Wikimedia Foundation · 1 hour ago
Legal Fellow (Summer 2026)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
$36/hr - $44/hr
Start in 2026 SummerWikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. They are seeking a Legal Fellow for Summer 2026 to provide an immersive in-house experience focusing on Internet law and free knowledge organizations, involving research, drafting agreements, and developing policies under the guidance of an attorney.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Research various legal questions
Draft licensing agreements
Develop internal and external policies
Attend and participate in internal and external meetings
Collaborate on projects
Receive feedback and support
Qualification
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
Completed coursework in some or all of the following areas of law: internet law, freedom of expression (domestic and international), intellectual property, contract drafting, international law, privacy, data security, and/or licensing
Preferred
Candidates with strong research backgrounds 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 these areas are heavily preferred
Multilingual candidates are a plus!
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Company
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation encourages the development and distribution of free educational content with projects such as Wikipedia.
Founded in 2003
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (1)
2024 (4)
2023 (5)
2022 (3)
2021 (1)
2020 (5)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$158.98MKey Investors
Alfred P. Sloan FoundationCraig Newmark PhilanthropiesGoogle.org
2020-01-01Grant· $2.1M
2019-09-10Grant· $2.5M
2019-01-22Grant· $1.1M
Leadership Team
Maryana Iskander
Chief Executive Officer
Denny Vrandečić
Head of Special Projects
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