2008 Summer Legal Internship-ACLU Capital Punishment Project, NC (8/7/2007)
2008 Summer Legal Internship Opportunities
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Capital Punishment Project
Durham, NC
OVERVIEW:
The Capital Punishment Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
seeks law students for Legal Internships to work in the Project's Durham, North
Carolina office for the summer of 2008. The Project challenges the unfairness
and arbitrariness of capital punishment while working toward the ultimate goal
of abolishing the death penalty. The Project engages in public advocacy and
strategic litigation, including direct representation of capital defendants.
The Project's litigation is conducted throughout the country, with particular
focus on the South.
The Capital Punishment Project seeks a limited number of summer interns to
work on active capital litigation and other projects. Working closely with project
attorneys, interns will assist in all aspects of litigation, including legal
research, factual investigation, and drafting of memoranda, affidavits and briefs.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Second year law students are encouraged to apply.
- Interest in the abolishment of the death penalty
- Commitment to civil liberties, civil rights and social justice.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Initiative and commitment to see projects to completion.
The duration of the Summer internships will be between 10-12 weeks. Students
are highly encouraged to seek Public Interest Fellowship funds for the internship.
Arrangements can also be made with the student's law school for work/study stipends.
Summer interns who do not secure funding, or who receive less than $500 per
week from alternative sources, will be eligible for a stipend provided by the
ACLU for the amount of the differential.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please send an application consisting of a cover letter, resume, short writing
sample (5-10 pages) and list of three references to:
Law Student Intern Program
ACLU CPP, Suite 402
201 West Main St.
Durham, NC 27701
Or by email to: rrauch@aclu.org
The application deadline is December 1, 2007, but applications will be
reviewed until the internships are filled. Please indicate in your cover letter
where you found this job posting.
The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with
disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.
The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties
Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the
ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and
share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities
in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting
refers collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU.”
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