Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Trone Center for Justice and Equality

The role

The intern will conduct legal research and writing support for the Trone Center for Justice and Equality. Work involves supporting the Center Director and Staff Attorney on issues including unhoused justice, racial justice, and criminal legal system change.

What you will do

• Conduct legal research and analysis
• Draft legal memos, briefs, and other written products
• Support the Center Director, Staff Attorney, and Legal Fellow in other tasks as assigned

Required qualifications

• Second- and third-year law school students pursuing a J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school
• Must have completed at least one year of law school before the internship commences
• Demonstrated commitment to the issues on which the Trone Center for Justice and Equality works
• Outstanding legal research, writing, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform complex legal analytical work
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability to foster and contribute to a collaborative team environment
• Strong computer skills, particularly web-based research
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, Excel)

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Must be a matriculated legal student
• Must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship
• Must be lawfully authorized to work to receive a stipend
• Refrain from using AI-powered chatbots, search engines, or real-time assistance tools to generate CV, cover letter or writing sample

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 Trone Center for Justice and Equality leads litigation focused on combatting inequity, oppression and dehumanization in the criminal legal system and systemic inequalities faced by communities of color.