Paid Policy Research Intern: Regulatory Reform & AI Projects

Stand Together; Kentucky; On-site; USD 5,500 - 7,500; Full time

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking an intern to support its regulatory reform work, collaborating with the Policy Director and Legal Director to feed briefings, model legislation, and materials used by state legislators and executive agencies.

The role requires current law or public policy study or recent graduate, with strong attention to detail and willingness to explore AI tools and low-code platforms; U.S. work authorization is required.

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.

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).

Skills

Legal research

Attention to detail

AI tools familiarity

Regulatory analysis

Education

Law or Public Policy student

Tools

Low-code platforms

Job description

Stand Together is seeking an intern to support its regulatory reform work, collaborating with the Policy Director and Legal Director to feed briefings, model legislation, and materials used by state legislators and executive agencies.

The role requires current law or public policy study or recent graduate, with strong attention to detail and willingness to explore AI tools and low-code platforms; U.S. work authorization is required.