Summer 2025 Law Student Summer Internship
Company: New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation
Location: New York
Posted on: October 25, 2024
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Job Description:
Description: Position: Summer 2025 Law Student Summer Internship
(plus one hybrid Legal and Policy position)Department: LegalTerms
of Employment: Internship (10-week program: May 27, 2025 to August
1, 2025) Location: New York Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street
& 55 Broadway, NY, NY (NYCLU Staff is currently working on a hybrid
model).Salary: The NYCLU will provide a stipend for summer interns
who do not receive funding from their law school or any other
external funding.Application Deadline: Applications for second-year
law students are strongly preferred by Sunday, November 17, 2024.
We will consider second-year law student applications on a rolling
basis through at least Sunday, December 1, 2024. Applications for
first-year law students are due by Friday, January 10, 2025.The New
York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation's leading
advocates on behalf of constitutional rights and liberties. Founded
in 1951, as the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties
Union, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with
more than 83,000 members and supporters, and seven offices
statewide. We work in the courts, in the legislatures and on the
streets to advocate for racial and economic justice, free speech,
freedom of religion, privacy and equality before the law for all
New Yorkers. For more information, please visit our website:
www.nyclu.org. DEI VISION STATEMENTThe NYCLU, the New York state
affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, affirmatively
values the humanity and contributions of those we work with, inside
and outside of the organization; and will take action to build and
sustain an equitable, anti-racist culture that centers the voices
and experiences of marginalized and directly impacted people and
communities, and an organizational environment where all people
feel valued, trusted, and respected. We are committed to diversity,
equity, and inclusion, and having a work force that reflects the
population that we serve and actively recruit people of color,
women, people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, and
LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people.SUMMARY DESCRIPTIONThe NYCLU
seeks a diverse group of current law students for summer 2025
internships. During our 10-week program (May 27, 2025 to August 1,
2025), interns in our Legal Department will engage in legal
research and writing to support litigation and advocacy on a wide
range of civil rights and civil liberties issues. Interns may also
have opportunities to participate in other projects such as court
monitoring, policy campaigns, and public education about civil
rights and liberties. There will be a hybrid opportunity for one
intern to work formally within both the NYCLU's Legal and Policy
Departments. While the Legal Department primarily works on
litigation, the Policy Department designs, advocates for,
implements and monitors legislative and policy initiatives across
the state, including with state and municipal legislatures and
agencies and alongside the NYCLU's various coalition partnerships.
HOW TO APPLYApplicants should have a commitment to public interest
law and to civil liberties. Please send a cover letter describing
why you are interested in a summer internship at the NYCLU, a
resume, and a recent writing sample that is wholly your own
unedited work (submit a brief, motion or memorandum of law, not to
exceed 10 pages). Applicants should also note whether you are
interested in an internship exclusively with the Legal Department
or if you are applying for a hybrid Legal and Policy Department
internship or would like to be considered for both roles. Please
upload your writing sample with your cover letter as one document
via
https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/Details/2815894/New-York-Civil-Liberties-Union-Foundation/Summer-2025-Law-Student-Summer-Internship
The NYCLU is an equal opportunity employer and encourages
applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race,
sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion,
national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation,
veteran status, record of arrest or conviction or any other
characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to
diversity, equity, and inclusion, and having a workforce that
reflects the population that we serve.The NYCLU is committed to
providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with
disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability
and need assistance applying online, please e-mail
ldecicco@nyclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will
receive additional information regarding how to request an
accommodation for the interview
process.Requirements:PI9f9788a334be-25660-35879788
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