<h2>About the Role</h2> The ACLU seeks a Summer Legal Intern in the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project of the ACLU’s National office in New York, NY. This position can be remote or hybrid. Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship. <h2>The Team:</h2> The Speech, Privacy and Technology Project is dedicated to protecting and expanding the First Amendment freedoms of expression, association, and inquiry; expanding the right to privacy and increasing the control that individuals have over their personal information; and ensuring that civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by new advances in science and technology. The project is currently litigating cases and conducting other advocacy efforts on a variety of issues, including political protest, freedom of expression online, privacy of electronic information, journalists’ rights, scientific and academic freedom, openness in the courts, privacy rights at the border, and the impact of big data and algorithmic decision-making. <h2>What You’ll Do:</h2> The legal intern will be responsible for working alongside the team and assisting in all aspects of litigation. <h2>Your Day to Day:</h2> <ul> <li>Conduct legal research and analysis to support new and active litigation projects</li> <li>Aid in drafting of legal memoranda, pleadings, affidavits, motions, and briefs</li> <li>Draft and edit public education and non-litigation advocacy materials</li> <li>Provide support and assistance to ACLU affiliates and cooperating attorneys</li> </ul> This posting provides a general but not comprehensive list of the opportunities of the internship. <h2>What You'll Bring:</h2> The internship is open to students who are in law school who have completed their first year of school before the internship commences, or are in an LLM program. Interns should pos

Summer 2027 Legal Intern, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

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