Legal Intern, Racial Justice Program

ACLU

Fall Legal Intern supporting ACLU’s Racial Justice Program with ongoing litigation and advocacy efforts. Open to matriculated legal students based in the U.S.

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

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The intern will be responsible for conducting legal and factual research and otherwise supporting RJP’s ongoing litigation, investigations, and advocacy efforts.
Conducting legal and factual research
Reviewing and coding discovery productions
Producing and editing memos, research reports, drafts of briefing, etc.
Participating in team meetings
Centering 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.
Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
Initiative to see projects through to completion
Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice
Commitment to the mission of the ACLU

Benefits

Comp & perks

This internship is for course credit only.

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Hard Skills & Tools

legal researchfactual researchcoding discovery productionsmemo writingreport writingdrafting briefs

Soft Skills

excellent research skillswriting skillsverbal communication skillsinitiativecommitment to public interest lawcommitment to civil libertiescommitment to racial justice