Hybrid Legal Intern, Voting Rights

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About the role

  • 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.

Job title

Legal Intern, Voting Rights

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Experience level

Entry level

Salary

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Degree requirement

Postgraduate Degree

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