Legal Intern
- Responsibilities
We are seeking a Legal Intern for our Washington, D.C. office to support our policy and advocacy efforts with our Kids Action team this spring and summer.
Common Sense (www.commonsense.org) is dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology. Common Sense Kids Action, the advocacy arm of Common Sense, works with policy makers, business leaders, and other advocates at the state and federal level to ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed in school and in life. The Kids Action agenda seeks to drive policies in four key areas of concern for children and their families: high quality early childhood investments, 21st century learning, a positive media and technology world, and a family friendly environment at work.
Law students, this is your chance to be part of a mission-driven nonprofit with fun, collaborative, innovative people. We are seeking bright self-starters with a passion for our mission. Assignments may include researching state and federal policy issues related to kids and media, education, early childhood, poverty, privacy, and/or education technology, writing policy briefs, letters, and memos, attending hearings, markups and meetings, and tracking legislation in Washington, D.C., and state capitals.
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- IndustryNon-Profit
- LocationsWashington, DC • Waldorf, MD • La Plata, MD • Beltsville, MD • Lanham, MD • Laurel, MD • Bowie, MD • College Park, MD • Capitol Heights, MD • Suitland, MD • Dunkirk, MD • Bethesda, MD • Rockville, MD • Gaithersburg, MD • Silver Spring, MD • Takoma Park, MD • Columbia, MD • Wheaton, MD • Landover, MD • Hillcrest Heights, MD • New Carrollton, MD • Largo, MD • Adelphi, MD • Silver Spring, MD • Centreville, VA • Chantilly, VA • Sterling, VA • Reston, VA • Annandale, VA • Fairfax, VA • Falls Church, VA • Great Falls, VA • McLean, VA • Springfield, VA • Vienna, VA • Woodbridge, VA • Arlington, VA • Alexandria, VA
- About Us
Common Sense is the nation's leading independent nonprofit organization devoted to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology.
Every day, millions of families turn to Common Sense for trusted advice and unbiased ratings. We offer the largest library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for everything your kids want to watch, play, read, and learn. Our movie and TV ratings are available on Netflix, Comcast, DirecTV, and many other partner networks, helping families and kids make smart media choices. Through our schools program, we provide educators with a curriculum that teaches the essential digital-citizenship and literacy skills every student needs to succeed. More than 100,000 member schools across the country use our ratings and free curricula and content. We also work with policymakers, industry leaders, legislators, and a grassroots community of concerned parents and teachers to improve the media and education landscape for kids, families, and schools.