Editorial Data Reporting Intern

LexisNexis

Editorial Data Reporting Intern at Law360 contributing to original, data-driven journalism. Researching, analyzing, and presenting data trends and developments across the legal system.

Posted 7/10/2026internshipRemote • New York, North Carolina, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $29 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Research and develop at least one original, data-focused enterprise story for publication during the internship.
Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, insights, and support ongoing editorial projects.
Contribute to data gathering, cleaning, and interpretation from multiple sources, including public records.
Collaborate with reporters and editors to integrate data into news and feature stories and shape story ideas.
Support the creation of data visualizations for stories and special projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Be a recent graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in data journalism, communications, or a related field of study.
Experience working with and incorporating data into news or feature stories (academic, internship, or personal projects).
Demonstrate the ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data from diverse sources, including public records.
Experience cleaning and organizing complex or messy datasets.
Possess working knowledge of data analysis tools such as Excel, SQL, Python, and/or R.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a strong narrative and visual storytelling ability.
Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with editors and reporters.

Benefits

Comp & perks

This position is not eligible for benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data GatheringData CleaningData InterpretationTrend AnalysisNarrative Storytelling

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationTeamworkIndependence