What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jurisprudence Intern position at Slate?
Slate’s Jurisprudence section is seeking a paid spring editorial intern. This position is remote. You’ll be collaborating directly with our Jurisprudence team to produce legal coverage for the site, including writing articles on Supreme Court opinions. Our ideal applicant is a law student who obsessively follows Slate’s legal coverage and is able to distill complex legal topics into popularly accessible commentary, preferably with a strong editorial perspective.
Slate is committed to excellence through diversity, which involves attracting talented people from diverse backgrounds and traditions. We encourage everyone to apply.
The internship pays minimum wage in your location or $15 an hour, whichever is greater.
Requirements:
We are expecting this new position to be a fantastic opportunity for someone interested in breaking into the world of popular legal commentary and journalism. Slate will consider non-law-school students with a strong legal background, though we think the ideal candidate will be in their second or third year of law school and will have written previously about Supreme Court opinions for other publications. Candidates should be readers of Slate’s legal coverage and listeners of Slate’s Amicus podcast. Candidates should have already spent a significant amount of time watching the court, listening to oral arguments, and reading Supreme Court opinions in full.
\n- Write legal commentary on the Supreme Court opinions released as part of the 25–26 term
- Brainstorm and produce “Opinionpalooza” articles for Slate’s end-of-term court coverage
- Work with and assist Mark Joseph Stern, Dahlia Lithwick, and Slate’s Jurisprudence team
- Assist in article framing and production for regular stories and Amicus transcripts
- Contribute to Slate’s legal coverage outside of the courts
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