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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Spring Legal Intern for the State Supreme Court Initiative of its National office. This position is for course credit only and requires applicants to be matriculated legal students based in the U.S.
Responsibilities
- Research and writing projects relating to litigation in state courts, with a focus on state supreme courts.
- Assisting with civil rights and civil liberties litigation and research in state courts across the country.
- Draft memoranda, motions, and portions of briefs.
- Conduct legal and factual research concerning issues and cases in state courts around the country, with a focus on state supreme courts.
- Track cases and issues of interest to the SSCI.
Requirements
- Currently matriculated legal students.
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
- Students enrolled at U.S. law schools who will have completed at least one year of law school before the internship commences.
- Excellent research skills, including by conducting internet searches and using Westlaw, PACER, and other law-related databases.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and in writing, and both in-person and via teleconferencing services.
- Attention to detail, organization, time management, and adherence to deadlines.
- 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.
- Formally submit an application.
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Legal research
- Factual research
- Internet searches
- Westlaw
- PACER
- Law-related databases
- Communication (oral and written)
- In-person communication
- Teleconferencing services
- Attention to detail
- Organization
- Time management
- Adherence to deadlines
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- New York, NY
- Washington, D.C.
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Part-time
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Legal Intern
Education Level
- Matriculated legal students
- Completed at least one year of law school
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 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 – 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.
- Because whether we’re in the courts or in the office, we believe ‘We the People’ means all of us.
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.