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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Spring Legal Intern for the Capital Punishment Project at the ACLU’s National office. This hybrid position is offered for course credit only and requires applicants to be matriculated legal students based in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Assisting in factual investigation
- Assisting in legal research and writing
- Conducting legal and policy research
- Drafting memoranda, affidavits, and briefs
- Fact Investigation
- Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims
- Researching and drafting materials for public education
- Support in preparation for and during court cases, such as depositions, oral arguments, hearings, or trials
Requirements
- Current law school students who will have completed their first year of school before the internship commences
- Demonstrated/ strong interest in the abolition of the death penalty and a commitment to civil rights
- Excellent research, writing and communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team
- Strong computer skills, particularly web-based research and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, Excel)
- Initiative to see projects through to completion
- 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
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal writing
- Factual investigation
- Public advocacy
- Strategic litigation
- Communication skills
- Organizational skills
- Independent work
- Teamwork
- Web-based research
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel)
Location
- New York, NY
- Durham, N.C.
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Intern
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 Capital Punishment Project, part of the ACLU’s Center for Justice, challenges the unfairness and arbitrariness of capital punishment while working toward the ultimate goal of abolishing the death penalty.
- The Project engages in public advocacy and strategic litigation, including the direct representation of capital defendants, challenges to systemic problems in the administration of capital punishment, and amicus briefing.
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.