The following opportunities are currently available:
BWLC Fellows-in-Residence, Academic Year 2025-26
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center (BWLC) at NYU School of Law invites applications for Fellows-in-Residence for the 2025-26 academic year. Ideal candidates are legal scholars with sabbatical funding who will undertake research and writing, organize events, and otherwise collaborate on projects focused on gender equity and justice.
BWLC Fellows-in-Residence work directly with the Center’s faculty director, executive director, staff, and students for a semester or full academic year. During that time, Fellows-in-Residence are provided with a shared on-campus office equipped with tech/support and access to Law School events, communication networks/listservs, libraries, etc.
Applicants should submit the following materials by March 31, 2025, via email, to BWLCFellows@law.nyu.edu:
- current curriculum vitae
- writing sample
- brief description of proposed work/project to be conducted during the residency
- proposed time period of residency (i.e., one or two semesters)
About the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center: The BWLC serves as a crucial hub for thought leadership and influence on issues of gender equity. We work to ensure gender equity in public life and the law via three pillars of service: we provide top-notch leadership development opportunities for NYU Law students; we create dynamic public programming and offer a robust slate of live and virtual events; and we lend our voices and expertise to related advocacy and media initiatives. Please visit our website to learn more.
The BWLC is led by Faculty Director Melissa Murray, NYU Law’s Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law, and Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf. Murray is a constitutional law scholar and expert in reproductive rights and justice. She is a co-host of Crooked Media’s Strict Scrutiny podcast, a legal analyst for MSNBC, and an author of The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary (with Andrew Weissmann). Weiss-Wolf is an author, columnist, and policy advocate; she leads strategy at Ms. Magazine. She joined the BWLC in 2022 after 12 years at the Brennan Center for Justice, where she served as vice president and the inaugural Women and Democracy Fellow. Please visit our leadership page to learn more about our full team, founders, and current and past BWLC Fellows-in-Residence.
High School Internship, Summer 2025
The Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center (BWLC) at NYU School of Law is accepting applications for summer internships from rising high school juniors and seniors. Under the direction of Faculty Director Melissa Murray and Executive Director Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, the BWLC is focused on ensuring gender equity in public life and the law.
The internship will run for the month of July with a time commitment of approximately 10-15 hours per week (some flexibility is permitted). The role is remote with opportunities to join occasional on-campus meetings and events.
Projects will include:
- Researching a gender equity/justice issue and drafting a 700-word op-ed (with an eye toward publication in Ms. Magazine);
- Working with BWLC staff to manage the Center’s web site and social media accounts. This will involve identifying articles to share, creating graphics and captions, and boosting followers on key accounts (X, Instagram, LinkedIn);
- Researching and proposing events that the BWLC might host in the 2025-26 academic year. These could include a book talk, as well as proposals for panel discussions. You will have the opportunity to “pitch” these events to the BWLC leadership team; and
- Providing administrative and editing support for the BWLC staff.
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until May 31, 2025. To apply, please submit the following materials to womensleadership@nyu.edu with the subject line “BWLC High School Internship Application.”
- Resume
- 500-word personal essay explaining your current interests in gender equity and women’s rights, and how you would use this internship to further those interests
- Transcript
- 1-2 letters of recommendation