Civil Rights Litigation Intern (2L) – Hybrid/Summer

ACLU of Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Funding support

Job summary

The ACLU of Pennsylvania invites law students to intern with our Legal Department, focusing on civil rights litigation. We offer a 10-week summer internship with a hybrid schedule, two in-person days per week in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, and funding up to $10,000 to ensure access regardless of school funding.

Interns will draft memoranda, affidavits, and motions, research legal and policy issues, interview clients and witnesses, and may support coalition work in criminal justice and

Qualifications

• Law students enrolled in an accredited law school.
• No transcripts or GPA required on resume.
• Transcript may be requested to confirm good standing at law school.

Responsibilities

• Draft memoranda, affidavits, and motions; conduct legal and policy research.
• Investigate prospects of new litigation, including factual and legal claims; interview clients and witnesses.
• Attend litigation team meetings and, when possible, depositions and court proceedings.
• Support community-led coalition work on criminal legal system and immigrants’ rights issues.

Job description

The ACLU of Pennsylvania invites law students to intern with our Legal Department, focusing on civil rights litigation. We offer a 10-week summer internship with a hybrid schedule, two in-person days per week in Pittsburgh or Philadelphia, and funding up to $10,000 to ensure access regardless of school funding.

Interns will draft memoranda, affidavits, and motions, research legal and policy issues, interview clients and witnesses, and may support coalition work in criminal justice and