Position Summary
The Roberts Law Firm is seeking a
Summer Associate to support a growing practice focused on
AI regulation, legislation, and policy strategy. The Summer Associate will help track and analyze rapidly evolving
state and federal AI laws, support
legislative drafting and commenting, and assist with
client and policymaker advisory work on AI governance, compliance, and risk.
Given the pace of change and the emerging patchwork of state activity, the work is research-intensive and deadline-driven, with a strong emphasis on clear legal writing and practical, client-ready synthesis.
Core Responsibilities
The Summer Associate will work directly with the Firm’s Managing Attorney and may support the following workstreams:
- Regulatory and Legislative Research (State and Federal)
- Maintain a living 50-state AI legislation tracker (introduced, amended, enacted, effective dates, enforcement mechanisms).
- Research and summarize federal developments (agency actions, guidance, enforcement signals, proposed legislation).
- Produce short-form and long-form research memoranda tailored to client questions and policy objectives.
- Legislative Drafting and Policy Development
- Assist in drafting and editing proposed statutory language, amendments, and section-by-section summaries.
- Draft comment letters, policy briefs, and stakeholder one-pagers for legislative and regulatory audiences.
- Support development of model frameworks for topics such as transparency, disclosure, audits, consumer protection, and sector-specific AI compliance.
- Monitoring, Rapid Response, and Client-Facing Support
- Monitor daily/weekly developments and prepare client alerts and internal summaries.
- Prepare briefing materials for meetings with clients, coalitions, and legislative staff.
- Assist with compliance-oriented work product translating legal changes into operational guidance (controls, documentation, governance processes).
- Public-Facing Thought Leadership (Optional, as needed)
- Support drafting materials for CLEs, presentations, and publications related to AI law and policy.
- Cite-check, Bluebook, and quality-control written work.
Qualifications (Required)
- Current J.D. candidate (1L or 2L preferred; exceptional candidates considered).
- Strong legal research and writing skills; ability to synthesize complex sources quickly and accurately.
- Demonstrated interest in technology law, administrative law, legislation, privacy, consumer protection, or civil rights.
- High attention to detail, reliability with deadlines, and sound professional judgment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience in government, legislative work, clinic work, journal, or policy research.
- Familiarity with bill tracking and state legislative processes (or demonstrated ability to learn fast).
- Comfort working with ambiguity in a fast-moving regulatory landscape where federal-state tensions are actively developing.
What Success Looks Like
By the end of the summer, the Summer Associate will have produced or materially contributed to:
- A maintained and defensible AI legislative tracker with citations to primary sources.
- Multiple client-ready memos (short and long form) answering concrete regulatory questions.
- Draft or redlined legislative language and/or policy submissions suitable for external use.
- Clear, professional written work requiring minimal stylistic revision.
Professional Standards
This role involves confidential and sensitive matters. The Summer Associate must maintain strict confidentiality, follow professional responsibility norms, and adhere to the Firm’s quality-control expectations for AI-adjacent work product (including verification of sources and citations).
Compensation and Logistics
- Compensation: Competitive; commensurate with experience and scope of hours.
- Timing: Summer 2026 (flexible start and end dates).
- Location: NYC preferred; hybrid or remote may be considered based on fit and logistics.
Application Instructions
Please Submit
- Resume
- Short statement of interest
- Writing sample (5 to 10 pages, unedited if possible; excerpt acceptable)
- Optional: transcript and/or policy memo, legislative work, or publication
Apply to: [email protected]Subject line: “Summer Associate (AI Regulation and Legislation) Application”
