Job o’ the Day: Summer 2013 Legal Internship with the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. in San Francisco
Do you have an interest in both non-profit organizations and technology? These two don’t overlap often, but – luckily for techie-turned-law-students – they have. The Wikimedia Foundation’s Office of General Counsel is looking for summer interns to help encourage the growth, development and distribution of free digital content, and to continue providing the full content of these wiki-projects to the public free of charge.
From the PSJD job posting:
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that runs Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, is looking for legal interns for Summer 2013! The Office of the General Counsel runs a legal internship program to educate and train promising law students or recent graduates in the areas of Internet law and free knowledge organizations. The interns would work 40 hours per week at the Wikimedia Foundation’s downtown San Francisco office.
The Wikimedia Foundation faces a multitude of legal issues ranging from complex copyright questions to international freedom of speech issues to mobile development to internal corporate compliance. Because of the wide array of legal issues, the interns will be assigned challenging projects based on their particular interests and strengths. These projects could range from researching a particular legal question to drafting licensing agreements to developing internal and external policies. Each intern will receive individualized projects that they will be expected to spearhead under the supervision and guidance of an attorney from the Office of the General Counsel. Interns will work closely with their supervising attorney — attending and participating in internal and external meetings, collaborating on projects, receiving feedback and support, and generally learning about the practical dimensions of practicing law in-house at a web-based company.
Wikimedia is seeking applicants with an interest in free culture issues, open source software and Creative Commons licensing. Successful applicants will also demonstrate experience working with large online user communities and coursework in internet law, freedom of speech and contracts, among others. For more information on application instructions, qualifications and salary, view the full listing at PSJD.org (log-in required)!