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Internships in International Civil Society Law – Fall 2008
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 fall 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.
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. 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:
-- 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, which was then published and disseminated throughout Europe and Eurasia.
-- In Turkey, the European Union 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.
Other important tasks have included preparing a textbook on international civil society law, editing issues of the International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law, preparing comments on impending draft legislation, organizing a conference in Mexico for university professors, and supporting staff with several grant-writing initiatives.
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
ICNL will entertain applications from students seeking to undertake this internship/externship for law school credit. Students are expected to work a minimum of 7-10 hours per week during the semester. Start and end dates are flexible.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply for the position listed above, please utilize our online recruitment application process. Be sure to include your resume, writing sample (no more than 5 pages), and cover letter, and to reference "Fall 2008 Internship" in the appropriate field. Finally, please note that only primary candidates will be contacted.
The deadline for applications is September 12, 2008.
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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 an application to our online recruitment database that specifies:
- Position applied for ("Consultant")
- Current contact information
- Areas of expertise (substantive & geographic)
- Language skills
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