Becket Fund Legal Internship

Conservative Women; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 13.000 - 20.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Stipend to cover living expenses

Descripción de la vacante

Becket invites top law students to join its summer legal internship, offering real‑world experience in religious liberty cases across the country. Interns are encouraged to contribute to ongoing matters and learn from Becket attorneys in a collaborative setting.

Ten weeks and a stipend help cover summer living expenses, with interns from leading law schools participating. Former interns have progressed to federal clerkships and top law firms, reflecting Becket’s commitment to education,

Formación

• Qualified candidates will have excellent research and writing skills.
• Interest in religious liberty and public law is highly valued.

Responsabilidades

• Draft complaints and other legal documents.
• Assist Becket attorneys on cases across courts.
• Participate in mentorship and training sessions for interns.

Conocimientos

Research skills

Writing skills

Descripción del empleo

Explore meaningful roles with organizations advancing conservative ideas, strengthening communities, and developing the next generation of women leaders.

Becket’s legal internship allows top law students the chance to immediately advance religious liberty by working on real Becket cases in courts across the country. Recent summer classes have included interns from Yale, Harvard, Stanford, the University of Chicago, the University of Virginia, and other top law schools.

Becket interns have gone on to prestigious federal appellate clerkships across the country, including at the United States Supreme Court. Becket interns have also accepted employment at the U.S. Department of Justice and top law firms like Jones Day, Sidley Austin, Gibson Dunn, WilmerHale, and Kirkland & Ellis.

Qualified candidates will have excellent research and writing skills and a demonstrated interest in religious liberty. Internships are typically ten weeks.

• Legal interns receive a stipend to help cover summer living expenses.

Responsibilities

Former Becket interns have worked on cases at all stages—from drafting complaints to assisting with Supreme Court cases.

Becket’s legal internship is built on three pillars: real world experience, education, and mentorship. Becket’s goal is to equip our legal interns with the tools to advance religious liberty for the long term. We do this by teaching the legal and historical foundations of “religious liberty for all,” providing training from leading religious liberty litigators and academics, and offering an environment where interns work directly with Becket attorneys and alongside fellow interns from the nation’s best law schools.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have excellent research and writing skills and a demonstrated interest in religious liberty.

For our flagship summer program, we accept applications from 1Ls beginning December 1st. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by January 4th. 2L applicants and candidates for a spring or fall externship can apply at any time.

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