Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are a crucial component in NCVLI’s mission to advance victims’ rights.  NCVLI has a variety of volunteer opportunities available throughout the year ranging  from legal work, to event organizing, to assistance with office-related tasks.

If you are interested in getting updates on volunteer opportunities, please fill out the volunteer form.  If you have any questions about volunteering please email NCVLI’s Volunteer Coordinator, Jo Borkan at jeborkan@lclark.edu.

Current Opportunities

Internship Opportunities

Development Intern
NCVLI is seeking a development intern to work with NCVLI’s Executive Director and the Board of Director’s Development Committee to research and cultivate supporters, manage the organization’s donor databases, track and evaluate fundraising efforts, and organize events.  Click here to learn more.

Legal Intern
All Summer 2013 Legal Intern positions have been filled.

General Volunteer Opportunities

Event Volunteers
We are seeking volunteers to assist with the 12th Annual Crime Victim Law Conference and the Crime Victims’ Rights Reception at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon June 7-8.  Volunteers assist with tasks ranging from marketing, to fundraising, to event facilitation.

  ________________________________________________________________

What do volunteers do?

Law Students

NCVLI provides a number of internship opportunities to law students both during the summer and the academic year.  Additionally, upper division law students who have taken the Crime Victim Litigation Clinic or previously interned with NCVLI may have the opportunity to do project-based pro bono legal work assisting NCVLI attorneys.  Law students are also encouraged to assist with general volunteer opportunities.

Attorneys

Pro bono attorneys assist NCVLI and our partner clinic, the Oregon Crime Victims Law Center (OCVLC) with research, writing briefs, and serving as local co-counsel for victims.  

If you are interested in a membership with our bar association, the National Alliance of Victims’ Rights Attorneys (NAVRA), please see the NAVRA website here. NAVRA membership is an excellent way to get involved with legal work on behalf of crime victims, stay up to date on best practices for practitioners in the field, and connect with other professionals serving victims of crime.

General Volunteer Opportunities

Beyond attorney and law student positions, NCVLI also provides opportunities for paralegals, undergraduate students, and a variety of general opportunities ranging from office support to event coordination.