an unpaid internship, we are an eligible work-study placement and can work with any student interested in gaining academic credit. For more information see the councilman’s Facebook page or his YouTube page, linked to the right.

INTERN RESPONSIBILITES:

Budget Analysis          Constituent Services       Economic Development

Communications         Legislative drafting         Press Relations

* law students also provide legal services for constituents, prepare agency appeal s and appear before The Zoning Board of Adjustment

Past Intern Testimonials

“In Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr.’s office there was an immediate expectation that you would help push along the agenda. Challenges and learning opportunities were put before you everyday that would affect the people of the 4th district and the City of Philadelphia at large.”

-Keith Benjamin

Swarthmore College ’09, BA Political Science, Black Studies

Transport Workers Union, Legislative Assistant
“The internship gave me a new perspective on Philadelphia and the needs of its communities; as a law student interested in public service it was an invaluable experience.”

-Gillian Dagress

Temple University ’10, JD

“From my first day in the office, I was given important tasks and asked to contribute to the legislative agenda.  Each day I am in the office, I am reminded that I am making valuable contributions to the Councilman’s team and Philadelphia public policy.”

-Adrienne Warrell

University of Pennsylvania ’10, BA Urban Studies

“I gained far more hands-on knowledge and experience than I ever could have from any university class. The staff has high expectations of the interns, and in return, the interns are expected to produce substantive material that is beneficial for the office.”

-Kenneth Megan

Temple University ’09, BA Political Science, Economics

English Teacher, Gwangju, South Korea

“Councilman Jones and his staff served as great mentors and advocates for all of the interns who volunteered their time and continue to be supportive well beyond the tenure of the internship.”

-Alex Dews

Philadelphia University ‘10, MS Sustainable Design

Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, Policy and Program Manager

“As a third year law student with the hopes of pursuing zoning and real estate law, I have been given hands on experience.. Having worked on zoning this past summer, I have since received an A+ in Land Use and have a paper being published on Philadelphia’s Mortgage Foreclosure Program.”

-Brittany Ember Horn

Rutgers University School of Law-Camden , ’10 JD

Research and Writing Editor- Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion