Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Immigrants' Rights Project- New York

The role

Interns will learn about impact litigation and legal advocacy tools on immigrants' rights issues. They will work closely with attorneys to develop and litigate cases across various jurisdictions.

What you will do

• Drafting memoranda, affidavits, and briefs
• Conducting legal and policy research
• Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims
• Researching and drafting materials for public education
• Legislative bill tracking and analysis

Required qualifications

• Currently matriculated legal students
• Based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Enrolled at U.S. law schools who will have completed at one year of school before the internship commences
• 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
• A commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, and social justice

Benefits

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

The ACLU has worked for over 100 years to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Immigrants' Rights Project is part of the Legal Department of the national ACLU.