Legal Intern (Fall Semester)

The Lawyering Project

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Lawyering Project is seeking students to satisfy an academic or service requirement by serving as a legal intern during the academic year. This internship offers the opportunity to gain practical experience in a variety of legal tasks within a nonprofit legal setting. The Lawyering Project is a legal advocacy organization that blends traditional impact litigation with movement lawyering to promote reproductive health, rights, and justice throughout the United States. The organization focuses on laws that undermine reproductive health, rights, and justice, with specific attention to those limiting abortion access, contributing to disparities, embodying gender-based stereotypes, or discriminating based on reproductive decisions. The internship is remote, with a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week, and full-time (40 hours per week) interns are preferred. The Lawyering Project will consider funding students not eligible for or seeking to satisfy a school requirement. Interns will have the opportunity to gain practical experience in a variety of legal tasks.

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a law school located in the United States
Demonstrated commitment to social justice and an interest in reproductive health, rights, and justice
Skill in legal research, writing, and analysis
Ability to analyze complex legal issues, meet deadlines, work well under pressure, and contribute to a collaborative team environment and a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work culture
Resume
Cover Letter describing legal research experience, highlighting specific projects or cases worked on, detailing types of legal issues researched and methodologies used. If legal clinics participated in, provide details about role and skills developed. If worked on a law journal, mention responsibilities and how experience prepared for internship.
Personal Statement (in a separate document, no more than 150 words) describing perspectives and experiences that would be brought to the Lawyering Project that are important or relevant to their work.
Three professional references, including name, organizational affiliation, title, and relationship to the reference.

Nice To Haves

Law students who would participate in an academic year internship during their 2L or 3L year are strongly encouraged to apply.
Full-time (40 hours per week) interns are preferred.

Responsibilities

Conducting legal and factual research, analysis, and writing
Cite-checking and copy-editing legal documents
Assisting with court filings
Assisting with client advising
Providing additional support to the Lawyering Project’s legal programs, as needed
Cultivating an organizational culture that aligns with the Lawyering Project’s core values