Communications Volunteer or Intern

Are you passionate about telling stories that matter and using your creativity to make a difference? Join our team as a Communications Volunteer or Intern at the Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law!

About Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law

We ensure meaningful access to justice in the family law courts by providing free legal services, education, and advocacy for low-income residents of Los Angeles County. Our work empowers our clients to protect themselves and their children from domestic violence, poverty, housing insecurity, and other barriers to lasting stability.

This opportunity is open to individuals who want to gain hands-on experience in nonprofit communications or use their skills to give back, as well as undergraduate students who may be able to apply the experience toward a university-supported internship, capstone, work-study program, or other academic placement. Participants will build a portfolio of work to benefit them in the job hunt post-graduation.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Writing skills and an eye for design
• Drafting newsletters, website content, and client stories
• Organized, reliable, and able to work independently
• Comfortable learning new digital tools
• Interest in communications for a nonprofit or community cause
• Available 10 to 20 hours a week for at least one semester, preferred with one day a week in person at our Koreatown office

PROJECTS MAY INCLUDE:

• Drafting newsletters, website content, and client stories
• Creating social media and email campaigns
• Designing graphics for print and digital
• Photographing events and creating visual content
• Supporting fundraising appeals and donor stewardship

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.