Human Rights First welcomes applications for fall research interns in its Law and Security Program. Interns will be based in HRF’s Washington, DC office and will commit to 15 – 20 hours of work per week, for a minimum 10-12 week period. This is an unpaid internship.

Responsibilities may include:
• Supporting program staff through legal and factual research and drafting of memoranda on initiatives concerning U.S. national security policy, torture and other prisoner abuse, indefinite detention without trial, fair trial requirements, and accountability and right to access to remedies for human rights abuses;

The Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law is a non-partisan public policy and law institute that focuses on fundamental issues of democracy and justice. Our work ranges from voting rights to redistricting reform, from access to the courts to presidential power in the fight against terrorism. A singular institution—part think tank, part public interest law firm, part advocacy group—the Brennan Center combines scholarship, legislative and legal advocacy, and communications to win meaningful, measurable change in the public sector.

Each semester, the Brennan Center hosts 4-6 legal interns to work on cutting edge legal issues, including national security issues raised by the Patriot Act, expanding voter registration, strengthening campaign finance laws, and improving access to the courts. Our research, policy development and advocacy focus on systemic reform that would combat lasting legacies of discrimination and inequality. Interns will assist attorneys with litigation, scholarship, public education, legislative counseling, and advocacy, with an emphasis on legal research and writing.