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About the Role
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is hiring law students to intern with its Liberty and National Security Program (LNS) for the summer of 2027. The LNS Program focuses on advancing national security policies that uphold the rule of law and constitutional values, addressing priorities such as checking executive power, reforming emergency powers, ending profiling, strengthening digital age protections, and enhancing agency accountability.
Responsibilities
- Assist with legal, policy, and factual research for administrative and legislative advocacy at federal, state, and local levels.
- Support public education and scholarship initiatives.
- Contribute to litigation in trial and appellate courts.
- Conduct legal research and writing for amicus briefs, policy reports, and other advocacy documents.
- Draft communications to legislators.
- Assist with public comments to federal agencies.
- Attend coalition meetings.
- Draft website posts for the Brennan Center.
Requirements
- Excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
- Initiative, imagination, and versatility.
- Passion for the Brennan Center's issues.
- Must be a law student in Summer 2027.
- Cover letter explaining interest in Liberty & National Security policy issues.
- Current law school transcript.
- Legal writing sample (5-10 pages).
- Current resume.
- Contact information for three supervisor references.
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal analysis
- Legal writing
- Policy advocacy
- Research
- Litigation support
- Communication
Location
- New York City
- Washington D.C.
Work Type
- In-person
- Internship
Experience Level
- 1L
- 2L
Education Level
- Law student
Salary/Compensations
- 1Ls - $8,360 stipend for 10 weeks
- 2Ls - $9,360 stipend for 10 weeks
About the Company
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute dedicated to improving democracy and justice in the United States.
- It operates as a think tank, advocacy group, and communications hub, conducting research, developing policies, and advocating for them.
- The center's work spans areas such as voting rights, campaign finance reform, criminal justice, and constitutional protections.
Equal Opportunity
- The Brennan Center for Justice is committed to a workplace based on equal opportunity and a strong belief in the increased effectiveness that comes from a diverse workforce.
- Employment decisions are made without regard to race, ethnicity, gender identity, socioeconomic identity, sexual orientation, national origin, previous incarceration, disability, military veteran/status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
- All qualified applicants are welcomed to apply.