KIP Spring 2027 - Strategic Research Intern - Pacific Legal Foundation

Standtogether; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

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 policy challenges across the United States.

Interns are geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States; remote work is the default option with an opportunity to work in PLF offices.

Qualifications

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Current enrollment as college junior, senior, grad student, or recent graduate.
• Authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the program.
• Familiarity with data collection, literature reviews, or basic data analysis is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collecting, organizing, and analyzing data for PLF research projects.
• Help conduct literature reviews on topics like regulatory reform and housing supply.
• Contribute to internal data development for litigation, policy, or communications campaigns.
• Draft blogs, op-eds, or one-pagers related to PLF’s work.
• Collaborate with teams across Litigation, Legal Policy, and Communications.

Skills

Written and oral communication

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Creativity

Education

College student (undergrad/grad)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

R

Python

GIS

Stata

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!

General Information

Pacific Legal Foundation identifies and litigates important legal issues to set landmark precedents that benefit Americans nationwide. Using strategic and principled litigation, communications, and research, PLF battles for freedom in the nation’s courts and the court of public opinion.

As a national nonprofit organization, PLF has brick-and-mortar offices in Sacramento, California; Arlington, Virginia; and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, although approximately half of the staff work from home offices across the country. Interns work remotely by default, but they can request to work physically in any of PLF’s offices. This is a part-time role.

You:

An inquisitive, creative, and self-motivated college junior, senior, grad student, or recent graduate who knows the principles of liberty and seeks to advance them. You have strong written and oral communication skills and enjoy problem solving.

Them:

Bureaucrats, city councils, mayors, governors, and federal agencies stripping Americans of their rights every day. There’s a lot of government overreach out there, and it’s backed by seemingly endless resources.

Us:

We fight back. Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) is the nation’s first and most successful public interest law firm dedicated to vindicating individual liberty. PLF has an unmatched record in the US Supreme Court, with 18 victories out of 20 cases heard by the Court. PLF also has nearly 200 active cases across the nation. At PLF, we aren’t interested in doing the same thing as everyone else. We aspire to be the best player in a constantly changing game.

The Strategic Research intern will be a member of the Strategic Research team. This team produces high-quality social science research to support PLF’s mission-driven goals. The team coordinates with PLF’s Litigation, Legal Policy, Constitutional Scholarship, and Communications teams. This internship is an opportunity for a wide variety of experiences, including the following:

• Communicating with public officials to obtain public records.
• Collecting, organizing, and analyzing data using Microsoft Excel, R, Python, GIS, or Stata.
• Conducting literature reviews on such topics as regulatory reform, housing supply, property rights, coastal land rights, and more.
• Developing internal data for litigation, communications, or legal policy campaigns.
• Writing blog posts, op-eds, or one-pagers on topics relevant to PLF’s work.

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 legallyrecognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.