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About the Role

The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern for the Racial Justice Program at its National office in New York, NY. This position can be remote or hybrid. Applicants must be current legal students based in the U.S. for the internship's duration.

Responsibilities

Conducting legal and factual research
Reviewing and coding discovery productions
Producing and editing memos, research reports, and briefing drafts
Participating in team meetings
Participating in client meetings, as available

Requirements

Currently matriculated legal students
Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
Applicants should be current law school students who will have completed their first year of school before the internship commences
Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
Initiative to see projects through to completion
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice
Centering principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work
Committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
Committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts
All candidates must formally submit an application

Skills

Research
Writing
Verbal communication
Equity
Inclusion
Belonging
Public interest law
Civil liberties
Racial justice

Location

New York, NY
Remote
Hybrid

Work Type

Full-time
Internship

Experience Level

First-year law student

Education Level

Law student

Salary/Compensations

$24/hour

About the Company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
The ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
The Racial Justice Program (RJP) challenges racial discrimination and other practices and policies that have a direct or disparate impact on communities of color.
RJP has a particular emphasis on health equity, education, housing, Indigenous justice, reentry, and economic justice issues.
RJP uses litigation, legislative advocacy, and public education to challenge unequal educational, housing, and employment opportunities, unfair lending practices, attacks on civil rights, and a range of civil and criminal justice system practices that unfairly target communities of color.

Equal Opportunity

Accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all.
We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability.
We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization – one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible.
We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally.
We strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.