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Legal Intern, Litigation Department
ACLULegal Intern supporting ACLU’s litigation department with case load spanning voting rights and more. Conducting research, drafting briefs, and attending to legal strategies.
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects
- Aid in drafting of legal memoranda, motions, and briefs
- Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys
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; preference for candidates who will have already completed their 2L year
- Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing
- Attention to detail, excellent organization 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
- Experience drafting briefs before the United States Supreme Court (preferred)
- Familiarity with or previous experience working on one or more of the following topics: Section 1983 litigation; immigration law; LGBTQ rights; free speech; administrative law; national security law; structural constitutional law (preferred)
Benefits
Comp & perks- This internship will be for course credit only
- Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchlegal analysisdrafting legal memorandadrafting motionsdrafting briefsconducting internet researchconducting legal database researchcomplex legal analysisexperience drafting briefs before the United States Supreme Courtfamiliarity with Section 1983 litigation
Soft Skills
excellent communication skillsattention to detailexcellent organization skillstime-management skillsinitiativecommitment to public interest lawcommitment to civil libertiescommitment to racial justice