Reproductive Rights Project- Legal Internship
Spring and Summer 2009

The Reproductive Rights Project is a program of the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York State affiliate of the ACLU. The RRP engages in complex and pro-active litigation, public education and advocacy to ensure access to reproductive health care for individuals in New York, particularly those most vulnerable to the anti-choice agenda: low income women, women of color and young people. The RRP broadly defines reproductive rights to include not only defense of abortion rights but also care related to sexual health, equal treatment of pregnant women in employment, accurate and uncensored sex and HIV/AIDS education in the schools, and equal educational opportunity for pregnant and parenting teenagers.

The RRP is seeking law student applicants for spring and summer internships. Interns will participate in litigation, legal analysis, legislative analysis, public education and advocacy regarding a broad range of issues including: abortion, family planning, reproductive health care coverage in public and private insurance, confidentiality in health care, HIV/AIDS and sex education, pregnancy discrimination, defending clinics against anti-choice efforts, contraceptive equity, childcare and reproductive technology.

NYCLU is proud to be an affirmative action employer. All people of color, women, persons with disabilities and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered or intersex are encouraged to apply.

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume and legal writing sample to:

NYCLU Reproductive Rights Project
125 Broad Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10004
rrp@nyclu.org

Please include “RRP Internship” and the term you are applying for in your subject line.

Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Applications for spring semester internships will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 15, 2008.

Applications for summer internships will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 2, 2009.