Contractor Legal Fellow

Duration: 18 weeks

Hours per Week: 40 hours

Start Date: January 2026

The Legal Fellow will have an immersive in-house experience with specific education and training in Internet law and free knowledge organizations.

Fellows will be assigned challenging projects based on their particular interests and strengths, ranging from researching legal questions to drafting licensing agreements to developing internal and external policies.

Fellows will work closely with their supervising attorney - attending and participating in internal and external meetings, collaborating on projects, receiving feedback and support, and generally learning about the practical dimensions of practicing law in-house at a web-based company.

The Legal Department may work with a fellow's university to facilitate earning academic credits and/or receiving funding.

Requirements:

• High energy for and commitment to the Wikimedia Foundation's free knowledge mission.
• A good sense of humor and the ability to excel in a fast-paced, multitasking environment.
• Intellectual curiosity and flexibility.
• Strong research backgrounds preferred.
• Experience working with large online user communities (or at least the desire to).
• Experience with wikis or Wikimedia projects preferred.
• The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment.
• Multilingual candidates are a plus!
• Excellent writing skills.
• Experience and/or coursework in drafting agreements and/or policies are preferred.
• Completed coursework in some or all of the following areas of law: internet law, freedom of expression, intellectual property, contract drafting, international law, privacy, data security, and/or licensing (heavily preferred).

Pluses:

• Being a Wikimedian!

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