[Hiring] Legal Summer Intern @National Health Law Program

Role Description

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) will host up to four paid legal interns during the Summer of 2027, with the positions divided among NHeLP's three strategy areas. Summer internships are fully remote and involve a 37.5 hour per week commitment for 10 weeks.

As an intern, you will be primarily based in one strategy area, but will also have ample opportunity to work with attorneys and policy professionals across the organization. You may also indicate a preference for one or more strategy areas, or no preference.

Qualifications

• 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 must have completed at least two years of law school.
• Priority given to students with a demonstrated commitment to public interest work, public health, poverty law (e.g., Medicaid, SNAP), and/or civil rights.
• 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).

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.
• Gain exposure to high impact litigation and/or policy analysis.
• Specific examples of past internship assignments include:
  • 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.
  • Assisting with research and drafting of litigation materials for use in state and federal court proceedings.

Compensation

• Interns will receive a $15,000 stipend for 10 weeks of work.

How to Apply

• Qualified applicants should submit an application with a cover letter and resume on our careers page.
• No phone calls please, except for reasonable accommodation requests.
• Applications must be received by October 14, 2026 at 11:59 pm PDT.
• Interns are expected to virtually attend their home strategy area meetings, no matter their working time zone.
• While you may have the opportunity to attend in-person meetings, hearings, or other gatherings depending on your location, such events will be optional.

Reasonable Accommodations

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact us at: [email protected] or at 202-289-7661.