Instructional Design Intern - Fall 2026

Legal Services Corporation•Washington, DC

1d•$20 - $22•Hybrid

About The Position

Established by Congress in 1974, the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the country’s single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. LSC currently funds 129 independent legal aid offices nationwide. LSC’s mission is to promote equal access to justice and provide grants for high-quality civil legal assistance to low-income Americans. The Office of Training and Technical Assistance (OTTA) supports LSC grantees by delivering high-quality training programs, technical assistance resources, and capacity-building initiatives. OTTA works collaboratively across LSC offices to strengthen professional development, improve service delivery, and promote best practices in legal aid. The internships are based in Washington, DC, and will require working from an office in DC in accordance with LSC’s hybrid work model. The successful candidates must live in the DC metropolitan area for the duration of the internship. The primary objectives of this internship are for the intern to strengthen training, technical, and project management skills; learn best practices in adult learning and instructional design; build skills in organizing training materials, images, templates, and other visual assets; strengthen time management and effective professional behaviors while working on multiple time-sensitive projects; and gain hands-on experience supporting OTTA’s learning platforms, digital content, and resource organization. The internship is expected to run from September through December 2026. Interns will work part-time, up to 28 hours per week during the fall.

Requirements

Current undergraduate, graduate, or law student, or recent graduate of a post-secondary institution.
Organized and attentive to detail
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Strong in research, written, and verbal communication
Comfortable working independently and collaboratively
Committed to LSC’s mission of promoting equal access to justice

Nice To Haves

Interest or background in training, adult learning, or instructional design
Experience with Drupal, Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or social media content creation

Responsibilities

Assisting with learning and development content creation by compiling, organizing, and updating training content. This may include formatting materials, adding or adjusting hyperlinks, and making graphic design, accessibility, or language-related changes.
Assisting with curating, organizing, and updating materials for the LSC website, social media accounts, and other OTTA communication platforms.
Supporting the OTTA team in planning and preparing trainings for varied audiences, including grantee staff in service and administrative roles, Rural Summer Legal Corps Fellows, and trainings developed in partnership with the Offices of Compliance and Enforcement, Program Performance, or Data Governance and Analysis. Support may range from gathering and compiling notes to script development, recording, and video editing.
Conducting independent research on topics such as learning and development trends and innovative practices, recent grantee innovations in service delivery or organizational administration, and learning and development tools, technologies, and resources that may support OTTA’s work.
Assisting team members with the content development process, which may include testing content in development, organizing data, taking notes during stakeholder meetings, gathering information, tracking follow-up items, and completing other related tasks.
Supporting the review, organization, and maintenance of OTTA’s digital content and resources across systems such as the Learning Management System, Drupal, Box, Smartsheet, and other department platforms. This may include updating file names, descriptions, keywords, tags, course information, hyperlinks, and other content details.
Assisting with identifying, cataloging, tagging, and organizing images, presentation materials, and other visual assets. This may include helping develop reusable slide templates, resource guides, demonstrations, or instructions to make materials easier for OTTA staff to locate and use.
Using available technology and tools, including ChatGPT when appropriate and consistent with team guidance, to support research, content organization, presentation development, and workflow improvements.
Assisting with other OTTA projects and duties as assigned.