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About the Role
The Brennan Center for Justice seeks law students to intern with its Justice Program in New York City for Summer 2027. The program focuses on reforming the criminal legal system, reducing mass incarceration, and promoting a fair justice system. This internship offers a challenging and supportive environment for legal advocacy and research.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal and policy analysis.
- Draft legislation at federal, state, and local levels.
- Engage in administrative and legislative advocacy.
- Support public education and scholarship initiatives.
- Perform legal research and writing for amicus briefs, policy reports, and advocacy documents.
- Draft communications to legislators.
- Assist with public comments to federal agencies.
- Attend coalition meetings.
- Draft website posts for the Brennan Center.
Requirements
- Must be a law student in Summer 2027.
- Excellent legal research, analysis, and writing skills.
- Demonstrate initiative, imagination, and versatility.
- Possess a passion for the Brennan Center's issues.
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal analysis
- Legal writing
- Policy analysis
- Legislative drafting
- Advocacy
- Public education
- Scholarship
Location
- New York City
Work Type
- In-person
- Internship
Experience Level
- Law student
Education Level
- Law student
Salary/Compensations
- 1Ls - $8,360 stipend for 10 weeks
- 2Ls - $9,360 stipend for 10 weeks
- Pro-rated stipend amounts will be calculated for durations other than 10 weeks or less than 40 hours per week.
About the Company
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute focused on improving democracy and justice systems in the United States.
- The organization works on issues including voting rights, campaign finance reform, criminal justice reform, and national security policies.
- It operates as a think tank, advocacy group, and communications hub, conducting research, developing policies, and advocating for them.
- The Justice Program specifically works to reform the criminal legal system and reduce reliance on mass incarceration.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- The Brennan Center welcomes all qualified applicants.