Job Title: United States Litigation Program Summer 2022 Law Student Internship

Department: U.S. Programs, US Litigation

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the global leader in using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Nairobi, and Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals. The Center's compelling human rights mission and reputation for excellence and cutting-edge legal work has powered its exceptional growth trajectory to an operating budget of over $40 million and won the respect of the world's leading law firms, as reflected in the additional $29 million annually in donated legal services, representing the work last year of 820 lawyers in 46 countries.

The overarching goal of the Center's new Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world's population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they do today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since its founding in 1992, the Center's game-changing litigation and advocacy, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, contraception, abortion, and assisted reproduction. It has won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights, and has built the legal capacity of women's rights advocates in more than 60 countries and counting.

To learn more about the Center for Reproductive Rights, go to www.reproductiverights.org. To learn more about our DEI Organizational Commitments, go here.

The Role: The Center's U.S. Litigation Program is looking for enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly organized interns with a commitment to reproductive rights issues to engage in a variety of projects related to litigation. Interns will be immersed in the Center's fast-paced litigation and have an opportunity to hone their legal research and writing skills. The Center's summer internship program also includes opportunities for lunches with experts in the field, social events, networking opportunities, and other activities.

The internship is full-time for up to 10 weeks. Interns will work remotely. Interns must obtain outside funding or be able to receive academic credit for their internship. The Center can assist candidates who cannot receive funding from their law schools to apply for funding from other sources.

Primary Responsibilities:

Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable reproductive rights litigation experience. The scope of the internship will include, but is not limited to:

• Legal analyses of state and federal statutes and regulations;
• Conducting legal and factual research in connection with active and potential litigation;
• Writing memos to develop and carry out the Center's active and potential litigation;
• Participating in meetings with Center attorneys, clients, and co-counsel; and
• Contributing to the Center's strategic thinking and approach to impact litigation.

Qualifications:

• Completed at least one year of law school by June 2022;
• Strong legal research and writing skills;
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; and
• Demonstrated interest in reproductive rights, gender justice, and/or other public interest issues.

Critical Competencies:

• Strategic thinking: Applies big-picture thinking while also focusing on the details of implementation.
• Decisiveness: Consistently makes sound decisions in a timely manner supportive of the Center's mission, core values, and strategic objectives. Blends vision and judgment.
• Collaboration: Brings a track record of working effectively with various and diverse individuals and groups, and a willingness to actively listen and invite different views and opinions across all levels of the institution to build alignment in support of a common goal.
• Receives and Provides Direct Feedback: Actively gives and requests feedback to and from peers, supervisors and direct reports (if applicable) about work products, behaviors, values, style and approaches with a view on how this impacts self, other individuals and teams.
• Transparency: Consistently applies openness and honesty in communicating decisions and plans to team members.
• Commitment to learn: Applies a growth mentality to their own and their team's (if applicable) development. Promotes a culture of learning by modeling inquisitiveness and an openness to viewing mistakes as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• Passion for Coaching, and Mentoring Staff: Empowers and motivates employees and creates opportunities for learning, development, and leadership, with a focus on harnessing skills for the future development of team members. (if applicable)
• Accountability: Follows through on each commitment made to individual contributors, teams and partners and proactively informs others of any delays that occur along the way. Holds team members accountable.
• Integrity: Possesses impeccable integrity and personal and professional values that are consistent with the Center's high standards and mission.
• Empathy: Serves as an empathetic, approachable leader who engenders trust and confidence. (if applicable)
• Adaptability/Flexibility: Demonstrates comfort with ambiguity and calculated risk.

How to Apply: Please complete the application below to apply. A cover letter, resume, and writing sample of no more than 10 pages must be included in your application. Please indicate in your cover letter whether you have outside funding or can receive academic credit for your summer internship. Please include these application materials as attachments.

Deadline for applications: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

To learn more about our DEI Organizational Commitments, go here. The Center for Reproductive Rights is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring, and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.

Please note that all genuine Center openings must be applied through the Center website. The Center does not charge a fee at any stage in the recruitment process (application, interviews, or selection). Nor does it request any medical examinations or bank account inform as part of this process. If someone contacts you on behalf of the Center requesting payment for your application please notify talent@reprorights.org before taking any further action.