KIP Spring 2027 - Strategic Research Intern - Pacific Legal Foundation

Stand Together • Arlington, VA

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Strategic Research intern will be a member of the Strategic Research team, which produces high-quality social science research to support Pacific Legal Foundation's (PLF) mission-driven goals. The team coordinates with PLF’s Litigation, Legal Policy, Constitutional Scholarship, and Communications teams. This internship offers a variety of experiences, including communicating with public officials to obtain public records, collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using tools like Microsoft Excel, R, Python, GIS, or Stata, conducting literature reviews on topics such as regulatory reform, housing supply, property rights, and coastal land rights, developing internal data for litigation, communications, or legal policy campaigns, and writing blog posts, op-eds, or one-pagers on topics relevant to PLF’s work. PLF is the nation's first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty, with an unmatched record in the US Supreme Court and nearly 200 active cases nationwide. This is a part-time role.

Requirements

• Inquisitive, creative, and self-motivated college junior, senior, grad student, or recent graduate.
• Knows the principles of liberty and seeks to advance them.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Enjoys problem solving.
• Geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program.
• Résumé that includes relevant experience in the liberty movement and professional skills.
• Cover letter explaining why PLF is the place for you, why you want to fight for liberty, and what distinguishes you from typical applicants.
• A writing sample.
• A semester schedule (if taking classes during the internship period).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Excel, R, Python, GIS, or Stata.

Responsibilities

• Communicating with public officials to obtain public records.
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using Microsoft Excel, R, Python, GIS, or Stata.
• Conducting literature reviews on such topics as regulatory reform, housing supply, property rights, coastal land rights, and more.
• Developing internal data for litigation, communications, or legal policy campaigns.
• Writing blog posts, op-eds, or one-pagers on topics relevant to PLF’s work.

Benefits

• Paid experiential learning program
• Professional development
• Leadership training
• Meaningful work experience
• Stipend of $5,500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree