Summer 2027 Legal Intern, SCOTUS Docket

The role

The intern will support the ACLU's work across the Supreme Court docket. Tasks include legal research, argument development, brief drafting, and assistance with long-term planning and strategy projects.

What you will do

• 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

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated legal student
• Completion of 1L year of law school prior to the commencement of the internship
• 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
• Kindness, generosity, and humility

Nice to have

• Preference for candidates who will have already completed their 2L year
• Experience drafting briefs before the United States Supreme Court
• 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;

Benefits

• Stipend available for those who are lawfully authorized to work
• Partial stipend available for students who receive outside funding

Before you apply

• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Must be lawfully authorized to work to receive a stipend

About the company

For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.