CHRGJ Summer Internship Program

The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at NYU School of Law is currently accepting applications for its full-time summer internship program, which will run for about 10 weeks from June 1 to August 11, 2017.

Interns will work under the guidance of one or more of the Center’s human rights faculty and staff on activities related to the Center’s current projects. CHRGJ works across a rich and diverse range of issues. The Center houses the work of two UN mandates (Extreme Poverty and Right to Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence), the Global Justice Clinic, and the Just Security blog. Additionally, CHRGJ directors and staff are working on projects relating to inequality and the global economy with a focus on the intersection between human rights and tax policy; transitional justice; data visualization; human rights methodology; vicarious trauma and resilience among human rights defenders; and U.S. national security law and international law involving use of force and armed conflict. Interns may also be involved in developing new projects relating to: the inter-American system; human rights and the United States, including racial injustice, Islamophobia, treatment of prisoners, and suppression of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly. For additional information on CHRGJ’s current research, please visit our website and subscribe to our listserv to receive announcements regarding new projects.

Interns’ work will include legal research, writing, and advocacy support. Interns will be expected to work well independently and as a team, and will be encouraged to engage with CHRGJ staff and visiting scholars as active colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to enhance their knowledge of human rights law and practice and/or to pursue a career in public interest and social justice.

To apply: Send (1) cover letter, (2) current CV, (3) three references, (4) current academic transcript (unofficial is fine), and (5) a writing sample (10 pages maximum) to Pamela Mercado at mercadop@mercury.law.nyu.eduwith the subject: 2017 Summer Legal Internship. Please consolidate all application materials in the order listed above into one PDF file.  Applications must be received by January 12, 2017 at 5pm.

This internship is open to all law students, including LLMs. As it is unpaid, candidates are encouraged to seek funding from their Public Interest Law Centers and other sources.

Qualifications

Required:

• Excellent analytical, research and writing skills as demonstrated by academic record and/or writing sample(s)
• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice
• Knowledge of the international legal system
• Strong capacity to work independently and with people from diverse backgrounds, including partner organizations

Preferred:

• Work experience prior to law school

Not required but will be considered assets for some positions:

• Fluency and/or ability to conduct legal and human rights research in another language-particularly Spanish, French, Haitian Kreyol, Swahili, and/or Arabic
• Experience working in or advocating before the inter-American system
• Experience with litigation in national, regional or international bodies
• Quantitative research skills
• Systematic qualitative research skills, e.g., content coding, focus groups
• Training or experience in psychology or mental health
• Training or experience in journalism
• Knowledge of earth sciences, especially hydrology or geology
• Knowledge of extractive industries (oil, mining and gas)
• Knowledge of international financial institutions
• Interest in corporate accountability or business and human rights