POSITION:                              Intern

DEPARTMENT:                     Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)

LOCATION:                             Alexandria, VA

SEMESTER:                            Summer 2026 Interested Applicants ONLY

General Description: 

NCMEC’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) manages and oversees corporate legal work (e.g., contracts, presentation reviews, litigation, technical assistance requests, business record declarations) and legislative/public policy initiatives (international, federal, and state) for the organization. This includes drafting/negotiating contracts, prepping witnesses for court testimony, strategizing relating to legislative agendas to support NCMEC’s mission, and lobbying and testifying relating to proposed and pending legislation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in preparing business record declarations at the request of U.S. and non-U.S. federal and state prosecutors to admit NCMEC reports in court proceedings.
• Assist in drafting consultant and partnership agreements.
• Legal research relating to case trends on issues pertinent to NCMEC’s mission.
• Legal and online research relating to international, federal, and state legislative issues.
• Drafting summaries/analyses of legal and policy issues relating to NCMEC’s mission.
• Other duties as assigned.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITIES:

• Completed at least 2 years of college with a focus on law, political science, public policy, criminal justice, or a related field

• Minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4-point scale
• Ability to perform searches in open source/social media platforms and legal research databases (e.g., Lexis, Pacer, etc.), including research relating to laws and statutes following orientation relating to these databases
• Excellent organizational skills, report writing, and time management skills
• Demonstrate quality control, attention to details, and high standards when writing emails/memos/summaries of work performed and when completing data entry       
• Ability and confidence in communicating questions and project summaries clearly to one or more OLC attorneys/staff members
• Must be able to use discretion while handling and maintaining the confidentiality of highly sensitive information relating to NCMEC and/or case-related information
• Ability to work independently

SALARY:

Although internships are unpaid positions, each intern will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and hands-on experience in the position of his/her choosing and will receive academic credit through an approved program at his/her college or as a volunteer.

HOURS:

This is an in-person internship, with opportunity for a hybrid/remote schedule for certain weeks during the summer. The OLC Intern is required to work a minimum of 20 hours per week, between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, during Fall, Spring, or Summer semesters (based on divisional need and the Intern’s performance there may be the opportunity to work over the course of multiple semesters/seasons).  Interns will be excused to attend internship program functions and for academic holidays or vacations.