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ACLU of Pennsylvania · 3 weeks ago

Summer 2026 Legal Intern - First Year Law Student

Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

Start in 2026 Summer

The ACLU of Pennsylvania is seeking first-year law students for their summer internship program, focusing on civil rights litigation. Interns will engage in legal research, drafting, and client interviews while receiving mentorship and feedback from staff attorneys.

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Responsibilities

Interns will draft memoranda, affidavits, and motions; conduct legal and policy research; investigate the prospects of new litigation, including both factual and legal claims; and interview clients and witnesses

Interns attend litigation team meetings and, when possible, depositions and court proceedings

Interns may also have an opportunity to support community-led coalition work on a number of criminal legal system and immigrants’ rights issues

Qualification

Legal researchDrafting legal documentsCivil rights litigationClient interviewingCommitment to diversityCollaborationFeedback openness

Required

Current first year law student

Interest in civil liberties and civil rights

Initiative and energy to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Openness to growth and feedback

Commitment to racial justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination for all employees present in our offices

Benefits

Funding to ensure that all students can share in this opportunity regardless of the funding available from their law schools

Funds to supplement those efforts up to $10,000 per summer intern for 10 weeks to ensure that lack of funding is not an obstacle to an internship with us

Company

ACLU of Pennsylvania

We are the ACLU's Pennsylvania affiliate, defending the Constitution and the Bill of Rights through litigation, advocacy, and community education and outreach.

Founded in 1920