2009 Summer Internship-ACLU Racial Justice Program, NY (10/2/2008)
2009 SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
RACIAL JUSTICE PROGRAM, NY
The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU) seeks
highly motivated law students for Internship Opportunities
for the Summer of 2009 in its Racial Justice Program (RJP).
The Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed
rights as well as other rights, to segments of the population that historically
have been denied those rights on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin.
Interns will work with an experienced team of racial justice attorneys in the
ACLU’s New York City National Office on a broad range of issues, particularly
in the areas of criminal justice and education. In the area of criminal justice,
RJP is dedicated to reducing the unwarranted targeting of people of color and
the racially disproportionate imposition of incarceration. We have filed civil
challenges to the inadequate provision of defense to adult and juvenile indigents
and pre- and post-9/11 racial profiling.
In the area of education, we seek to ensure that all children have access to
quality education, regardless of race or ethnicity. We have undertaken advocacy,
including public education and community organizing, against the school-to-prison
pipeline and in the area of school desegregation and affirmative action. RJP
also has engaged international human rights bodies to advocate for the rights
of formerly incarcerated people and people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW:
A commitment of 10 – 12 weeks is required. Interns assist in all aspects
of litigation, including legal research, factual investigation, and the drafting
of memoranda, affidavits, and briefs.
QUALIFICATIONS:
First and second-year law students are encouraged to apply. Applicants should
have a demonstrated commitment to racial justice issues, civil rights, and civil
liberties. They should be self-motivated, articulate and capable of performing
complex legal analytical work. Excellent legal research and writing skills are
essential. Experience conducting factual research is also beneficial.
Students are highly encouraged to seek Public Interest Fellowship funds for
the internship. Arrangements can also be made with the student’s law school
for work/study stipends. However, summer interns who do not secure funding may
be eligible for a stipend provided by the Project.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications should be postmarked no later than November 1, 2008, for
2Ls, and no later than January 15, 2008, for 1Ls.
Applications should include a cover letter; a resume; two letters of recommendation;
and a writing sample and be send to:
Marika Plater
Internship Coordinator
RE: Summer Internship Program 2009
Racial Justice Program
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004
The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer and encourages women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and
lesbians and gay men to apply.
The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties
Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the
ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and
share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities
in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting
refers collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU.”
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