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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern for the LGBTQ & HIV Project at its National office. This role supports the project's mission to create a just society for all LGBTQ people and people living with HIV through research and writing.
Responsibilities
- Completing research and writing projects in furtherance of the project’s core work.
- Conducting legal and fact research and drafting research memos for current and prospective litigation.
- Potentially drafting litigation documents such as discovery requests, affidavits and motions.
- Researching and drafting materials for legislative advocacy and/or public education.
Requirements
- Currently matriculated legal students who will have completed at least one year of law school by the start of the internship.
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
- Demonstrated commitment to the advancement and protection of the civil liberties of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV.
- Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research.
- Strong 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.
- 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 formally submit an application.
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Legal database research
- Internet research
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Attention to detail
- Organizing
- Time-management
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- Remote
- Hybrid (New York, NY)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Internship
Experience Level
- Legal student (completed at least one year of law school)
Education Level
- Law student
Salary/Compensations
- $24/hour
Benefits
- Stipend available for lawfully authorized workers.
- Partial stipend for students receiving outside funding.
- Stipends are taxed.
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.
- The LGBTQ & HIV Project seeks to create a just society for all LGBTQ people and people living with HIV regardless of race or income.
- Through litigation, lobbying, public education, and organizing, the ACLU works to build a country where communities can live openly without discrimination and enjoy equal rights, personal autonomy, and freedom of expression and association.
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.
- 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.