Government Accountability Project is the leading international whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. By litigating whistleblower cases, publicizing whistleblowers’ disclosures, and developing legal reforms, our mission is to protect the public interest by promoting government and corporate accountability. Founded in 1977, we are a non-profit, non-partisan public interest legal organization that has helped thousands of whistleblowers raise the alarm on issues ranging from climate science censorship to unsafe food and drugs to nuclear safety threats to illegal surveillance of American citizens. Our most recent work with whistleblowers has exposed immigration detention abuses, the politicization of the Department of Justice and the U.S. Agency for Global Media, and accountability failures related to the Norfolk Southern rail disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.

This position is supervised by the Senior Director of Advocacy & Strategy, Dana Gold. Common projects will include creating content for the Democracy Protection Initiative, supporting advocacy partnerships, and assisting in Government Accountability Project’s work defending democracy. Writing-intensive work, including research and public-facing communications, will be common.

Applicants should demonstrate:

  • Attention to detail
  • Motivation for work related to whistleblowing and democracy protection
  • Superior writing ability
  • Ability to work well in remote environments

Desired qualifications include:

  • Current Law Student (1L, 2L, 3L)
  • Undergrad student
  • Grad student
  • Previous experiences working in writing-intensive roles

To apply for this internship, please complete the form linked here. This internship is unpaid. The position is (some availability during business hours required). Hours each week are at the discretion of the hiring manager, and an estimate should be included in the application form.

This form is due by Aug 17th at 11:59 PM EST. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Hiring managers will reach out as needed to request interviews. Notification of the final decision can be expected by the end of July or early August. The internship term is flexible and dependent on the mutual needs of the intern and Government Accountability Project.

Questions should be directed to Government Accountability Project’s Intern Coordinator, Ana Richie, at anar@whistleblower.org.

Enrollment

If accepted into the internships, students are required to meet with OCP advisor Sirrah Dobbert to go over the Independent Clinical Program application and requirements.  Once the independent clinical application has been received and approved, OCP will coordinate registration for accepted students.