Fall 2024 Legal Fellow
About Reproductive Freedom for All (Formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America)
For more than 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All and its chapters have fought to protect and expand reproductive freedom —including access to abortion and contraception — for everybody. We are powered by our more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who believe every person should have the freedom to make the best decision for themselves about if, when, and how to raise a family.
Reproductive Freedom for All centers diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our organization and our work. Continuously learning from our history, we hold ourselves accountable to achieve reproductive freedom with equitable access for everybody. As the oldest and largest national membership organization primarily focused on advocating for abortion access, we organize and mobilize, galvanizing millions of people to take action to defend reproductive freedom, and shining a spotlight of accountability on bad actors who work to impose their ideological agenda on others. We also work to elect champions for reproductive freedom and advance state and federal legislation to safeguard it. For more information on Reproductive Freedom for All, please visit our website.
Job Details
Compensation: $21/hour
Start Date: September 23, 2024
End Date: December 6, 2024
Location: This position will be fully remote
Hours: Part-time; 37.5 hours per week, with flexible hours as needed.
In this internship, you will:
- Analyze state and federal laws and policies related to reproductive freedom;
- Assist in researching state legislation, and laws and policies related to reproductive freedom;
- Assist in background research on federal judicial and executive nominees;
- Assist in monitoring and background research on rumored executive and judicial nominees for an incoming administration;
- Assist in tracking Supreme Court cases related to reproductive freedom;
- Other research projects as assigned;
- Assist with department administrative tasks, as needed;
- Collaborate with other Reproductive Freedom for All departments as needed;
- Attend virtual briefings and other policy events with Reproductive Freedom for All staff
- Be actively involved in drafting/contributing to various assignments, including those related to:
- Federal nominations
- Researching the complete record of every federal judicial nominee and select executive nominees; evaluating whether they have a record on reproductive freedom (if so, producing a profile on the nominee and working with the federal GR team and nominations coalition on advocacy);
- Tracking nominations and where they are at in each step of the process;
- Tracking federal judicial vacancies.
- Court reform: Assist our work on court reform, including finalizing a memo on term limits, monitoring legislation to reform the Court and other tasks as assigned;
- Case tracking (and supporting post-SCOTUS term resources);
- Administrative/regulatory work: Support with writing comments or sign ons for various administrative actions;
- Hearing/vote monitoring: assist team with monitoring floor and committee votes and hearings related to reproductive freedom issues.
- Federal nominations
In this internship, you will learn:
- Legal research and analysis skills;
- Legislative/policy review and analysis skills;
- Advocacy skills and working within coalition dynamics;
- Writing skills (administrative/legal writing and advocacy/policy writing).
We're looking for someone who:
- Has completed at least one year of law school;
- Earned a four-year college degree;
- Has experience in Westlaw and legal research;
- Has excellent writing and research skills;
- Has excellent organizational skills that help you work on multiple projects at once, meet deadlines consistently in a fast-paced environment, and work well with others;
- Demonstrates an alignment with our organization’s values and mission.
Reproductive Freedom for All does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or political affiliation.
Candidates with backgrounds, identities, and experiences that are historically underrepresented in reproductive freedom non-profits are encouraged to apply.