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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Spring Legal Intern for the Racial Justice Program at its National office in New York, NY. This internship is for course credit only and requires applicants to be matriculated legal students based in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Conducting legal and factual research
- Reviewing and coding discovery productions
- Producing and editing memos, research reports, and drafts of briefing
- Participating in team meetings
- Participating in meetings with clients, as available
Requirements
- 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
- Commitment to advancing the mission of the ACLU
- Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Verbal communication
Location
- New York, NY
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Part-time
- Internship
Experience Level
- First-year law student
Education Level
- Law student
Salary/Compensations
- Course credit only
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 Racial Justice Program (RJP) challenges racial discrimination and other practices and policies that have a direct or disparate impact on communities of color.
- RJP focuses on health equity, education, housing, Indigenous justice, reentry, and economic justice issues.
- RJP uses litigation, legislative advocacy, and public education to challenge unequal opportunities and unfair practices.
Equal Opportunity
- Accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU.
- The ACLU is committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability.
- The ACLU believes in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging.
- The ACLU is committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally.
- 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.