Good for underclassmen looking for opportunities in DC - Legislative Affairs Intern NACDL Employee Review

4.0
25 Feb 2014
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Pros

Internship's primary responsibility is to organize a summer conference. Good stepping stone for underclassmen without much prior experiences but are looking for policy/government/legal internships. Awesome people committed about criminal justice (death penalty, solitary confinement, drug law reforms, etc.). You will learn about the various criminal policy issues. Opportunity to attend capitol hill briefings and panels. There's not much oversight to your work, and you really need to take the initiative to attend the events of your interest (criminal justice or others). Very approachable colleagues. If you want to get involved in other aspects of legal issues (white collar, national security, etc.), you should reach out to people and get opportunities. Great location: two blocks from the White House. Overall, great place if this is your first internship. Very unnecessary if you are a junior or above.

Cons

Mostly grunt work (copying, filing, organizing, mailing, etc.). But the work isn't hard, and it's by no means long hours (average 10 am-5 pm). You'll have the flexibility to attend capitol hill panels/briefings. Unpaid. A very small pool of interns. In my year there were three-four undergrad interns including me and three law clerks.

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Staff is incredible and everyone believes in the mission. Fun, caring, inspiring people. Travel opportunities. Lots of learning opportunities as well. You'll make friends for a lifetime. Diverse staff.

Cons

Significantly underpays younger staffers--wage is not liveable. Impossible to get a raise. Try to get new employees, especially new grads, for as cheap as possible. There's a (false) belief that it's cheaper to replace someone who leaves for a higher-paying job than to pay loyal employees more. Also, while the staff itself is diverse, the upper management is predominantly white and male.

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