Wikimedia Foundation · 1 day ago

Legal Fellow (Summer 2025)

United States

Internship

Remote

Intern

$34/hr - $53/hr

Start in 2025 Summer

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Comp. & Benefits

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Responsibilities

Researching various legal questions

Drafting licensing agreements

Developing internal and external policies

Attending and participating in internal and external meetings

Collaborating on projects

Receiving feedback and support

Learning about the practical dimensions of practicing law in-house at a web-based company

Qualification

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Internet lawFreedom of expressionIntellectual propertyContract draftingCreative Commons licensingDrafting agreementsDrafting policiesWikisDigital rightsOpen source softwareData security

Required

High energy for and commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's free knowledge mission, including an interest in free culture issues, digital rights, open source software, Creative Commons licensing, etc.

A good sense of humor and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment that demands fast turn-arounds.

Intellectual curiosity and flexibility that makes them enjoy tackling difficult and ambiguous problems in creative ways.

The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment and work on a team with diverse demographic and cultural characteristics.

Excellent writing skills that can be adapted to communicate complex legal concepts to a large audience with varying (or no) backgrounds in law.

Preferred

Candidates with strong research backgrounds are preferred.

Candidates with experience working with large online user communities (or at least the desire to) are preferred.

Candidates with experience with wikis or Wikimedia projects are preferred.

Candidates with experience and/or coursework in drafting agreements and/or policies are preferred.

Students who have experience in internet law, freedom of expression (domestic and international), intellectual property, contract drafting, international law, privacy, data security, and/or licensing are heavily preferred.

Multilingual candidates are a plus!

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