Job Description

Development Intern - 2026 Spring Semester

The priority deadline will be November 21st, 2025, at 5pm PST.

About UnCommon Law

UnCommon Law fights to ensure that all people incarcerated for violent crime have access to healing, justice, and effective legal representation.

Through our unique, trauma-informed model of advocacy, we provide the space currently missing in the system for healing, accountability, and safe pathways home from prison. In developing new self-narratives, the people we serve are able to more effectively disrupt violence inside and outside prison and become leaders who change negative societal narratives about those incarcerated for violent crime. Our groundbreaking approach is changing policy and outcomes, driven by the voices and experiences of system-impacted communities.

About the Role

UnCommon Law has an opening for one undergraduate (any major) intern. This position provides support to the Development Team. The primary duties of the position include assisting the Development Associate with day-to-day tasks related to fundraising for UnCommon Law. Many tasks involve working with high-level spreadsheet functions and CRM programs (EveryAction and Clio). This position will also assist with in-person events. A Development Team intern will gain valuable skills in reporting, data hygiene, event planning, donor communication, and donor stewardship.

The Development Intern position is hybrid and part-time (15-20 hours/week, 8 of which will be in-office on Wednesdays) over the 2026 Spring Semester, beginning ideally on January 12th, 2026, and ending May 15, 2026. This position is unpaid, but it offers a $600 stipend at the end of the semester to help offset some costs. We encourage candidates to seek outside funding, fellowship opportunities, or school credit. UnCommon Law will be flexible about scheduling and understands that many students are not only busy with school, but are also working. This is a hybrid position that requires a minimum of 8 hours per week at our office in Oakland, CA, or at local fundraising events. We encourage people who have been directly impacted by incarceration to apply.

Example Responsibilities

• Event coordination: Supporting during the planning and execution of fundraising events (e.g., film screenings, dinners, resource organizer events, etc.)
• Information management: Updating contact records in CRM; working with spreadsheet software on data hygiene
• Research: Use available tools to identify prospective sponsors for events and special campaigns
• Development Team support: Handle daily tasks (recurring and standalone) that support the Development Team (e.g., entering notes into CRM, running preliminary reports, etc.)

Qualifications

• Compassion for incarcerated people and their family members, and a demonstrated interest in criminal justice reform
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A professional demeanor and pleasant disposition
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Sensitivity to confidential matters
• A working proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Suite, and CRM software (preferred, but not required)

Application Instructions

Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and relevant experience for the role, along with contact information for two professional or academic references to our hiring portal ( Applicants who submit cover letters that are not tailored to the position or the organization will not be considered.

Please note that all correspondence in the hiring process will be through the BambooHR portal. Following the submission of your application, you should receive an automatic response (via email) thanking you for your application. If you do not receive this, please check your spam folder.

As part of our hiring process, we may request references. UnCommon Law staff will let a candidate know when to provide references, and we will reach out to references ourselves. While we appreciate the wonderful support many of our community members wish to provide for one another during the hiring process, unsolicited references via social media or other unofficial channels will not be considered in a candidate's application.

UCL is committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming, and culturally responsive environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. UCL does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or prior contact with the criminal justice system. We strongly encourage applications from people impacted by incarceration as well as from traditionally underrepresented communities.

Job Tags

Part time, For subcontractor, Work at office, Local area, Flexible hours,

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