ACLU - Internships-posted 3 months ago
Full-time • Intern
New York, NY
251-500 employees

The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern in the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project of the ACLU’s National office in New York City. This position can be remote or hybrid. Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship. The Speech, Privacy and Technology Project is dedicated to protecting and expanding the First Amendment freedoms of expression, association, and inquiry; expanding the right to privacy and increasing the control that individuals have over their personal information; and ensuring that civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by new advances in science and technology. The project is currently litigating cases and conducting other advocacy efforts on a variety of issues, including political protest, freedom of expression online, privacy of electronic information, journalists’ rights, scientific and academic freedom, openness in the courts, privacy rights at the border, and the impact of big data and algorithmic decision-making.

  • Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects
  • Aid in drafting of legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
  • Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
  • Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys
  • Currently enrolled in law school and have completed their 1L year by Summer 2026 or are in an LLM program
  • Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing
  • Attention to detail, excellent organizing and time-management skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
  • The initiative to see projects through to completion
  • Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact finding
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity within the office using a personal approach that values all individuals and respects differences in regards to race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability and socio-economic circumstance
  • Commitment to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and/or conflicts
  • Demonstrated interest in free speech, privacy, and technology
  • Stipend of $24/hour for those students who are lawfully authorized to work
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