Legal Intern, Center for Liberty

ACLU

Legal Intern in the Center for Liberty at ACLU. Supporting litigation projects and assisting with legal research as a part-time intern.

Posted 6/9/2026internshipNew York City • New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects
Aid in drafting of 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
Center principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work, embedding the values in program development, policy application, and organizational practices and processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 summer 2026 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, 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
Demonstrated interest in reproductive freedom, LGBT rights, women’s rights, freedom of religion and belief, or disability rights
Familiarity with or previous experience working in reproductive freedom, LGBT rights, women’s rights, freedom of religion and belief, or disability rights.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This internship is for course credit only.

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal researchlegal analysisdrafting legal memorandadrafting pleadingsdrafting affidavitsdrafting motionsdrafting briefsconducting internet researchconducting legal database researchcomplex legal analysis

Soft Skills

excellent communication skillsattention to detailorganizing skillstime-management skillsinitiativecommitment to public interest lawcommitment to civil libertiescommitment to racial justiceability to see projects through to completionability to conduct fact finding