The Week That Will Be

Call for Submissions, Stanford Law & Policy Review

The Stanford Law & Policy Review is accepting submissions for scholarly articles on a rolling basis for Volume 29 Issue 2, set for publication in spring 2018. The Review is particularly interested in articles that touch on the topics of national security, cybersecurity, and public policy.

Completed manuscripts will be considered for publication on a rolling basis. If you are interested in writing, please submit to the Stanford Law & Policy Review via Scholastica, and direct all inquiries to the Lead Articles Editor, Sophia Carrillo (sophia1@stanford.edu). If you choose to submit scholarship, articles should be between 5,000 and 20,000 words, not including notes and citations.

The Stanford Law & Policy Review is a widely cited academic journal at Stanford Law School that explores current issues at the nexus of law and public policy. For each issue, it solicits articles from prominent academics, practitioners, policymakers, judges, and other experts. Past contributors include President (then Governor) Bill Clinton, Senator John McCain, and Governor Jeb Bush, among many others. The U.S. Supreme Court last cited one of its pieces in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010).

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Summer 2018 Lawfare Internship

Overview

Lawfare has emerged as the internet’s indispensable resource for information and analysis on the law of national security. Devoted to “Hard National Security Choices,” the site features top-quality writing and analysis from experts on developing stories in the national security arena, relevant legislation, and judicial opinions. It is a digital magazine that includes a podcast, a book review, research tools, a daily news roundup, an events calendar, and exhaustive coverage of events other media touch only glancingly.

This internship, beginning June 2018, is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their sophomore, junior or senior year or graduate students with an interest in national security to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment.

This unpaid nternship provides a pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful, practical work experience related to the student’s field of study or career interest. It will provide an opportunity for career exploration and development as well as a chance to learn new skills

Responsibilities

Learning Objectives

Students will have an opportunity to learn a variety of research skills such as writing, research, and blog maintenance. Learning will fall into three main categories:

Writing: Work with Associate Editor to monitor national security and foreign policy developments, and 4-5 times per week, co-write “Today’s Headlines and Commentary”;work with Associate Editor to co-write “The Week that Will Be,” a weekly feature that outlines upcoming events, academic announcements, and employment announcements; work with the Associate Editor to co-write a deep-dive analytical piece on a relevant national security law and policy issue; sole-author “The Week that Was,” a weekly piece that provides a guide to the week’s Lawfare

Research: Provide research support to the Lawfare editorial team as needed.

Maintaining the blog: Tag and categorize Lawfare posts; track relevant Congressional hearings; track and add relevant events to the Events Calendar

Interns will have the opportunity to attend internal meetings, local think tank events, professional development workshops, and public Brookings events as well as participate on Brookings sports teams and network with other interns throughout the Institution.

Qualifications:

Education/Knowledge/Skills

Graduate or undergraduate student (who has completed their freshman year) working towards a degree in government, political science, international relations, and law are encouraged to apply. Our most successful interns have very strong writing, analytical, and research skills, as well as excellent verbal and organizational skills—preferably demonstrated through prior independent research or previous experience as a research assistant.

Additional Information:

Successful completion of a background investigation is required for interning at Brookings.

Brookings requires that all applicants submit a cover letter and resume. Please submit your resume as instructed and add your cover letter as an additional attachment when you apply. Your cover letter should highlight your educational experience and skills, along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals.

Brookings is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or other factors protected by law.