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ABA Death Penalty Representation Project • Undergraduate Legal Intern • Chicago, Illinois, United States • 2w ago

Undergraduate Internship

The Undergraduate Internship is for a current college student for the duration of a semester or summer. The intern will work a flexible part-time schedule during the fall and spring semesters (15-20 hours) and full-time (37.5 hours) during the summer. This is an unpaid position, but students may seek academic credit for their work.

Newsletter & Blog: The Project publishes a quarterly newsletter called the Project Press that is distributed to our contacts in the capital community. Interns propose and write death penalty-related content for the newsletter that includes state repeal efforts, Supreme Court decisions, and other noteworthy developments. Interns will also be asked to produce posts on breaking news and developments for the Project Blog.
Case Research: The Project regularly receives requests from public defenders, pro bono counsel, and occasionally inmates and their loved ones, requesting assistance in their cases. Interns may be asked to research the facts of the case and report their findings to Project staff.
Website: The Project maintains a website that contains resources for attorneys representing capital defendants. Interns may be asked to assist with keeping the site records updated and posting new items. A working knowledge of website maintenance and social media is helpful.
Editing: The Project maintains thousands of resource materials on the death penalty from both national and international sources. The intern may be asked to edit and format these documents and keep detailed accounts of all files. Applicants with great attention to detail are highly preferred.
Other duties as assigned: Interns are encouraged to explore areas of interest to them while interning at the Project, and creativity and initiative are highly valued. Interns are expected to be self-starters, motivated, and interested in contributing significantly to the Project and its mission.