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Legal Intern supporting Mercy For Animals’ animal-protection advocacy through legal research, memoranda, litigation, campaigns, and policy projects. Remote summer program with attorney supervision and nonprofit compliance work.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with high-impact campaigns, litigation, and policy projects
- Research and analyze federal, state, and local laws
- Draft memoranda
- Review undercover footage
- Execute campaigns
- Assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks related to nonprofit administration and legal compliance
- Meet virtually at least twice per week with an attorney supervisor
- Attend Mercy For Animals legal-team meetings and other internal events
- Meet virtually with fellow interns once a week
- Attend educational sessions with investigations, campaigns, policy, and organizing teams
Requirements:
- Open to current law students
- Lawyers with a license to practice law in at least one U.S. state may apply
- Commitment of at least eight weeks
- Availability to work up to 29 hours per week for eight to 12 weeks
Benefits:
- Paid legal internship
- Interns who do not receive funding through their law schools will earn $20/hour
- Virtual community-building meetings with fellow interns
- Educational sessions with Mercy For Animals teams
- Virtual event with members of the Raskin family
- Biannual virtual meetings with Mercy For Animals legal staff and members of the Raskin family after the internship
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