LegiStorm is a premiere non-partisan resource for transparency about who runs the U.S. Congress. Since our founding in 2006, we have been a daily resource for anyone interested in tracking the legislative branch.

We were the first web site in the country to publish the salaries of thousands of government employees - in our case, of all congressional staffers - spurring other web sites to follow in our footsteps across the world. We were the first - and still only - source to bring together a decade of data about how private interests have funded more than 30,000 travel getaways by members of Congress and their staff. We continued innovating by being the first web site to publish all personal financial disclosures filed by members of Congress and their staff. We followed that by being the first to publish all gifts provided to U.S. officials by foreign governments. And, thanks to our partners at the non-partisan Taxpayers for Common Sense who produced the data, we were the first to release a web site providing browsable and searchable access to all earmarks. The attention to these earmarks helped at least in small part to lead to their ban earlier this year. At times, our disclosures have been controversial - quite a few people on Capitol Hill have called on us to stop our disclosures and at least one bill was introduced that would effectively have done just that. But we continue to believe that the public has benefited greatly from our innovations. We have only just begun our commitment to providing innovative ways to harness congressional data that were previously inaccessible or underutilized. And we do so by cleverly marrying sophisticated technology with hard-nosed research - such a focus can only truly be appreciated by seeing how much we have invested in an expansive back-office infrastructure to support the current and future data needs of our site. Most importantly, we maintain demanding standards of thoroughness and accuracy required by our users. That commitment is what makes us a widely quoted source among top journalists, from the Wall Street Journal to the Washington Post.

We are seeking motivated interns to join our small team to help release a new treasure trove of data that we have gathered about the U.S. Congress. With that new data, we hope to continue to push the boundaries of what kind of research is possible about how Congress works.

Our ideal research intern is a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student who is motivated, organized, self-directed, fast, accurate, diligent, politically interested, always questioning, and has the beginnings of some hard-core research skills. Journalism students who want to focus more on research than writing are particularly welcome (although some limited writing opportunities will be available to someone who shows interest and talent). Those pursuing history or library of science careers may also particularly benefit from the intense research focus we provide. Regardless of degree, anyone who loves research - mostly web-based or document-based - is a suitable candidate.

To apply for this internship opportunity, send a cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience and your resume to congress at legistorm dot com. EEOC.

In your cover letter, provide the total number of wins and losses in regular season play for the last five consecutive seasons for the college football team that LegiStorm’s founder’s wife likely roots for. It will prove to us that you are serious and have research skills.

Our ideal communications intern also is a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student who is motivated, organized, self-directed, fast, accurate, diligent, politically interested, always questioning, a clear and concise writer and synthesizer of writing, and who is fluent in all forms of new media communication. He or she will stay abreast of relevant political, particularly Congressional, news stories, develop and maintain a press clippings library, provide insight and guidance into which stories and trends to follow, develop and maintain a database of press contacts and assist with public relations as well as with much of our new media outreach.

To apply for this internship opportunity, send a cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience and your resume to congress at legistorm dot com. EEOC.

In your cover letter, mention the name of LegiStorm’s founder’s wife. It will prove to us that you are serious and have basic research skills.

Our ideal marketing intern is a degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student who is motivated, organized, self-directed, fast, accurate, diligent and always questioning. He or she will be responsible for tracking user statistics, tracking and analyzing advertising performance, analyzing the competition and performing search engine optimization on our site.

The intern must be comfortable with Microsoft Excel and working with numbers. Strong writing ability would be an additional plus.

To apply for this internship opportunity, send a cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience and your resume to congress at legistorm dot com. EEOC.

In your cover letter, mention the name of LegiStorm's founder's wife. It will prove to us that you are serious and have basic research skills.

Our internships are full- or part-time, for a minimum of 10 weeks (flexible begin and end dates). A stipend of $750 per month will be provided for summer interns.

LegiStorm's office is on Capitol Hill, albeit a mile from the Union Station metro (several convenient bus lines run within blocks). We offer a casual dress and informal (but still professional) work environment. The refrigerator is stocked with sodas and basic lunch materials. Our building has a relatively fully equipped gym at your disposal and our staff meetings are often held next to the building's beautiful outdoor pool.