Title: Summer 2024 Legal Intern - Policy

Reports to: Intern Supervisor

Hours: Full-time, exempt, temporary for Summer 2024

Location: Washington, DC

Giffords Law Center, the legal arm of the gun-safety organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, is a nonprofit organization whose team is on a mission to save lives from gun violence. Giffords is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. People of color, trans and gender non-conforming individuals, women, people with differing abilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are seeking candidates for our 2024 summer legal internship program - policy. Legal intern candidates must be current law students who will have completed at least one year of law school prior to the start of the 2024 summer internship. Strong applicants will have excellent research, analysis and writing skills, and a strong desire to learn tangible legal skills while contributing to our team’s mission.

The internship program is full-time (approximately 40 hours a week), temporary position (eight to ten weeks), beginning June 10, 2024. Summer legal interns are paid a weekly salary of $1280. This internship is a hybrid model with at least 1 day a week in the Washington, DC office and the rest of the time working remotely.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Due to the high volume of applicants, no phone calls or emails, please.

The Legal Internship Program - Policy:

Our internship program gives law students the opportunity to work on a cutting-edge public policy issue that is at the forefront of U.S. politics and lawmaking. Legal interns will gain significant experience with statutory and legislative research and analysis, and can expect to work with attorneys on projects in the following areas:

• Legislation/Policy : Work may include reading, analyzing and writing about proposed legislation; researching policy issues; drafting letters of support or opposition to lawmakers; working with grassroots state and local groups to support legislative goals; and possibly attending hearings on pending legislation.
• Print Publications and Website : Work may also include contributing to the development of Giffords Law Center’s print publications and internet-based materials, which provide in-depth factual summaries of federal, state, and local firearms laws and policies.
• Other : The intern will also participate as an integrated member of the legal staff, attend team meetings, and receive constructive feedback about work product from supervising attorneys. The legal intern will work on at least one in-depth gun policy research or analysis project, which the intern may then use as a writing sample.

Legal interns will also participate in a summer-long training program.

Applying + the Interview Process:

To apply, please submit your resume, cover letter of no more than 400 words describing your interest in working with Giffords Law Center (including any relevant life or work experience), writing sample (see below), law school transcript, and contact information for two references. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis. The application deadline is January 15, 2024. Please label all documents: FirstNameLastName_DocumentName (e.g. JayDoe_CoverLetter)

Writing Sample: Please answer the following question in 400-500 words: Which gun violence
prevention issue area would you be most interested in working on as a policy intern with
Giffords Law Center this summer and why? Please reference at least one existing law or
proposed bill (at the federal or state level) on the issue.

We will begin interviewing applicants the week of January 16th with the expectation that offers will be extended no later than the week of February 12th.

GIFFORDS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an environment that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion. People of color, trans individuals, gender non-conforming individuals, women, people with differing abilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.