2008 Term-Time Legal Internship-ACLU Racial Justice Program, NY (2/8/2008)
2008 TERM-TIME LEGAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
NOTICE TO LAW STUDENTS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION
Racial Justice Program, NY
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) seeks highly motivated
law students for term-time internship positions in its Racial
Justice Program. The Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend
constitutionally guaranteed and other rights to segments of the population that
historically have been denied those rights on the basis of race, ethnicity or
national origin.
OVERVIEW:
Interns will work with an experienced team of racial justice lawyers in the
ACLU’s National Office in New York City on a broad range of racial justice
issues, particularly in the areas of criminal justice and education. In the
area of criminal justice, RJP is dedicated to reducing the unwarranted targeting
of people of color and the racially disproportionate imposition of incarceration.
We have filed civil challenges to the inadequate provision of defense to adult
and juvenile indigents and pre- and post-9/11 racial profiling. In the area
of education, we seek to ensure that all children have access to quality education,
regardless of race or ethnicity. We have undertaken advocacy, including public
education and community organizing, against the school-to-prison pipeline, and
in the area of school desegregation and affirmative action. RJP also has engaged
international human rights bodies to advocate for the rights of formerly incarcerated
people and people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in all aspects of litigation, including legal research, factual investigation.
- Assist in the drafting of memoranda, affidavits, and briefs.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- All law students are encouraged to apply.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial justice issues, civil rights, and civil
liberties.
- Self-motivated, articulate and capable of complex legal analytical work.
- Excellent legal research and writing skills are essential.
- Experience conducting factual research is also beneficial.
Term-time internships are unpaid. The minimum length of the RJP term-time internship
is 10 weeks and may be extended beyond 12 weeks. Internships require 10-15 hours
of work per week.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should include a cover letter; a resume; two references; and a
writing sample. Applications should be sent to:
2008 Term-Time Internship Program
Racial Justice Program
ACLU Foundation
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
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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