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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern for the National Security Project at its National office in New York City. This hybrid position is for matriculated legal students based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
Responsibilities
- Supporting the National Security Project’s legal and advocacy work
- Conduct legal and policy research
- Draft memoranda, affidavits, and briefs
- Research prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims
- Research and draft materials for public education
Requirements
- Currently matriculated legal students
- Based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
- Completed at least one year of law school before the internship commences
- Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to analyze complex legal issues
- Initiative to see projects through to completion
- Commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice, particularly as they relate to national security, and to the mission of the ACLU
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- Committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
- Committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts
- Lawfully authorized to work
Skills
- Research
- Legal database research
- Internet research
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Legal issue analysis
- Project completion initiative
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- New York City
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Legal student
Education Level
- Law student
Salary/Compensations
- $24/hour
Benefits
- Stipend available for lawfully authorized workers
- Partial stipend for students receiving outside funding
- Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
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 National Security Project fights for people and communities harmed by the government in the name of national security.
- We advocate for a robust system of checks and balances and for policies that comply with the Constitution, civil liberties, and human rights.
- Through the courts, Congress, and public education, we strive to ensure that people are able to participate fully in civic life and are free from discrimination, unwarranted suspicion and surveillance, unlawful force and detention, and the stigma and other injustices that result from these abuses.
- 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.