Summer 2027 Law Student Education Policy Center Internship
New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation · NY, US
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About the Role
The NYCLU seeks diverse current law students for a 10-week Summer 2027 internship program within the Education Policy Center. Interns will conduct legal research and writing to support litigation, advocacy, and legislative priorities across New York State, focusing on the right to education for all children.
Responsibilities
- Engage in legal research and writing to support litigation, advocacy, and legislative priorities.
Requirements
- Commitment to public interest law and civil liberties.
- Demonstrated interest in education.
- Applications for second-year law students are strongly preferred by Monday, November 16, 2026.
- Applications for first-year law students are due by Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
- Submit a cover letter describing interest in an education law summer internship and relevant education experience.
- Submit a resume.
- Submit a recent, wholly your own unedited writing sample (brief, motion, or memorandum of law, not to exceed 10 pages).
Skills
- Legal research
- Legal writing
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Internship
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Summer 2027 Intern
Education Level
- Law Student
Salary/Compensations
- Stipend provided for interns without external funding.
About the Company
- The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is a leading advocate for constitutional rights and liberties.
- Founded in 1951 as the New York affiliate of the ACLU, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with over 90,000 members and supporters and eight offices statewide.
- The NYCLU works in courts, legislatures, and on the streets to advocate for racial and economic justice, free speech, freedom of religion, privacy, and equality before the law.
- The Education Policy Center fights for every child’s right to an education, working to ensure public schools empower students, treat them fairly and equally, and create safe learning environments.
- The Center advances its agenda through legislative advocacy, litigation, organizing, and public education.
Equal Opportunity
- The NYCLU is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and having a workforce that reflects the population that we serve.
- The NYCLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.