ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE
JOB DESCRIPTION
Title: Civil Rights Intern
Reports To: Nina Sundell, Regional Director
Dept/Office: Ohio/Kentucky/Allegheny Region/Cleveland
Division: Civil Rights
REQUIREMENTS:
Educational: Applicants must be either incoming second or third year law students.
Prior Experience: Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to First Amendment issues. Preference will be given to those applicants with demonstrated involvement in scholarship or employment that promotes civil rights.
SKILLS:
Computer: Westlaw, Internet research
Written: Applicant must be able to communicate effectively in writing to both legal and non-legal audiences. Applicant must be familiar with traditional legal forms of writing.
Verbal: Applicant must be able to effectively communicate orally to both legal and non-legal audiences.
Other: Applicant must have high level legal research skills.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary: Intern will oversee the Region’s Summer Associate Program and will engage in local legal research projects.
Secondary: Perform non-legal research duties as necessary to support the work of the Civil Rights Division.
Resumes should be sent to nsundell@adl.org for consideration.