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About the Role
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is seeking undergraduate interns to provide research and administrative support to staff on the Justice Program. This internship is in-person at our New York City office.
Responsibilities
- Assist with general administrative, research and clerical work, including filing, photocopying, answering phones, shipping and mailing, coordinating meetings, drafting routine correspondence and covering the reception desk.
- Attend and observe substantive meetings, events, and conversations on program work.
- Track developments in criminal justice.
- Build lists of key stakeholders.
- Conduct background research.
- Assist with report research, editing, and rollout.
- Provide administrative support.
Requirements
- Current undergraduate students.
- Independent self-starters.
- Detail-oriented.
- Energetic.
- Punctual.
- Highly organized.
- Excellent research, writing, and analytical skills.
- Passion for criminal justice issues.
- Experience with Windows, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Word.
- Salesforce experience is helpful.
- Experience with data or statistical analysis is helpful, but not necessary.
- Open to evolving responsibilities.
- Applicants must be open to evolving responsibilities.
- If uncertain about meeting 100% of qualifications, encouraged to apply.
- In cover letter, share interest in the position and what you hope to contribute.
- Spring Semester 2027.
- Resume, cover letter, one writing sample (up to 10 pages), and a list of contact details for three supervisor references required for application.
- Applying through website is strongly preferred.
- If difficulty with online system, can email application after registering online.
- No phone calls.
Skills
- Research
- Writing
- Analytical skills
- Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Salesforce
- Data analysis
- Statistical analysis
Location
- New York City office
Work Type
- In-person
- Internship
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Undergraduate students
Education Level
- Undergraduate
Salary/Compensations
- $18.40 per hour
About the Company
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve the systems of democracy and justice in the United States.
- We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all.
- The Brennan Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving constitutional protections in national security policies.
- Part think tank, part advocacy group, part cutting-edge communications hub, we start with rigorous research.
- We craft innovative policies.
- We fight for them — in Congress and the states, in the courts, and in the court of public opinion.
- The Justice Program works to expose the huge social and economic costs of mass incarceration.
- We debunk false claims about rising crime, fight for reforms to sentencing and bail, and develop transformative legislative proposals.
- Focusing on prison and jail reform, sharing accurate crime data, and the social and economic harms of mass incarceration, the Justice Program seeks to create a safer, fairer, and more humane criminal justice system.
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.
- To this end, we welcome all qualified applicants to apply.