The Liberty Justice Center offers a rich educational opportunity for law students to contribute to a
cutting-edge public interest law firm. The Liberty Justice Center is a national nonprofit,
nonpartisan public interest litigation center that represents clients at no charge. We are litigating
in more than two dozen states to protect the Constitution and America’s founding principles. Our
litigation focuses on workers’ rights, specifically related to our victory in the 2018 U.S. Supreme
Court case Janus v. AFSCME, educational opportunity, free speech, and economic liberty. The Liberty
Justice Center is not your typical public interest law firm; we focus only on precedent-setting work,
and take on only specific types of cases that we believe will achieve the most good for everyday
Americans.
Liberty Justice Center interns play an important role on the team. From day one, they will report to
an experienced constitutional litigator and be assigned work from our portfolio of unique cases.
Interns engage in intensive legal research, legal writing, review information from prospective and
current clients, prepare correspondence on behalf of the firm, and may be called upon to perform
investigative and discovery work as well as participate in other litigation duties. Legal interns will
gain insight and experience into the day-to-day operations of a public interest law firm, and learn
what differentiates this type of law practice from other fields. Best of all, they will have the
opportunity to work on a high-achieving team motivated by a shared belief in protecting
Americans’ Constitutional rights in some of the most important and interesting cases in the
country.
Successful applicants have a strong work ethic and the drive and willingness to put in the work to
get the job done. They share a commitment to classical liberal principles, including individual
liberty, limited government and the free-market.
Interns are expected to work 15 – 25 hours a week. Liberty Justice Center interns are paid $20/hour.
Interns work remotely. (Eligible for HLS pro bono credit only if unpaid.)
We can work with students to provide a work schedule that accommodates their academic
obligations. Spring internship applications are due by December 15, 2024.
To apply for an internship opportunity, please email a cover letter, resume, law school transcript,
and two legal writing samples to Morgan Bowles at morgan@libertyjusticecenter.org. Your cover
letter should state your law school year and why you would be a great addition to the Liberty Justice
Center team. Copy Lee Mestre (lmestre@law.harvard.edu) in the HLS Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs.