Applications for our 2023 internship will be accepted in December 2022. The duration of the internship is from a period of one to six months (renewable from an additional six months up to a total of twelve months) to full-time (40 hours/week). The OECD encourages potential interns to stay for six months to get the best possible insight into their work at the OECD. A cost-of-living contribution of around €700 per full month of work is granted to trainees by the OECD. Objective The Permanent Bureau of the HCCH is looking for legal trainees to assist HCCH staff in carrying out their tasks and in their daily work. It is also an opportunity for students who, as part of their studies or PhD, wish to gain practical experience in pedagogical work, deepen their knowledge of private international law and understand the functioning of the HCCH. The internship offer requires that you be able to meet the eligibility criteria to work in the relevant country in accordance with applicable immigration regulations. Note to applicants: Due to the high number of applications received, the OECD Internship Office is unable to provide individual feedback. Therefore, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by management for an interview. If you are not contacted by the management recruitment teams within three months of submitting your application, you can assume that your application was not considered on this occasion and you can apply again on the dates indicated above. Remember that you must always be registered as a student during the internship. The internship program is announced in early January, May and September. Details of specific internship opportunities can be found in the Office of Legal Affairs internship offers posted on the UN careers website under careers.un.org.
Admission to the OLA internship program is very competitive. Interns are generally expected to perform tasks related to ongoing projects under the supervision of OLA legal counsel. When determining the mission of the trainee, due account shall be taken of the nature of the projects currently underway in the office and the purpose of the internship as expressed by the trainee. The program has a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months. Fall Internship Program: The application period begins April 1 and ends April 30 (the proposed internship period is 10 to 12 weeks, usually between September and November, depending on the prevailing need). This is an excellent opportunity for students who wish to gain work experience at the World Bank during the academic year in the form of internships while enrolled in a full-time law program, or for those enrolled in part-time and/or evening law programs. Under U.S. Department of Homeland Security rules, students who are eligible to participate in the OPT prior to graduation may work part-time (20 hours or less per week) during school hours. The World Bank`s Legal Vice Presidency provides an opportunity for highly motivated law students to learn more about the mission and work of the World Bank and the Legal Vice President. The World Bank`s Legal Internship Program enables individuals to bring new perspectives, innovative ideas, and the latest research experiences to the day-to-day operations of the World Bank and enhance their legal skills while working in a multicultural environment. The IBA`s internal newsletter was created in 2020 and each trainee in each program is invited to submit a short article on a topic of their choice, which is included in the newsletter.
We offer two articling periods for law students, preferably in the penultimate year of study. Both periods are between May and July or December. Internships are usually three weeks in length. The application deadline for legal internships of three to six months at the Permanent Office in The Hague is now open for the period from January to June 2023. Applications will be accepted until Friday 23 September 2022, 18:00 (CEST). (The application deadline for internships from July 2023 will open in due course.) Candidates can complete internships for any period between three weeks and six months, in person or online. Candidates must be able to work in English. Currently, there is no financial support and applicants are responsible for covering all costs related to the internship. Make improvements – Your feedback is important to us to improve the program each year. Who better to ask for feedback than those who complete the program. Each year, at the end of the program, we hold an internal group session and have an interactive and open discussion about what worked and what may not have worked so well. All information about our summer internship program can be found in our brochure, please click here.
All applicants must ensure that they are legally authorized to work in the United States. Applicants from outside the United States must be able to maintain and obtain their own J-1 visas. Please see the J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor website for a list of designated sponsoring organizations. The goal of the program is to provide you with first-hand experience of the World Bank`s day-to-day operations by working closely with the staff of the Legal Vice Presidency. As a member of our team, working directly with exceptional and inspiring development experts and senior executives, you will have the opportunity to contribute to Legal Vice Presidency`s legal services and attend high-level events and conferences held during your articling period. IBA therefore strongly recommends that all interns contact UK Visa and Immigration and/or the UK mission in their home country to get the latest information on what they need to enter the UK in order to complete an IBA internship.
