We welcome interest in job openings from individuals with a legal or journalism background. We offer paid and unpaid internships, as well as other opportunities. Lawyers, journalists, and law students of all levels are especially encouraged to apply.
Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in and enthusiasm for journalism, citizen media or technology-related legal issues, along with excellent research and writing skills and the initiative and energy to see projects to completion in a fast-moving environment.
Current Job Openings at the CMLP
Public Interest Attorney
The CMLP has a limited number of positions available for recent law school graduates who have received funding from their firm, law school or other organizations for post-graduate work with public interest organizations. Note: the Public Interest Attorney position is only available to attorneys who will be paid by their firm, law school, or another organization. CMLP does not provide a salary or other employment benefits. Candidates must have a Juris Doctor degree with top academic credentials, superior writing and verbal skills, sound judgment, and exceptional ethical standards.
More information is available here.
Internships
The CMLP periodically hires interns to perform legal research and draft sections of the Legal Guide and to analyze recent lawsuits and other legal threats involving citizen journalists for the CMLP’s Legal Threats Database. More information can be found on the following pages:
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