About TCP
The Constitution Project (TCP) is a bipartisan, not for profit organization in Washington, D.C. Our mission is to safeguard constitutional rights and values threatened by our government’s criminal justice and national security practices, and to strengthen our system of checks and balances.
TCP’s current issue priorities are:
We conduct strategic advocacy and public education to advance these issues.
Our approach: Sometimes TCP leads campaigns for reform. Other times we fill a gap in broader coalition efforts. Sometimes we speak out publicly. Other times we approach policymakers behind the scenes. We avoid a one-size-fits-all approach because what works in one case might not in another. At all times we work with experienced advocates and litigators to ensure that our efforts are useful and sustainable.
Our toolbox: Our talented staff is armed with a variety of education and advocacy tools. We can produce first-rate research and analysis. We can engage policymakers directly, through private meetings, legislative briefings, testifying at hearings, and writing letters. We can work through the press, by holding news conferences, educating editorial boards, or reaching out to individual journalists. We can advocate in the courts, through amicus briefs. And we can speak directly to the public, by placing op-eds, engaging on social media, and organizing in-person events.
Responsibilities
Because we are a small office covering a variety of important issues, we give the law students who work with us significant responsibility and expect them to produce high-quality work.
Law students assist in all aspects of our work, including researching and drafting documents, attending meetings and events, and otherwise helping to develop our recommendations and disseminate them to policymakers, the media, and the public. Responsibilities also include some administrative work.
Qualifications
Credit
TCP will support those applicants who are seeking academic credit through their home institution.
To Apply
To apply, please send the following to David Janovsky at djanovsky@constitutionproject.org:
Applications for summer 2019 are now closed, but information about fall semester internships will be posted soon.