Teams at Institute for Justice

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.

Support legislative advocacy by researching bills and stakeholders, developing and executing legislative strategies, building coalitions and grassroots support, drafting and delivering testimony, lobbying legislators, managing campaign pages with government affairs software, and organizing advocacy events and testimony.