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Internships in International Civil Society Law – Summer 2008
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) seeks bright, energetic students with an interest in international affairs to serve as interns. ICNL's internship offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the promotion of an enabling legal environment for civil society, freedom of association, and public participation around the world.
ICNL has worked on civil society law in over 90 countries, drawing upon a worldwide network of partners and experts. Working with ICNL’s program teams, interns are engaged in our cutting-edge research and technical assistance. ICNL endeavors to develop projects that reflect student interests and skills, and to assist with the student's career development. Past interns have completed the following projects:
- An ICNL intern interested in Albania provided technical assistance to a working group comprised of an Albanian Supreme Court Justice, government officials and NGO leaders working on new NGO legislation. The intern’s advice was reflected in legislation enacted by the Albanian Parliament.
- Working with ICNL’s President, an intern co-authored a survey on NGO legislation throughout Central and Eastern Europe. This survey was then published and disseminated throughout Europe and Eurasia.
- In Turkey, the European Union (EU) identified NGO legislation as a primary human rights issue affecting accession. The EU, government, and NGO sector requested that ICNL provide technical assistance on a new associations’ law. One of ICNL’s interns was able to play an instrumental role in the reform of the legislation, which led to Turkey's enactment of a new law on associations.
- Most recently, ICNL hosted an intern interested in civil society issues in the Middle East. This intern prepared a survey of legislation in the region that was published in the International Journal for Not-for-Profit Law. Now full-time with ICNL, this individual has assisted with conference sessions in Amman, Jordan, and is working closely with a Program Director to develop ICNL programs and capacity-building initiatives throughout this region.
QUALIFICATIONS
Interns should be enrolled in an accredited law school. Good research, writing, and analytical skills are particularly important qualifications for this position. Foreign language skills a plus.
TERMS
Students are expected to work full time for at least 10 weeks on the internship during the summer (approximately May – August).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should apply by submitting a resume, writing sample, and a cover letter to: Human Resources at hr@icnl.org.
The deadline for applications is April 30, 2008.
Spring Internship in International NGO Law
The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) seeks bright, energetic students with an interest in international affairs to serve as interns for the 2008 spring semester. ICNL's internship offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the promotion of an enabling legal environment for civil society, freedom of association, and public participation around the world.
ICNL has worked on civil society law in over 90 countries, drawing upon a worldwide network of partners and experts. Working with ICNL’s program teams, interns are engaged in our cutting-edge research and technical assistance.
DUTIES
Under the supervision of, and with training by ICNL’s senior staff lawyers, interns are fully engaged in a variety of hands-on legal tasks, as members of ICNL’s project teams. Duties might include conducting comparative legal research, legal analysis, supporting ICNL’s lawyer partners in-country, and so on.
Illustrative examples of past intern tasks:
- Preparing a textbook on international civil society law.
- Researching international framework issues on information technology.
- Editing and updating issues of the International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law.
- Organizing a conference in Mexico for university professors in tandem with a project manager.
- Analyzing international agreements protecting freedom of association.
- Supporting staff with comments on impending draft legislation.
Interns are expected to undertake assignments with responsibility for professional quality and timely completion. Opportunities for supervisor feedback are provided throughout the intern’s term at ICNL.
QUALIFICATIONS
Interns should be enrolled in an accredited law school. Good research, writing, and analytical skills are particularly important qualifications for this position. The intern should also have demonstrable individual initiative and ability to work as part of a team. The intern must be located in the Washington D.C. area.
TERMS
As with previous programs, ICNL will entertain applications from students seeking to undertake this internship/externship for law school credit. Students are expected to spend a minimum of 7-10 hours per week on this project during the spring semester. Start and end dates are flexible.
Please submit cover letter, resume and writing sample (no longer than five pages) to hr@icnl.org.
Reference “Spring Intern 2008” in subject line. Only finalists will be contacted; no telephone calls please. ICNL is an EOE.
The deadline for applications is February 1, 2008.
Consulting
General Consultant
From time to time, opportunities become available for international consultants on both short and long term assignments. To become a part of our consultant database, please submit a current CV along with a cover note to hr@icnl.org that specifies:
- Position applied for in subject line: "Consultant"
- Current contact information
- Areas of expertise (substantive & geographic)
- Language skills
- Availability