KIP Spring 2027 - Policy Intern - Fulcrum Foundation

Stand Together; United States; Remote; USD 5,000 - 6,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship

Stipend provided

Professional development

Job summary

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellows that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at nonprofits across the United States.

Fulcrum Foundation seeks an intern to support state regulatory reform work, reporting to the Policy Director and Legal Director. The role emphasizes legal research, AI tooling, and drafting materials for legislators and agencies.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in law or public policy program or recent graduate.
• Strong attention to detail; comfortable trying new software tools.
• No programming background required; experience with AI tools or low-code platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with cost-benefit analysis is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Research state statutes, regulations, and guidance documents to identify regulatory reform initiatives.
• Verify legal citations in Foundation materials for accuracy and completeness.
• Test AI tools to assess their handling of regulatory analysis.
• Build simple AI-powered applications to support regulatory research.
• Review draft materials and suggest edits for accuracy and persuasiveness.
• Write and publish short pieces on regulatory reform issues when opportunities arise.

Skills

Attention to detail

Experiment with new tools

AI / low-code platforms

Comfort with research tools

Cost-benefit analysis knowledge

Education

Law or public policy student or recent graduate

Tools

AI tools

Low-code platforms

Job description

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nation’s most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Early-career professionals including undergraduate/graduate/law students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program. Successful candidates will interview with both our non‑profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to begin the admissions process early!

Overview

The Fulcrum Foundation seeks an intern to support its state regulatory and permitting reform work. The intern will work directly with the Policy Director and Legal Director as well as other members of the management team, and the intern’s work product will feed into briefings, model legislation, and other materials used by state legislators, governors’ offices, and executive agencies.

Responsibilities

• Research state statutes, regulations, and guidance documents to identify and analyze state regulatory reform initiatives and potential.
• Verify legal citations in Foundation written materials for accuracy and completeness.
• Test AI tools to assess how well they handle different kinds of regulatory analysis.
• Build simple AI-powered applications to support research on regulatory questions.
• Review draft materials and provide suggested edits for accuracy,readability, and persuasiveness.
• Write and publish short written pieces, including blog posts or brief op eds, on regulatory reform issues (as opportunities arise).

Qualifications

• Current law or public policy student or recent graduate, or prior experience working with statutes, regulations, and other legal materials.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort experimenting with new software tools.
• No programming background required; experience with AI tools or low‑code platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with cost‑benefit analysis is helpful but not required.

$5,500 - $5,500 a year

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full‑time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization, or $5,500 for part‑time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on‑site KIP programming is required for both full and part‑time participants.

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participantsand applicantswith honesty, dignity, respectand sensitivity.We welcome all qualified applicants regardless ofcolor,race,religion,religious creed,sex,genderor gender identity,gender expression,sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy(including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),military andveteran status,genetic information,maritalor familialstatus, political affiliation,or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.