Pro Bono Summer 2026 Undergraduate Student Internship

Description

 Job Title: Pro Bono Summer 2026 Undergraduate Student Internship

Department: Office of the General Counsel

Center Background: The Center for Reproductive Rights is a global human rights organization working to ensure that reproductive rights are protected in law as fundamental human rights worldwide. With offices in New York City, and Washington, D.C.; Nairobi, Kenya; Bogota, Colombia; and Geneva, Switzerland, the Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization changing law and policy throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States. Our 270+ diverse professionals are committed to advancing the Center’s human rights mission through game-changing litigation, legal policy, and advocacy work. This has powered the Center’s exceptional growth to an operating budget of over $60 million and won the respect of law firms in countries around the world. Our global pro bono network includes over 2,000 lawyers across 6 continents, 64 countries, and 130 law firms. Last year, law firms contributed over $30 million USD in pro bono legal services. The Center’s Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they were in 2020. The Center has a record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since our founding in 1992, the Center has transformed how reproductive rights are understood and applied by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, abortion, assisted reproduction, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. We have won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies. The Center has also led development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights. It has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 65 countries and counting. To learn more about the Center, please go to www.reproductiverights.org 

The Role: The Center seeks an undergraduate intern to support the work of the Pro Bono team. This internship focuses on the operational side of a non-profit and encourages interns to see the value in implementing process and systems to mission oriented work. Using programs like Salesforce, Microsoft Office, and Monday.com, the Pro Bono Intern will support with mapping key data points including law firm rankings, regional firms with specific expertise, and updating the team’s law firm network. With additional tasks related to Salesforce maintenance, and the annual valuation process assigned as needed.

The internship is part-time from June – August 2026, with the possibility to extend into the fall. The hourly commitment is 21 – 28 hours per week. The ideal candidate will be based in or around New York City with availability to travel into our Headquarter office once per week (ideally on Wednesday or Thursday)*. Candidates will be expected to use a personal computer/laptop and have access to WiFi/internet. 

*If this does not align with your schedule, please still feel free to apply and we will consider your application. 

Primary Responsibilities:  

The scope of this position will cover but is not limited to:

• Research on external partners, primarily law firms and firm attorneys, to update contact information, identify practice areas of interest, and maintain up to date information on the Center’s Pro Bono Partners;
• Develop and / or update large data sets related to contact information, case referral tracking, law firm practice areas, matter feedback and / or geographic mappings;
• Assist with Salesforce maintenance by obtaining documents related to relevant cases, referrals, and external meetings;
• Provide administrative support for the Program’s annual valuation including managing documents and tracking submissions;
• Support document management and cleanup in Sharepoint and Microsoft Teams;
• Provide general administrative support to the Pro Bono Team.

Compensation: The compensation for this internship is $20/hr.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Center is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all communities to apply. If you are excited about this role but unsure about whether your experience aligns with the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles. To learn more about the Center’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, please visit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Center for Reproductive Rights.

Center policy on visa sponsorship for U.S.-based positions: Applicants for employment in the U.S. must have valid work authorization that does not now and will not in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S. by The Center for Reproductive Rights.

Requirements

• Current student enrolled in a bachelor’s degree program;  
• Strong commitment to the Center's mission, purpose, and values;  
• Interest in nonprofit management and administration;
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills;
• Excellent online research skills;
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively under deadlines; 
• Experience with Salesforce or another CRM, and
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs particularly Excel.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Microsoft Sharepoint
• Experience with Monday.com