Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Capital Punishment Project

<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>The ACLU seeks a <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Legal</strong> Intern in the <strong>Capital Punishment Project, Justice Division </strong>of the ACLU’s National office in <strong>Durham, N.C. </strong>This is a <strong>hybrid</strong> position.</p> <p><strong>Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship.</strong></p> <h2><strong>The Team:</strong></h2> <p>The Capital Punishment Project, part of the ACLU’s Center for Justice, challenges the unfairness and arbitrariness of capital punishment while working toward the ultimate goal of abolishing the death penalty. The Project engages in public advocacy and strategic litigation, including the direct representation of capital defendants, challenges to systemic problems in the administration of capital punishment, and amicus briefing.</p> <h2><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></h2> <p>The intern will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working with Capital Punishment Project. The<strong> </strong>intern will be responsible for legal and policy research, and legal writing for the Capital Punishment Project. </p> <h2><strong>Your Day to Day:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Conducting legal and policy research </li> <li>Drafting memoranda, affidavits, and briefs </li> <li>Researching prospects for new litigation, including both factual and legal claims </li> <li>Researching and drafting materials for public education</li> <li><span class="TextRun SCXW221040360 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221040360 BCX8">Support in preparation for and during court cases, such as depositions, oral </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221040360 BCX8">arguments</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221040360 BCX8">, hearings, or trial</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW221040360 BCX8">s</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW221040360 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></li> </ul> <h2><strong>What You'll Bring:</strong></h2> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",201341986,"1",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">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: </span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"134245418":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">A demonstrated/ strong interest in the abolition of the death penalty and a commitment to civil rights </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent research, wri