Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Immigrants' Rights Project- New York
ACLU - Internships · NY, US
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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern for the Immigrant Rights Project at the National office. This position offers valuable experience in impact litigation and legal advocacy for immigrants' rights, working closely with experienced attorneys.
Responsibilities
- Drafting memoranda, affidavits, and briefs
- Conducting legal and policy research
- Researching prospects for new litigation, including factual and legal claims
- Researching and drafting materials for public education
- Legislative bill tracking and analysis
Requirements
- Currently matriculated legal students
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
- Excellent research skills, including internet and legal database research
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing
- Attention to detail, excellent organizing and time-management skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
- The initiative to see projects through to completion
- A commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice
- Commitment to advancing the mission of the ACLU
- Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work
- Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts
- Must formally submit an application
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal database research
- Internet research
- Verbal communication
- Writing communication
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Time management
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- New York
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Full-time
- Internship
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 ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
- 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.
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.