Teams at Institute for Justice

Coordinate Cities Work policy and outreach: research municipal codes, draft policy and ordinance language, run community engagement and grassroots campaigns, liaise with city officials, manage projects, produce reports and case studies, represent the program at conferences, and lead training cohorts.

Select law students conduct legal research, assist in developing litigation strategies, and draft discovery requests, motions, and briefs for state and federal cases. Clerks participate in moots, analyze discovery issues, support class certification work, and help prepare opposition and expert exclusion motions.

Research and draft state legislation, develop and execute legislative strategies, build coalitions and manage bill sponsors, organize grassroots advocacy and testimony, lobby legislators, monitor bill text, build/manage campaign web pages, travel frequently to state capitols, and represent IJ at conferences.