Winter Justice Undergraduate Internship | Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
Winter Justice Undergraduate Internship
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $17.95
Closing Date: November 21, 2025
The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute that seeks to improve the systems of democracy and justice in the United States. We work to hold our political institutions and laws accountable to the twin American ideals of democracy and equal justice for all. The Brennan Center’s work ranges from voting rights to campaign finance reform, from ending mass incarceration to preserving Constitutional protections in the fight against terrorism. Part think tank, part advocacy group, part cutting edge communications hub, we start with rigorous research. We craft innovative policies. And we fight for them – in Congress and the states, in the courts, and in the court of public opinion.
The Justice Program works to expose the huge social and economic costs of mass incarceration. We debunk false claims about rising crime, fight for reforms to sentencing and bail, and develop transformative legislative proposals. Focusing on prison and jail reform, sharing accurate crime data, and the social and economic harms of mass incarceration, the Justice Program seeks to create a safer, fairer, and more humane criminal justice system.
We are seeking an intern to provide administrative and clerical support to staff in our office in our Justice Program for the month of January. It is preferred for applicants to be eligible for academic credit or a stipend from their institution during this internship.
Note: This internship is in-person at our New York City office in January 2026. Candidates must be able to come in-person Monday through Thursday for the month of January 2026, with some flexibility for exact start and end dates.
Responsibilities and Work Description:
The winter session intern will assist with research work for the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. Additionally, there will be opportunities to attend and observe substantive meetings, events, and conversations on program work. Specifically, the winter session intern will have an opportunity to assist with projects including but not limited to: assisting with research on policies, programs, and laws that improve conditions in prisons; research on state and federal legislation that improves outcomes for those impacted by the justice system; assistance with planning programmatic events; and research on rapid response issues related to the justice program’s broader work.
