Legal Intern, Disability Rights
ACLU
Legal Intern, Human Rights
ACLU
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $24 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
About the role
- Conduct human rights and legal research and work on domestic and international advocacy HRP is working on
- Conduct legal and policy research
- Draft memoranda, affidavits and briefs
- Research prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims
- Research and draft materials for public education and human rights documentation
- Research and draft materials for advocacy before regional and international bodies
- Work under the direct supervision of the Program’s Director and interact with other Program staff
- Full time (35 hour/week) commitment for 10 consecutive weeks; summer start date May 26 or June 8
- Hybrid position based in New York City office
Requirements
- Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.
- This internship is open to law students from the United States who will have completed their first semester of school before the internship commences.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently, as well as in a team
- Excellent research, writing, and communication skills
- Strong computer skills, particularly web-based research including proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, Excel)
- The initiative to see projects through to completion
- Knowledge and experience using the human rights framework and the international human rights system are a plus
- Knowledge and experience working on immigration and criminal legal system issues, especially extreme punishment, sentencing and juvenile justice are a plus
- Stipend available for those students who are lawfully authorized to work (work authorization required for stipend)
Benefits
- A stipend is available for those students who are lawfully authorized to work. Legal interns receive a stipend amount $24/hour (stipends are taxed)
- Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions. This internship is hybrid and based in our New York City office.
- The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
- Interns will learn about creating change through an array of domestic and international advocacy opportunities and will have the opportunity to learn from and interact with other Program staff and the Program’s Director.
- Hands-on experience with human rights documentation, advocacy, and litigation before U.S. courts and international bodies.
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Hard skills
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Soft skills
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