Summer 2027 Undergraduate Intern, Speech, Privacy and Technology Project

<h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>The ACLU seeks a full-time <strong>Summer</strong> <strong>Undergraduate</strong> Intern in the <strong>Speech, Privacy and Technology Project</strong><strong> </strong>of the ACLU’s National office in <strong>New York City. </strong>This position can be remote or hybrid.</p> <p><strong>Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated undergraduate 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 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.</p> <h2><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></h2> <p>The undergraduate summer internship is designed to provide interns with the opportunity to learn about public interest work, explore personal research opportunities, and engage in legal advocacy and public writing for issues on which the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project focuses. There are no educational prerequisites for the position, and applicants need not have any background nor prior knowledge in pre-law, technology, or science-related fields. The Project strongly encourages people of color, women, LGBTQ+ people, and people with disabilities to apply.</p> <h2><strong>Your Day to Day:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Conducting research on issues relating to free speech, privacy and technology</li> <li>Preparing, producing and developing litigation and advocacy materials</li> <li>Drafting posts for the ACLU blog</li> <li>Conducting research on Freedom of Information Act requests</li> <li>Attending meetings to gain firsthand knowledge of active cases and advocacy projects</li> <li>Assisting with litigation and advocacy projects</li> <li>Assisting with the maintenance of case files</li> <li>Assisting in administrative support and other maintenance tasks to support the work of the project</li> <li>Proposing independent research projects relating to free speech, privacy and technology</li> </ul> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW109682137 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW109682137 BCX8">This posting provides a general but not comprehensive list of the opportunities of the internship.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW109682137 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <h2><strong>What You'll Bring:</strong></h2> <p><span class="TextRun SCXW239800517 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW239800517 BCX8">The undergraduate internship is open to students who have completed at least one year of their undergraduate program before the internship commences.</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW239800517 BCX8" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"> <span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW239800517 BCX8">Undergraduate interns</span> <