Spring 2026 Graduate Legal Intern Justice Policy & Government Affairs National Political Advocacy Department

The ACLU seeks a Graduate or Legal Intern for the Justice Policy & Government Affairs team within the National Political Advocacy Department of the ACLU’s National office in Washington D.C. This internship is remote. Qualifying applicants must currently be matriculated graduate or legal students and must be based in the U.S. for the entire duration of the internship. The Team: The National Political Advocacy Department (NPAD) works to strengthen the efforts of the ACLU at federal, state, and local levels of government. The department harnesses the political power that comes from having more than eight million members and supporters, as well as affiliates in every state. By organizing grassroots lobbying and issue campaigns using modern tactics, the ACLU seeks to achieve change as profound in the legislative, administrative, and electoral arenas as it has accomplished through the courts. What You’ll Do: Reporting to the Division Director, the intern will support current strategic policy campaigns. The intern will assist with recommending policy options which include outcomes that align with ACLU values and strategies. Your Day to Day - Assist with identifying opportunities to advance civil liberties and civil rights in complex policy areas through multiple methods at the federal, state, and local levels. - Assist with developing strategic legislative and administrative policy options. - Assist with preparing and drafting testimony on pending legislation before Congressional committees or federal regulatory agencies and other legislative or regulatory bodies at the state and local/municipal levels, as relevant. - Assist with coordinating in-depth civil liberties briefings for government officials as pertinent to a...Please mention the word **MERIT** and tag RMjAzLjExMC4yNDcuNTA= when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMjAzLjExMC4yNDcuNTA=). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.