Legal Summer Intern

Summary

The National Health Law Program is a nonprofit legal and policy advocacy organization that protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals and families. The Legal Summer Intern will support health law and policy analysis, legal research, advocacy, and potential litigation activities under the supervision of attorneys and policy analysts.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to legal and/or policy analysis and development of health care policy, particularly with regard to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
• Research novel areas of health law and draft legal and policy memoranda and publications
• Assist in responding to requests for legal and policy analysis from advocates around the country; and
• Gain exposure to high impact litigation and/or policy analysis
• Assist with drafting comments on federal regulations and state Medicaid demonstration projects
• Monitoring and analyzing state and federal legislation and administrative policies
• Participating in state and national coalition strategy meetings
• Assisting with the production of substantive manuals, guides, and issue briefs for use by legal advocates
• Assisting with production of blog posts, presentations, and other materials for broader audiences, including policymakers and public health officials; and
• Assisting with research and drafting of litigation materials for use in state and federal court proceedings

Skills

• NHeLP seeks law students who will be between their second and third years of law school during Summer 2027 (i.e., “rising 3Ls”)
• Students in dual degree programs (e.g., J.D. and M.P.H.) are also considered, but you must have completed at least two years of law school
• We give priority to students who have a demonstrated commitment to public interest work, public health, poverty law (e.g. Medicaid, SNAP), and/or civil rights, as well as an interest in working toward the expansion and protection of health care access for low-income and underserved populations (e.g.  the Affordable Care Act (-ACA))

Qualifications

Must Haves

• NHeLP seeks law students who will be between their second and third years of law school during Summer 2027 (i.e., “rising 3Ls”)
• Students in dual degree programs (e.g., J.D. and M.P.H.) are also considered, but you must have completed at least two years of law school

Nice to Haves

• We give priority to students who have a demonstrated commitment to public interest work, public health, poverty law (e.g. Medicaid, SNAP), and/or civil rights, as well as an interest in working toward the expansion and protection of health care access for low-income and underserved populations (e.g.  the Affordable Care Act (-ACA))

Benefits

• Summer internships are fully remote
• Interns will receive a $15,000 stipend for 10 weeks of work.
• Under the mentorship and supervision of NHeLP attorneys and policy analysts
• While you may have the opportunity to attend in-person meetings, hearings, or other gatherings depending on your location, such events will be optional.