Coalition for the International Criminal Court New York and The Hague
The Coalition for the ICC offers an internship program for students interested in learning more about the International Criminal Court, international law, the United Nations, the role of NGOs in the development and promotion of human rights and other related issues. Applications are invited from individuals pursuing a course of study or practical training that is related to the establishment of the ICC or other relevant international law and human rights issues.
International Criminal Court The Hague, Netherlands
The Court offers internships to highly motivated young professionals with good academic qualifications who are in the early stages of their careers. The Internship is a practical educational experience whereby Interns principally assist the staff of the Court in discharging their duties. Under supervision, Interns are assigned projects and tasks that are relevant to their educational background and interests and provide them with the opportunity to put into practice and further develop their theoretical knowledge.
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) Lyon, France INTERPOL offers the possibility of internship for a limited number of persons from INTERPOL Member Countries. The purposes of the internship program shall be to provide the Interns with: a better understanding of the Organization's goals and objectives and how international police co-operation is organized; an insight into how an international organization operates; a framework to enhance their educational experience through practical work assignments, thereby developing skills which will be useful for their career and future employment; the possibility of working in a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic environment, contributing to the development of mutual understanding, trust and tolerance.
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) Arusha, Tanzania, Kigali, Rwanda or The Hague, Netherlands
The Internship Program is geared towards providing offices at the ICTR with the assistance of students and professionals specializing in fields relevant to the work of the Tribunal. The Internship hopes to promote a better understanding of major global problems confronting the world and to give them an insight into how the ICTR attempts to find solutions to the problems.
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) The Hague, Netherlands
The Internship Program of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia offers professionals, graduate students, and undergraduate students who are in their final stages of education the possibility to enhance their professional training in the unique environment of an international court.
Special Court for Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
The internship program will provide unique opportunities to work with the Court and contribute to its development. Interns will be given the opportunity to work on current cases, prepare decisions, draft opinions and work on overall issues surrounding the Court.
U.S. Justice Department Washington, DC; abroad
The Federal Government's law firm and the world's largest legal employer, offers opportunities for law students, entry-level attorneys, and experienced attorneys in virtually every area of legal practice.
U.S. National Central Bureau of Interpol (USNCB) Washington, DC
USNCB is authorized by statute (22 U.S. Code 263a) and operates within the guidelines prescribed by the Department of Justice. It is co-managed by the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. An intern would be assigned to one of the USNCB’s six divisions: Alien/Fugitive, Drug, Economic Crime, Investigative Services, Terrorism Violent Crime, or State and Local Police Liaison. Interns who serve in the six divisions assist with the processing of routine criminal record check information. This entails researching extracted data through applicable computer systems, logging and indexing data into a computerized information system, collating pertinent case related material into working files and preparing outgoing correspondence.
Association for International Arbitration Brussels, Belgium
The AIA works towards promotion of ADR in general and Arbitration in particular, as a means of dispute resolution and strives to bring together the global community in this field, be it as professionals in the form of Judges, Lawyers, Arbitrators, Mediators or as Academicians as well Research Scholars and Students. To help us make the work of the AIA even better, the AIA secretariat offers an internship program for selected volunteers who have completed their graduate studies or are pursuing postgraduate studies.
International Court of Justice The Hague, Netherlands
The Registry is the permanent administrative organ of the Court, providing judicial support and acting as an international secretariat. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) recruits staff in both the Professional (P) and General Service (GS) categories. The working languages of the Court are English and French. The Court offers an annual summer internship program that is carried out in July and August.
Permanent Court of Arbitration The Hague, Netherlands
The Permanent Court of Arbitration offers internships to individuals with outstanding academic records who wish to acquire work experience at an international arbitration institution. Interns gain insight into both the practical and legal aspects of international arbitration.
Agency for International Development (USAID) Washington, DC
USAID is responsible for administering the United States Government's economic and humanitarian foreign assistance program. The Office of the General Counsel, which provides legal advice and guidance for all of the agency's operations worldwide, has legal internship positions for J.D. candidates who have completed at least one year of law school and, occasionally, for students seeking law degrees subsequent to receiving the J.D. degree.
Bank Information Center Washington, DC
The Bank Information Center (BIC) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to empower citizens in developing countries to influence World Bank and other Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) activities in a manner that fosters social justice and ecological sustainability. BIC advocates for greater citizen participation, transparency, and public accountability. The position is ideal for individuals that are seeking knowledge in the areas of international affairs—especially issues relating to multilateral institutions, development, international human rights, and the environment.
The Development Gap Washington, DC
The Development Group for Alternative Policies was founded in 1976 to assist in the promotion of economic justice across the South, or Third World, by helping to maximize control by poor communities and sectors over their own development in the face of impositions from the North.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Rome, Italy
IFAD is a specialized agency of the United Nations that was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries.The Internship Programme aims at promoting amongst the participants a better understanding of the United Nations and IFAD. By the term “Intern,” IFAD intends outstanding undergraduates and graduates students who are offered the opportunity to acquire knowledge of a “real work” environment to the mutual benefit of both the Organization and the Intern. Interns are fully involved in the work programme of the Division that has selected them to carry out assignments relevant to their studies under the supervision of a responsible staff member. During this period, the intern may have a chance to visit IFAD-funded projects.
International Development Law Organization (IDLO) Rome, Italy
IDLO is an international intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting the rule of law and good governance in developing countries, countries in economic transition and in those emerging from armed conflict. IDLO provides interested individuals (normally young graduates and post-graduate students) with work experience within an international organization, and increases their awareness of law in development.
World Bank Washington, DC
The Internship Program is open to students who are nationals of the Bank's member countries and attracts a large number of highly qualified candidates. The goal of this Internship Program is to offer successful candidates an opportunity to improve their skills as well as the experience of working in an international environment.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Singapore
APEC is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region. APEC is the only inter governmental grouping in the world operating on the basis of non-binding commitments, open dialogue and equal respect for the views of all participants. The APEC Secretariat offers internship programs, which provides qualified people with an opportunity to work in a leading regional secretariat in Singapore. Only nationals and permanent residents of APEC member economies are eligible to apply.
Blenheim Foreign Law Student Internship Program Amsterdam, Netherlands
Blenheim is a Netherlands law firm specializing in Dutch business and corporate law. Interns at Blenheim have the opportunity to learn about international legal practice in The Netherlands. Activities include legal research, attending meetings, and being present at court hearings.
Center for Economic and Policy Research Washington, DC
The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. CEPR intern’s responsibilities include organizing events with Latin American government officials, CEPR staff, and visiting academics; assisting staff with research on upcoming papers and opinion pieces, as well as working on outreach to press, advocacy organizations and Congress.
Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) Washington, DC
COHA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt independent research and information organization that was established to promote the common interests of the hemisphere, raise the visibility of regional affairs and increase the importance of the inter-American relationship, as well as encourage the formulation of rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America. Internships provide entry level practical experience in dealing with a variety of hemispheric political, economic, diplomatic and trade issues. They also provide young scholars with an excellent opportunity to be exposed to the policymaking process. COHA is seeking highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students, and those who already have earned degrees.
European Institute Washington, DC
The European Institute is the leading Washington-based public-policy organization devoted to transatlantic affairs. It provides an independent forum for US and European government and corporate decision makers, officials from multilateral organizations, foreign and economic policy analysts, and expert journalists to exchange information, develop innovative policy options, and create new professional working relationships. The European Institute offers volunteer internships in the fall, spring and summer for undergraduate and graduate students.
U.S. Commerce Department Washington, DC
The Office of the General Counsel for the Department offers summer legal internships to outstanding first- and second-year law students and fall and spring legal internships to second- and third-year law students. Assignments may include research and analysis of legal decisions, opinions, rulings and statutes; drafting legal memoranda on issues relating to the Department’s programs; case preparations for agency hearings and litigation before the federal courts.
U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Washington, DC
The FTC provides summer employment opportunities (for up to 10 weeks) for law students who have completed one or more years of law school OR who are law school graduates going on to judicial clerkships. The Commission recruits dedicated law students with an exceptional level of commitment to the public interest to enforcing antitrust and consumer protection laws as mandated by Congress.
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Washington, DC
The student intern program at USTR is a volunteer program where undergraduate and graduate students gain knowledge and experience on U.S. trade policy and, in many cases, earn college credit at the same time.
U.S. Transportation Department: Office of International Law Washington, DC
Projects have included research and analysis of the law of executive agreements, treaty denunciation, and dispute resolution clauses in international agreements, review of legislation affecting international transportation, and review of orders granting license authority to U.S. and foreign air carriers in contested adjudicatory cases.
Washington International Trade Association (WITA) Washington, DC
WITA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to providing a neutral forum in the nation's capital for the open and robust discussion of international trade policy and related issues. WITA is widely considered Washington's premier trade forum.
World Trade Organization Geneva, Switzerland
The WTO secretariat maintains a limited internship program for post-undergraduate students wishing to gain practical experience and deeper knowledge of the multilateral trading system. Assignments given to interns are intended to enhance interns' knowledge and understanding of the WTO and of trade policy more generally.
Center for International Environmental Law Washington, DC
CIEL's intern/extern program offers students excellent opportunities to gain experience in the field of international environmental law. Responsibilities of an intern include researching and writing about areas of international law and policy; assisting with policy analysis and advocacy; attending meetings and conferences; and otherwise working closely with CIEL staff on various projects.
Greenpeace International Amsterdam, Netherlands
Legal internships are available with the Legal Unit of Greenpeace International. The Legal Unit advises Greenpeace International, and when necessary the national and regional offices of Greenpeace, on campaigns and organizational legal issues and provides support with legal cases. Alongside the daily practice of the Legal Unit there are various research projects that, in accordance with the specific interests and background of the intern, can be undertaken.
International Environmental Law Research Center Geneva, Switzerland
IELRC seeks to contribute to the development of legal and institutional frameworks that foster equitable and sustainable environmental management at the local, national and international levels. The organization offers various opportunities for interns in their offices.
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) Multiple US locations
NRDC helps train the next generation of environmental advocates. NRDC hires students who possess the intelligence, skill, self-confidence, and maturity to take on enormous responsibility.
Our interns play an active role on the frontlines of the environmental movement. Over the course of an internship, NRDC interns work with lawyers, scientists, or policy analysts in different program areas and amass experience that they could not have obtained anywhere else.
Amnesty International Various locations
Amnesty International USA is principally concerned with the dissemination and education of all human rights as outlined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Various internships are available throughout the year in their main office in Washington DC and other regional offices.
Center for Justice and Accountability San Francisco, CA
The Center for Justice and Accountability works to deter torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world by helping survivors hold their persecutors accountable. CJA currently represents more than 40 survivors from more then twelve countries including Bosnia, Chile, China, East Timor, and Honduras.
Center for Justice and International Law Washington, DC; Costa Rica; Argentina; Brazil
CEJIL’s legal internship program is primarily directed at students or graduates who are interested in a career in international human rights law, with a particular interest in Latin America. Legal interns are paired with a CEJIL staff attorney and are actively involved in three areas of work: the Legal Defense Program, the Training and Dissemination Program, and the Campaign to Strengthen the Inter-American System Interns will collaborate with his/her tutor in the work on cases before the Commission and the Inter-American Court.
Commission on International Religious Freedom Washington, DC The Commission was created to monitor the status of freedom of thought, conscience, and religion or belief abroad and to give independent policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. Work includes researches on a variety of other international human rights and comparative law topics, as assigned.
Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe Washington, DC
Interns for the Helsinki Commission get the opportunity to work for an organization that provides a blend of international relations, human rights, and Capitol Hill experience. Interns research Helsinki Final Act-related issues on human rights, religious liberties, corruption and rule of law, and free media as well as a wide range of other tasks.
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Strasbourg, France
ECHR is a unique judicial institution that ensures the protection of fundamental rights throughout Europe. It is accessible to any person within its jurisdiction who wishes to complain of a violation of their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights or its Protocols. To deal with its expanding workload, the Court’s staff has increased considerably in recent years. It is against this backdrop that the Court’s Young Lawyers’ Scheme operates. The program opens the doors of the Court to legal professionals at the start of their career, giving them the opportunity to gain experience working within a prestigious European institution. To work at the Court means to join a team made up of lawyers from every country in Europe. Within the Registry, young lawyers will find an open, supportive professional environment and will benefit from regular working contact with experienced lawyers, senior managers and the judges themselves.
Human Rights First Washington DC; New York, NY
Human Rights First has worked in the U.S. and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. Law and graduate school students can participate in research, writing projects, supporting Asylum casework, and an assortment of advocacy projects.
Human Rights in China New York, NY
HRIC’s internships offer direct and in-depth exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization, domestic and international advocacy work, and participation in HRIC’s projects, research and briefings.
Human Rights Watch Various locations
Human Rights Watch offers academic semester and summer internships for graduate students in their New York, London, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Brussels, and Berlin offices. Interns monitor human rights developments in various countries, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy efforts aimed at curtailing human rights violations.
Humanity in Action Various locations
Humanity in Action is an international consortium which aims to instill the values of human dignity and moral responsibility for the protection of the rights of minorities in a new generation of social, cultural, and political leaders. By giving American and European students the opportunity to interact with human rights leaders of today, Humanity in Action inspires, engages, and empowers the human rights leaders of the future.
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Washington, DC
The internship provides students and recent graduates in law or other related disciplines with the opportunity to learn about the Commission’s work. It is also an opportunity to acquire practical training in the area of human rights.
Inter-American Court of Human Rights San Jose, Costa Rica
This autonomous judicial institution is part of the human rights protection system of the Organization of American States. The Court hears and rules on the specific cases of human rights violations referred to it and issues opinions on matters of legal interpretation.
International Center for Transitional Justice New York, NY
(ICTJ) assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse. The Center works in societies emerging from repressive rule or armed conflict, as well as in established democracies where historical injustices or systemic abuse remain unresolved. The Internship Program is intended to provide students with a full-time professional experience that demonstrates the nature of substantive work within the organization, and applies in some way the theories and concepts of transitional justice (and its attendant disciplines) already developed in students’ formal coursework. Interns are welcomed into relevant sector projects, events and networks. Many interns have gone on to become key allies of ICTJ program work, whether in the field, academia or partner institutions.
International Commission of Jurists Geneva, Switzerland
The International Commission of Jurists is dedicated to the primacy and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. The internship offers young graduates the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience in an organization dedicated to the legal protection and promotion of human rights.
International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL) San Remo, Italy
The IIHL is a forum for the promotion, dissemination and teaching of human rights. Interns will be engaged in the secretariat and in the library, contributing to the organization of the courses and to the preparation of relevant material and documents needed for the various meetings of experts held by the IIHL.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Various locations
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. More than 1,400 people, both specialized staff and delegates, are currently on field missions for the ICRC across the globe. This work is backed up by some 11,000 local employees and supported and coordinated by around 800 staff at its Geneva headquarters.The ICRC occasionally hires interns for specific posts that have been advertised.
International Justice Mission Washington, DC; abroad
International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that rescues victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery, and oppression. Legal interns conduct legal research and prepare memoranda of law on international legal issues, participate in strategy meetings, and prepare case documentation.
International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) Geneva, Switzerland
The ISHR Internship Program is currently made up of four programmes. ISHR recruits interns for the UN monitoring team, the Education and Training Programme and the Human Rights Defenders Office. Interns are generally recent graduates who join the ISHR staff on an unpaid basis to contribute and learn over a three to six-month period. They undertake demanding work attached to one of the main ISHR programme areas.
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights is an organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of internationally recognized human rights. Interns can play an integral role by assisting with activities such as research, writing, client service, translation or event planning.
U.S. State Department Washington, DC; abroad
The US Department of State offers a wide variety of opportunities for students to gain experience in a foreign affairs environment. Some interns are placed in Washington, DC, while others have the opportunity to work in US embassies and consulates abroad.
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs New York, NY
The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) offers an internship program to individuals who have obtained a law degree. Admission to the OLA internship program is highly competitive. Prospective interns are encouraged to apply six to nine months in advance of the desired internship period.
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) Geneva, Switzerland
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations.
International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Vienna, Austria
ICMPD is an inter-governmental organization with UN Observer status whose purpose is to promote innovative, comprehensive and sustainable migration policies and to function as a service exchange mechanism for governments and organizations in the wider European region. ICMPD is frequently searching for qualified experts in its core substance areas: Asylum, Border Management, Citizenship Policy, Human Smuggling, Integration, Labour Migration, Regularisation, Return and Readmission, Trafficking in Human Beings, Visa.
International Organization for Migration Geneva Switzerland
The IOM Internship Programme provides students with the opportunity to learn about IOM's activities, to gain initial work experience, and/or to prepare for a degree dissertation. IOM provides on the job training to interns so that both they and the organization can benefit. In addition to this, IOM evaluates interns who may eventually be included on the roster for future external vacancies.
Immigrant and Refugee Appellate Center Alexandria, VA
The Immigrant and Refugee Appellate Center, LLC is a law practice devoted to immigration appellate work on behalf of aliens. IRAC encourages law students to practice their appellate skills on behalf of indigent aliens who are on appeal and need a brief.
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Washington, DC
MPI works closely with practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to analyze, develop, and evaluate migration and refugee policies at the local, state, national, and international level. MPI offers both Research and Editorial/Communications Internships. Since MPI’s inception, the internship program has trained over 50 future global migration scholars. Publication opportunities are available to interns and over half of MPI’s interns are now published authors in the field of migration.
American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security Washington, DC
The Standing Committee on Law and National Security conducts studies, sponsors programs and conferences, and administers working groups on law and national security related issues. The committee's activities are designed to assist policymakers, to educate lawyers, the media and the public, and to enable the committee to make recommendations to the American Bar Association governing body. Interns will assist the Director in the development and execution of daily business of the committee and will assist and attend meetings, programs and cover hearings or other business on Capitol Hill on behalf of the Standing Committee. Issues include terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, information warfare, rule of law or homeland security.
British American Security Information Council (BASIC) London and Washington, DC
An independent research organization that works to promote public awareness of defense, disarmament nuclear policies and conventional and biological weapons issues on both sides of the Atlantic. BASIC offers unpaid internships throughout the year to all students.
Business Executives for National Security (BENS) Washington, DC
A nationwide, non-partisan organization of senior business executives Interns are given substantive research and writing assignments in one of more of BENS’ major policy areas; these include the homeland security and nonproliferation projects as well as the Pentagon and military reform focus.
Center for National Security Studies Washington, DC
The Center is the leading legal and policy expert on issues involving the tension between national security and civil liberties. Current projects include ensuring that government measures to fight terrorism do not encroach upon the civil liberties of Americans. Interns spend the majority of their time performing legal research and writing and involve very little clerical work.
Lawyers’ Committee on Nuclear Policy New York, NY
An organization of concerned lawyers working to abolish nuclear weapons and to promote rule-of-law based global security. The Committee seeks to educate lawyers and the public on the illegality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons under current international law and the legal obligation to pursue and conclude negotiations on nuclear disarmament. Part-time and full-time internships are available throughout the year to all students.
National Institute for Public Policy Fairfax, VA
Dedicated to research in the areas of U.S. national defense strategy and policy, the National Institute develops concepts useful for decision makers in the national security policy area and seeks to help educate the public about international affairs. Internships involve research support are available throughout the year.
U.S. State Department, Office of the Legal Adviser Washington, DC; abroad
The Office typically selects about 12 highly qualified second-year law students to participate in its Summer Intern Program. This provides a unique opportunity for students interested in public service and foreign affairs to become acquainted with the work of the Office as well as the Department (and to demonstrate their legal skills and acumen). Summer interns are normally given the same level of work as junior attorney-advisers. Interns are ordinarily assigned to two offices that they serve consecutively to ensure that they receive as broad an exposure as possible to the various facets of the Office’s practice within the time allowed.
United Nations Office of Legal Affairs New York, NY
The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) offers an internship program to individuals who have obtained a law degree. Admission to the OLA internship program is highly competitive. Prospective interns are encouraged to apply six to nine months in advance of the desired internship period.
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) Rome, Italy
The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) is an independent intergovernmental organization with its seat in the Villa Aldobrandini in Rome. Its purpose is to study needs and methods for modernising, harmonising and co-ordinating private and in particular commercial law as between States and groups of States.The UNIDROIT Secretariat regularly welcomes as interns law students who are either required to carry out an internship with an international organization as part of their university studies or wish to acquire experience within an organization such as UNIDROIT.
Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law The Hague, Netherlands
The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law accepts stagiaires who, in the context of their degree studies or their doctoral research, wish to deepen their knowledge of private international law, to understand how the Conference functions and, as far as their competence permits, to provide assistance in the work of the institution.
U.S. State Department, Office of the Legal Adviser Washington, DC; abroad
The Office typically selects about 12 highly qualified second-year law students to participate in its Summer Intern Program. This provides a unique opportunity for students interested in public service and foreign affairs to become acquainted with the work of the Office as well as the Department (and to demonstrate their legal skills and acumen). Summer interns are normally given the same level of work as junior attorney-advisers. Interns are ordinarily assigned to two offices that they serve consecutively to ensure that they receive as broad an exposure as possible to the various facets of the Office’s practice within the time allowed.
ABA Section of International Law Multiple Locations The ABA Section of International Law acts as a liaison between foreign law firms and interested students by providing a list of law firms that have agreed to host potential interns. Internships are available in a range of countries and in various disciplines of international law.
ABA Rule of Law Initiative Washington, DC
The Rule of Law Initiative promotes legal reform efforts in over 40 countries and offers a wide range of internship opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and law students, as well as recent graduates interested in international rule of law promotion.
American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC
A private, non-partisan research center dedicated to improving government through public policy debate and promoting scholarly inquiry and discussion on maintaining a free and prosperous economy, a strong and effective foreign policy and vital political and cultural institutions. AEI internships provide students with an opportunity to work with some of America's most renowned scholars, economists, legal scholars, political scientists, and foreign policy specialists doing research on current public policy questions. Internship opportunities are available to undergraduates, graduate students, and postgraduates.
American Society of International Law Washington, DC
The mission of the American Society of International Law is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. ASIL offers a variety of unpaid, full- and part-time internships throughout the year for undergraduate and law students with an interest in international law and public policy.
Center for International Legal Studies Worldwide
CILS’s purpose is to promote the dissemination of information among members of the international legal community, through research and publication projects, post-graduate and professional training programs, and academic seminars, professional symposia and continuing legal education conferences. Internships are now available with International law firms and company legal departments in all regions of the world. Internships are established for periods from three weeks up to two months. Hosts may occasionally offer or require extended internships.
Everett Public Service Internship Program Various locations
The Everett Public Service Internship program offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to participate in ten-week internships in over 55 organizations dedicated to improving the world. Everett Interns work on substantive projects, develop professional skills, and gain knowledge about the enormous societal impact of public service.
International Law Institute Washington, DC
ILI provides training and technical assistance to find practical solutions to the legal, economic and financial problems of developing countries. ILI regularly offers internships for students in their Washington, DC office.
International Law Students Association Chicago, IL
ILSA is a non-profit association of students and young lawyers dedicated to the study and promotion of international law. Generally, legal education in the U.S. and elsewhere focuses upon domestic or local law. ILSA is dedicated to supplementing this traditional approach with opportunities for study, research and career networking which concentrates on international and transnational law.
International Republican Institute Washington, DC
The International Republican Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting democracy and the rule of law throughout the world. Its programs are tailored to meet the needs of pro-democracy activists in over 35 countries. Programs include grassroots political organizing, campaign management, polling, parliamentary training, judicial reform and election monitoring. IRI regularly offers internships for students in their Washington, DC office.
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Washington, DC The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) is a nonprofit organization working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide. NDI offers throughout the year various internships opportunities in their large range of program areas.
World Jurist Association Washington, DC
The World Jurist Association was founded under the name of the World Peace Through Law Center in 1963, created in response to an international outcry for a free and open forum where judges, lawyers, law professors and others from around the world could work cooperatively to raise public support for the institutions that govern and enforce the administration of international law. The World Jurist Association offers volunteer internship opportunities throughout the year for both undergraduate and graduate students around the world and is a unique opportunity for students to gain practical experience in international law.
