Jobs’o’th’Week (Internship Edition)
From now on, we’re changing things up with this series! In an effort to highlight more opportunities, we will be briefly mentioning several new opportunities on PSJD. Each week, the positions highlighted will likely have a common theme, such as the same job type, hiring employer, or legal practice area.
To kick things off, we’re focusing on fall internships working on racial justice issues with five different organizations. Although these organizations are located across the country, most are hiring interns to work remotely!
American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana (New Orleans, LA)
The ACLU of Louisiana is devoted to the protection of civil rights and civil liberties from government abuse and overreach. The ACLU seeks fall externs to work on its newest initiative “Just Lab: Putting Racist Policing on Trial.” As a team member on this project, externs will process case intakes, draft complaints for litigation, and help implement the Initiative’s restorative justice platform.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
Shriver Center on Poverty Law (Chicago, IL)
The Shriver Center on Poverty Law litigates, advocates, and educates to promote economic and racial justice. Their work strives for a future free from racism, poverty, and the interlocking systems that fuel these inequities. The Shriver Center seeks legal interns to join the Advocacy Team. Interns will provide research and writing to support litigation and policy efforts.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work required.
Advancement Project (Washington, DC)
The mission of the Advancement Project is to eliminate structural racism and ensure power is given to people of color. Their work focuses on voting rights, immigrant justice, mass incarceration and policing, and the school-to-prison pipeline. The Advancement Project seeks interns committed to racial justice and civil rights issues. Interns will contribute research and writing to attorneys, organizations, and communications strategists.
Follow this link to learn more.
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (Brooklyn, NY)
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) is a national resource and strategy center for people with HIV and their advocates. By providing high-quality legal and policy materials in an online database, CHLP supports and advances initiatives that are grounded in social justice, science, and public health. CHLP seeks legal interns to contribute legal research and writing to various projects including the Positive Justice Project, Teen SENSE, the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition, and the HIV Policy Resource Bank.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (Washington, DC)
The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY) is a coalition and clearinghouse that coordinates, develops, and supports efforts to implement fair and age-appropriate sentences for youth. CFSY seeks legal interns to support litigation and policy advocacy efforts. Interns will contribute research and writing on topics such as parole eligibility for youth, mitigating sentencing factors, and challenges presented in proposed state legislation.
Follow this link to learn more. **Remote work may be a possibility.