Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mercy For Animals is an animal protection organization seeking legal interns to support efforts to end the exploitation of animals for food. The role involves researching and analyzing laws, drafting memoranda, reviewing undercover footage, executing campaigns, and assisting with litigation, policy, administration, and legal compliance.
Responsibilities
- Assist on high-impact projects, such as campaigns, litigation, and policy work
- Research and analyze federal, state, and local laws
- Draft memoranda
- Review undercover footage
- Execute campaigns
- Assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks pertaining to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance
Skills
- The Raskin legal internship program is open to current law students and to lawyers with a license to practice law in at least one U.S. state
- Raskin legal interns will work up to 29 hours per week for eight to 12 weeks
- This opportunity is remote
Benefits
- Paid legal internships for interns who do not receive funding through their law schools
- This opportunity is remote
- Raskin legal interns will meet virtually at least twice per week with their attorney supervisor
- Raskin legal interns will meet with one another virtually once a week
- Educational sessions with various Mercy For Animals teams, such as investigations, campaigns, policy, and organizing
- Raskin legal interns will be invited to attend a virtual event with members of the Raskin family
- After the internship ends, Mercy For Animals will host biannual virtual meetings for the Raskin legal interns with their legal staff and members of the Raskin family
- Paid internships during the fall and spring, which can be completed remotely
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