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Albany, NY

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To thrive as a Fall Legal Intern, you typically need strong legal research and writing skills, attention to detail, and enrollment in or recent graduation from an accredited law school. Familiarity with legal research databases like Westlaw or LexisNexis and proficiency in Microsoft Office are commonly expected. Excellent communication, time management, and teamwork abilities help interns stand out when working with attorneys and handling multiple assignments. These competencies are crucial for supporting casework, producing high-quality legal documents, and adapting to the fast-paced environment of legal practice.

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As a Fall Legal Intern, you can expect to work on a variety of assignments such as conducting legal research, drafting memoranda, assisting with case preparation, and observing court proceedings or client meetings. Interns often collaborate closely with attorneys and paralegals, gaining hands-on experience in legal analysis, document review, and case strategy. The workload and specific tasks may vary depending on the practice area and size of the organization, but interns are generally given meaningful projects that contribute to the team’s goals. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical legal skills and gain insight into the daily operations of a law office or legal department.

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A Fall Legal Internship is a temporary, educational position offered to law students or recent graduates during the autumn semester. Interns typically work with law firms, government agencies, or non-profit organizations, gaining hands-on experience by assisting with legal research, drafting documents, and observing court proceedings. These internships provide valuable exposure to the legal profession and help students develop practical skills and professional connections. Fall Legal Internships may be full-time or part-time and can be paid or unpaid, depending on the organization.
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Fall 2026 Legal Intern, Racial Justice Program

Fall 2026 Legal Intern, Racial Justice Program

ACLU - Internships

New York, NY • On-site, Remote

Part-time, Internship

Posted 12 days ago

Job description

About the Role
The ACLU seeks a Fall Legal Intern in the Racial Justice Programof the ACLU's National office in New York City. 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 Racial Justice Program (RJP) is part of the ACLU's Trone Center for Justice and Equality. RJP challenges racial discrimination and other practices and policies that have a direct or disparate impact on communities of color, including Native American communities and people who reside in U.S. territories. RJP has a particular emphasis on health equity, education, housing, indigenous justice, reentry, and economic justice issues. To advance its work, RJP, working with the ACLU's 53 affiliates nationwide, uses litigation, legislative advocacy, and public education to challenge unequal educational, housing, and employment opportunities, unfair lending practices, attacks on civil rights, and a range of civil and criminal justice system practices that unfairly target communities of color.
What You'll Do:
The intern will be responsible for conducting legal and factual research and otherwise supporting RJP's ongoing litigation, investigations, and advocacy efforts.
Your Day to Day:
  • Conducting legal and factual research
  • Reviewing and coding discovery productions
  • Producing and editing memos, research reports, drafts of briefing, etc.
  • Participating in team meetings
  • Centering 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:
Applicants should be current law school students who will have completed their first year of school before the internship commences. Applicants should possess the following:
  • Excellent research, writing, and verbal communication skills
  • Initiative to see projects through to completion
  • Demonstrated commitment to public interest law, civil liberties, and racial justice
  • Commitment to the mission of the ACLU
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.
  • 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 8 or September 21.
  • Stipend: This position is course credit only. This internship must be tied to the intern's formal education program by integrated coursework or the receipt of academic credit.

Priority Application Deadline: July 5, 2026
While there is a priority deadline, our project is committed to reviewing all applications on a rolling basis until the closing of posting.
Why the ACLU
For over 100 years, the ACLU has worked to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it's ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBTQ+ community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people.
Our Commitment to Accessibility, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Accessibility, equity, diversity, and inclusion are core values of the ACLU and central to our work to advance liberty, equality, and justice for all. For us diversity, equity and inclusion are not just check-the-box activities, but a chance for us to make long-term meaningful change. We are a community committed to learning and growth, humility and grace, transparency and accountability. We believe in a collective responsibility to create a culture of belonging for all people within our organization - one that respects and embraces difference; treats everyone equitably; and empowers our colleagues to do the best work possible. We are as committed to anti-oppression and anti-racism internally as we are externally. Because whether we're in the courts or in the office, we believe 'We the People' means all of us.
With this commitment in mind, we strongly encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
The ACLU is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need assistance applying online, please email benefits.hrdept@aclu.org. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request accommodations for the interview process.
In order to be considered for this position, all candidates must formally submit an application. The ACLU does not accept unsolicited calls or emails from candidates regarding their application status.

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