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STUDENTS

Summer Internship Program

The Center hosts an internship program each Summer providing NYU and non-NYU students or recent law graduates with an opportunity to contribute to our activities as research assistants, and be integrated into our community of staff, faculty, visiting scholars, and students through invitations to events, research workshops, and expert convening.

Over 10 weeks from May to August, the summer interns will:

attend preparatory and closing expert led-workshops,
work with faculty and staff to further the Center’s research agenda and to support the design and implementation of our projects, workshops, and programs including legal research, writing and advocacy.

Program

Projects and Positions

The Center houses many initiatives; the projects recruiting intern positions will be shared including a detailed scope of work.

Each scholar will work with a designated Center faculty and staff to further our line of work, and support the design and implementation of the relevant projects, workshops, and other programming.

Eligibility

The Summer Internship program is open to NYU and non-NYU Law students or recent law graduates. Applicants must:

Be an enrolled student or recent graduate in any Law degree program (JD, LLM, JSD)
Be eligible to intern in the U.S.
Demonstrate commitment to human rights and social justice
Have excellent analytical, research and writing skills
Demonstrate potential for engagement and rigorous scholarship or applied research
Have knowledge of the international legal system
Be able to work independently and with people from diverse backgrounds, including partner organizations
Project-specific requirements can be found in the call for applications.

Terms

The Summer Internship program will be in session from May to August.

As this internship is unpaid, candidates are encouraged to seek funding from their Public Interest Law Centers and other sources.

Timeline

The application cycle for Summer 2024 is now closed. Recruitment for the following conference takes place in February of each Spring semester.

Application

The following documents will be required to be submitted via an application form:

Cover letter detailing your qualifications, specific interests, and any relevant background or experience where applicable (max 500 words)
CV or NYU Resume
Recent unofficial transcript
English-language writing sample (10 pages max, excerpts acceptable)
Names and contact information of two references
Review and select projects and positions of interest.

Emerging Scholars Conference

Since 2003, the conference has become a cornerstone of the NYU human rights experience, fostering a culture of appreciation for high-quality, engaged scholarship among the law school’s human rights community. Students present original papers and receive expert feedback in a constructive, collaborative setting.

The Conference is an opportunity for all NYU School of Law students to submit and present papers on international law and human rights issues and gain valuable feedback on their work.

Submissions will be reviewed and select papers are accepted into the conference’s program.

Accepted papers are shared with an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners for feedback.

Presenters and commentators will engage in discussions around the paper at the event.

An outstanding paper receives the Global Justice Emerging Scholar Essay Award which entails an award certificate and a commitment from the organizing team to support the publication of their paper.

Papers presented at this conference have gone on to be published in quality journals, including the Canadian Yearbook of International Law, the Journal of International Criminal Justice, and the NYU Journal of International Law and Politics.

The Center hosts the Emerging Scholars Conference each Spring in partnership with the Institute for International Law and Justice.