acluinternships · Remote/Hybrid-New York City · New York, New York, United States
<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The ACLU seeks a <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> Intern in the <strong>Women's Rights Project</strong> of the ACLU’s National office in <strong>New York City. </strong>This internship can be remote or hybrid and is for course credit only.</span></p> <p><strong>Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.</strong></p> <h2><strong>The Team:</strong></h2> <p>Since its founding by Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1972, the ACLU’s Women’s Rights Project has been a trailblazer in fighting for gender equity under law. We engage in systemic legal reform to ensure that everyone has the freedom to live, work, and learn free from stereotypes, harassment, and violence based on sex. Our recent work includes fighting the military’s ban on women in combat, challenging employment rules that penalize workers for their pregnancies or push them out of the paid workforce altogether and winning a historic settlement against Facebook for targeting ads for jobs, housing, and credit only at men. </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></p> <p>Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working alongside the team assisting in all aspects of litigation, policy advocacy, and communications campaigns.</p> <p><strong>Your Day to Day:</strong></p> <p>Day to Day responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:</p> <ul> <li>Conducting legal and policy research</li> <li>Drafting legal memoranda</li> <li>Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims</li> <li>Researching and drafting materials for public education</li> <li>Legislative bill tracking and analysis</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>What You’ll Bring:</strong></p> <p>The internship is open to law students who will have completed at least one year of law school before the internship commences or are in an LLM or SJD program. Interns should possess the following:</p> <ul> <li>Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing</li> <li>Attention to detail, excellent organizing and time-management skills</li> <li>Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite</li> <li>The initiative to see projects through to completion</li> <li>A commitment to civil liberties, civil rights, social justice, and gender justice</li> </ul> <p><strong>Future ACLU-ers Will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU</li> <li>Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives</li> <li>Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict</li> </ul> <p><strong>Internship Logistics:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Location</strong>: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions. This internship is can be <strong>remote or hybrid</strong> based out of our<strong> New York City Office</strong>.</li> <li><strong>Time Commitment</strong>: This internship is part time and requires a commitment of 15-20 hours per week for 12 consecutive weeks.</li> <li><strong>Internship Duration</strong>: This internship has a start date of <strong>January 11th or January 25th, 2027.</strong></li> <li><strong>Stipend: </strong>This internship is being offered for course credit only. <em>This internship must be tied to the intern’s formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit.</em></li> </ul> <p><strong>Priority Application Deadline: October 30th, 2026</strong><br>While there is a priority deadline, our project is committed to reviewing all applications on a rolling basis until the closing of posting.</p> <h2><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you are a re-applicant to the Women's Rights Project, please note that in your cover letter. </span></h2> <h2><strong>Why the ACLU</strong></h2> <p>For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people. </p> <h2><strong>Our Commitment to Accessibility, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion</strong></h2> <p><strong> </strong> Accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective respons