Summer 2027 Law Student Policy Internship

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation•New York, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), New York’s state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks current law students for its 10-week Summer 2027 internship program in the Policy Department. Interns will conduct legal research and writing in support of policy priorities across a range of civil rights and civil liberties issues. They may also have opportunities to contribute to policy campaigns and public education about civil rights and liberties. The Policy Department advances civil rights and civil liberties through legislation and administrative advocacy, and pushes back against efforts to curtail rights. Its focus areas include immigration, policing, criminal legal system reform, gender and sexuality, privacy and surveillance, and First Amendment rights. Applicants should be committed to public interest law and civil liberties. Applications are reviewed and offers made on a rolling basis. Second-year law student applications are strongly preferred by November 30, 2026; first-year law student applications will be reviewed beginning January 2027. The position is based at the NYCLU’s 55 Broadway office in New York, NY. NYCLU staff currently work in a hybrid model. The NYCLU will provide a stipend for summer interns who do not receive funding from their law school or another external source.

Requirements

Be a current law student.
Demonstrate a commitment to public interest law and civil liberties.
Submit a cover letter describing interest in a summer internship at the NYCLU, a resume, and a recent writing sample that is wholly the applicant’s own unedited work; the legal or policy writing sample must not exceed 10 pages.

Nice To Haves

Second-year law student applicants are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct legal research and writing to support policy priorities on civil rights and civil liberties issues.
Potentially participate in policy campaigns.
Potentially contribute to public education about civil rights and liberties.