Summer Legal Associate, Litigation

About the role

The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Its 270+ diverse professionals advance the mission through litigation, legal policy, and advocacy, powering growth to an over $60 million operating budget and a global pro bono network of over 3,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 88 countries, and 140+ law firms, which contributed over $35 million USD in pro bono services last year. The Center’s Strategic Plan aims for half of the world’s population to live under stronger reproductive rights protections by 2030.

The Center’s U.S. Litigation Team seeks enthusiastic, resourceful, and highly organized Summer Legal Associates with a commitment to reproductive rights issues to engage in litigation, legal strategy development, and long‑term theory building. Associates will be immersed in the Center’s dynamic litigation and advocacy work, honing factual and legal research, writing, and analysis skills, and will also have opportunities for social events, networking, and other activities. The position is full‑time for up to 10 weeks, based in the New York City or Washington, D.C. office under a hybrid model of three days in‑office and two days working‑from‑home.

Responsibilities

• Engaging in legal analyses of state and federal statutes and regulations;
• Conducting legal and factual research in connection with active and potential litigation;
• Conducting legal and factual research in connection with long‑term development of strategies and theories for use inside and outside the courts;
• Drafting memos to develop and carry out the Center’s active and potential litigation;
• Participating in meetings with Center attorneys, clients, and co‑counsel;
• Contributing to the Center’s strategic thinking and approach to impact litigation.

Compensation

Summer Legal Associates are highly encouraged to seek outside funding for their placement. The Center will supplement external funding to bring all Associates to a pay rate of $7,000 for the ten‑week program. The position is full‑time for up to 10 weeks, with a hybrid schedule of three days in‑office and two