Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

The role

The legal intern will assist in all aspects of litigation for the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project. This includes conducting legal research, drafting legal documents, and supporting advocacy materials.

What you will do

• Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects
• Aid in drafting of legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
• Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
• Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated legal students
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Completed first year of law school before the internship commences, or in an LLM program
• Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing
• Attention to detail
• Excellent organizing 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 and fact finding

Nice to have

• Demonstrated interest in free speech, privacy, and technology

Benefits

• Stipend available for those who are lawfully authorized to work
• Partial stipend available for students who receive outside funding to bring total funding up to the ACLU's stipend amount

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
• All candidates must formally submit an application

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.