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About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern for the Voting Rights Project at its National office. This position can be remote or hybrid. Applicants must be currently matriculated legal students based in the U.S. for the internship duration.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects.
- Aid in drafting legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs.
- Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials.
- Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys.
- Potential to work closely with clients and participate in outreach with impacted communities, discovery, and trial practice.
Requirements
- Currently matriculated legal students who have completed their 1L year or are in an LLM program.
- Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
- Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing.
- Attention to detail and excellent organizing and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- The initiative to see projects through to completion.
- Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact finding.
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal database research
- Verbal communication
- Writing
- Organization
- Time-management
- Microsoft Office Suite
Location
- New York City
- Washington D.C.
Work Type
- Remote
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Law student (completed 1L year)
- LLM program
Salary/Compensations
- $24/hour
Benefits
- Stipend available for lawfully authorized workers.
- Partial stipend for students receiving outside funding to match ACLU stipend level.
About the Company
- The ACLU Voting Rights Project was established in 1965 and has litigated more than 400 cases. Its mission is to build and defend an accessible, inclusive, and equitable democracy free from racial discrimination.
- The Project focuses on litigation, supporting legislative advocacy, and public education.
- The ACLU has worked for over 100 years to defend individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.
Equal Opportunity
- The ACLU strongly encourages 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.