Fall 2026 Legal Intern, Center for Liberty

About the Role

The ACLU seeks a Legal Intern in the Center of Liberty of the ACLU's National office in New York City or Washington D.C. This position may be remote or hybrid. This internship is for course credit only.

Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.

The Team

The Center for Liberty encompasses the ACLU's work on reproductive freedom, LGBT rights, women's rights, freedom of religion and belief, and disability rights.

What You'll Do

The Center for Liberty intern will work on priority areas for the team, including combatting efforts to use religion to discriminate; family regulation, particularly of parents with disabilities; and emerging issues of gender justice.

Your Day to Day

• Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects
• Aid in drafting of legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs
• Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials
• Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys
• Potential to work closely with clients and participate in outreach with impacted communities, discovery, and trial practice
• Center principles of equity, inclusion, and belonging in all work, embedding the values in program development, policy application, and organizational practices and processes

What You'll Bring

This Internship is open to students who are in law school. Interns should possess the following:

• Completion of 1L year of law school by summer 2026 or enrollment in an LLM program
• Excellent research skills, including conducting internet and legal database research
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and writing
• Attention to detail, excellent organizing and time-management skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• The initiative to see projects through to completion
• Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice
• Demonstrated ability to conduct complex legal analysis and fact finding

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest in reproductive freedom, LGBT rights, women's rights, freedom of religion and belief, or disability rights
• Familiarity with or previous experience working in reproductive freedom, LGBT rights, women's rights, freedom of religion and belief, or disability rights

Future ACLU'ers Will

• Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU
• Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives
• Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflicts

Internship Logistics

• Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions. This internship can be remote or hybrid and based in our New York City or Washington D.C. office.
• Time Commitment: This internship may be part-time (10, 15 or 20 hours/week)
• Internship Duration: Fall internships span 12 consecutive weeks for part-time with a start date of September 08 or September 21.
• Stipend: This internship is for course credit only.