Fall 2025 - Legal Intern, Legal

About the team:

Vera's Legal Department provides comprehensive in-house legal services to the organization, including each of its administrative departments, centers, programs, and demonstration projects, and to its Board of Trustees. 

This position will be based in Vera’s New York office, in Industry City, Brooklyn. The student will report to the Associate General Counsel(s) and will work with the entire Legal Department to provide legal advice and assistance to the organization. 

What you'll do:

Assist the department’s Associate General Counsel(s) with ongoing projects

• Conduct research and analysis pertaining to federal, state, and local laws as requested;
• Editing and compiling pertinent materials on legal topics and organizational initiatives such as procurement, lobbying, and social impact. 

Assist the department’s attorneys (all) with arising research, transactions, and compliance. 

• Perform preliminary legal research on a wide array of legal areas (corporate governance, compliance, intellectual property, tax, etc.) facing 501(c)(3) organizations and related entities;
• Conduct research and analysis pertaining to federal, state, and local laws as requested;
• Monitor and track compliance of registration documents such as sales tax exemption certificates and other required filings;
• Review and help organize documents (electronically and in tangible form) as instructed. 

Other duties as assigned

Please note this role will report to our Brooklyn, NY office. Vera interns and employees adhere to a hybrid schedule and are in-office on an alternating schedule. Full-time positions generally amount to 10 days per month. Part-time positions generally amount to 5 days per month.

The intern should be available to work up to 14 hours per week during the summer. The dates will be between August 26, 2025, and December 19, 2025, with some flexibility to accommodate personal and academic schedules.

This opportunity is unpaid.

Please submit cover letter and resume. In your cover letter, please explain why you are passionate about criminal justice reform and what you hope to gain from this internship.

ATTN: People, Place, and Culture / Fall 2025 - Legal Intern, Legal
Vera Institute of Justice
34 35th St, Suite 4-2A, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Fax: (212) 941-9407
Please use only one method (online, mail or fax) of submission.
No phone calls, please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Vera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, citizenship status, current employment status, or caregiver status. 

Vera works to advance justice, particularly racial justice, in an increasingly multicultural country and globally connected world. We value diverse experiences, including with regard to educational background and justice system contact, and depend on a diverse staff to carry out our mission. 

For more information about Vera, please visit www.vera.org.