Graduate Legal Intern, Justice Policy & Government Affairs

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ACLU

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1920

🤝 Non-profit

🏛️ Government

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Government • Social Impact

ACLU is an organization dedicated to defending and preserving the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in the United States by the Constitution and laws of the United States. It engages in numerous court battles, advocacy campaigns, and initiatives focusing on civil liberties issues such as capital punishment, free speech, voting rights, racial justice, and more. The ACLU has a century-long history of legal battles, including landmark cases in the Supreme Court. It functions as a non-profit organization leveraging nationwide litigation, public education, and grassroots activism to advocate for systemic equality and civil rights for all.

📋 Description

• The intern will work on legal and policy research and writing-related projects centered on criminal justice. • Assist members of our team with researching and analyzing legislation, elected officials, and relevant developments in the political and advocacy landscapes on the state and federal levels. • Help prepare advocacy and public education materials, correspondence, and reports as needed. • Assist with identifying opportunities to advance civil liberties and civil rights in complex policy areas through multiple methods at the federal, state, and local levels. • Conduct legal and policy research, and analyze state and federal legislation, advocacy efforts, and related legal and policy issues. • Monitor legal and legislative developments across states, and assist with identifying opportunities to advance civil liberties and civil rights. • Prepare advocacy and public education materials, such as model policies and toolkits for ACLU affiliates, partners, and others; draft memorandum and other correspondence. • Assist with coordinating briefings for government officials and with preparing and drafting testimony on pending legislation. • Help manage projects and coordinate strategy to reach campaign goals or other policy/political outcomes across ACLU departments, ACLU affiliates, and coalition partners.

🎯 Requirements

• Currently enrolled law or graduate student • Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, ending mass incarceration, and challenging racism in the criminal legal system • Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills • Demonstrated ability to conduct complex research, analysis and fact-finding • Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work independently as well as within a team • Self-motivated with the ability to take initiative, manage a variety of tasks and see projects through to completion

🏖️ Benefits

• A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work. • Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit. • Below are the stipend rates: • $24/hr for graduate and law students or equivalent experience.