Provide critical support to the Voting Rights Project team in litigation and other forms of advocacy.
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.
Interns may serve on teams doing election protection work, litigating redistricting and voter suppression cases, and related litigation efforts.
Requirements
Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
Completion of 1L year of law school by spring 2025 or enrollment in an LLM program.
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.
If selected for an interview, may request a legal writing sample; writing sample may be optionally submitted with application.
Benefits
This internship is course credit only.
Limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions available.
Part-time (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) or full-time (35 hours/week) time commitment options.
Spring internships span 12 consecutive weeks for part-time or 10 consecutive weeks for full-time with start date of January 12 or January 26.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities; contact [email protected] for assistance applying online.
Commitment to accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion mentioned as core organizational values.
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