International Center for Law and Religion Studies Externship Program

The J. Reuben Clark Law School’s International Center for Law and Religion Studies is recruiting law students with demonstrated academic excellence to participate in its 2013 Spring/Summer Externship Program. Selected student scholars will spend eight to ten weeks at Brigham Young University working on a range of projects related to the Center’s Mission “to help secure the blessing of freedom of religion and belief for all people.” More information about the mission and activities of the Center is available at www.iclrs.org.
 

Past summer externs have been involved in a number of projects that have permitted them to obtain credit from their own law schools, including assisting in the preparation of Supreme Court briefs, reviewing pending religion-related legislation from many countries, and working on books and articles in progress. In summer 2013, the Center will be heavily involved in producing a legal encyclopedia that will describe church-state systems in all countries on earth. In addition, many externs will assist in the preparation of a new edition of an important ongoing Center project, the four-volume treatise Religious Organization and the Law (available online at Westlaw.com under the database RELORGS).  While the Center’s primary focus is on religious freedom issues, work on the annual treatise updates and revisions permits students to explore the interface between religion and other practice areas, as they make extremely valuable contributions to research and writing on a broad range of subjects, including constitutional law, employment law, litigation, tax law, intellectual property, healthcare, social services, bankruptcy, risk management, corporate choice and organization, fiduciary duties, immigration law, marriage and family law, public and private education, mergers and dissolutions, land use, and charitable grants and fundraising.
 

To apply for an externship, please submit a cover letter and resume to Deborah Wright, Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at wrightde@law.byu.edu by 12 p.m. MST on Monday, January 14, 2013. If you are accepted, you will be notified on Thursday, January 31, 2013. We will need to know of your commitment to the externship by Thursday, February 28, 2012. The Center will work with you to schedule the dates of your time with us, and we will work with your school to explore whether credits for the externship can be arranged.
 

We would also like to notify you that each year the Center, in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society, sponsors a writing competition for law students on the subject of religious freedom. Last year’s winner received a cash award of $1,500 and traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive his award at the 2012 International Religious Liberty Award Dinner. The papers, of 9,000-13,300 words, are due each year by August 1. Award recipients have published their papers in journals following the competition. Information about the contest appears on the Center’s website in January. 

IEL Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition

Call for Student Articles

To Become an IEL Hartrick Scholar for 2013

The IEL Hartrick Scholar Writing Competition: The Institute for Energy Law of The Center for American and International Law announces its 2013 Hartrick Scholar writing competition. All eligible students are invited to participate.

Eligible Students and Topics: Students enrolled in law school as of December 2012, and seeking a juris doctor degree, are eligible to submit an article for consideration in the IEL Hartrick Scholar competition. The general subject for this year’s competition is any topic related to energy development. This includes, for example, topics concerning oil and gas law, alternative energy resources, energy regulation, and environmental regulation of the energy industries.

The article can be any work prepared by the student while enrolled in law school and can include prior works prepared for law journal or a law school course, so long as the submitted version complies with the submission guidelines. The Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee will select one or more outstanding submissions that they deem worthy of recognition.

Submission Guidelines: The article must be submitted to the Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee, at the address listed below, on or before January 15, 2013. The article should not exceed 8,000 words including footnotes (this approximates 40 double-spaced pages of text and footnotes or 25 printed pages). Footnotes should be in Blue Book format and placed at the bottom of the page where the footnoted text appears. The article should be submitted in pdf or hard copy accompanied by a cover email message or letter that contains the following information: (1) the title of your article; (2) the law school where you are currently enrolled; (3) your mailing address; (4) your telephone number; and (5) your email address. The article should not contain your name, law school, or any other identifying information.

Selection of the 2013 Hartrick Scholar(s): The Hartrick Scholar(s) selected by the Judging Committee will be notified on February 15, 2013. The Scholar(s) will receive a $2,500 cash award at the Institute for Energy Law’s 64^th Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference to be held February 21-22, 2013, in Houston, Texas. The Hartrick Scholar(s) also will be recognized for their work at the Career Paths For Young Attorneys in the Energy Sector Symposium to be held on March 1-2, 2013 at The University of Tulsa College of Law. Selection as a Hartrick Scholar includes, in addition to the $2,500 cash award, the cost of travel to attend the Conference in Houston and the Symposium in Tulsa.

Submit Articles To: For Questions Contact:

Hartrick Scholar Judging Committee Lilly Hogarth, Project Manager

ATTN: David B. Winn, Director Institute for Energy Law

Institute for Energy Law +1 (972) 244-3424

The Center for American and International Law lhogarth@cailaw.org

5201 Democracy Drive

Plano, Texas 75024-3561

lhogarth@cailaw.org

ASIL Launches International Law 2012

ASIL has just launched International Law 2012, a web-based initiative to gather and disseminate information to the public and the news media about where the U.S. presidential candidates stand on important international legal issues. Click here to view the presidential candidates' views on issues including the intersection of the Geneva Conventions and counter-terror operations; international trade and the World Trade Organization; efforts to regulate climate change; and the continued viability of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and regulation of weapons of mass destruction.

Internship at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime

Within the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the overall responsibility and functions relating to the prevention and fight against corruption, economic fraud and identity-related crime are vested with the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch (CEB), which also performs the functions of Secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and its subsidiary bodies.

More specifically, the Branch performs the technical and substantive secretariat functions for the Implementation Review Mechanism of UNCAC, and is in particular responsible for organizing and supporting the individual country reviews, as well as for preparing thematic and regional implementation review reports.
 
The Branch also ensures the substantive and technical servicing of the Working Group on Asset Recovery and the newly established Expert Meetings on International Cooperation. In this context, it implements activities related to asset recovery and international cooperation, including under the joint World Bank/UNODC Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative.
 
Furthermore, the Branch leads UNODC's work regarding all required functions to improve countries’ capacity to ratify and implement UNCAC through targeted advisory services (relying on its network of anti-corruption mentors/advisers in the field), the development of tools, the identification and promotion of good practices, and awareness raising in society at large.
 
The Branch is also responsible for providing technical and substantive services to the Working Group on Prevention and takes the lead on the development of anti-corruption educational programmes and training tools. Furthermore, the Branch spearheads UNODC's initiatives with the private sector and in the area of public private partnerships.
 
The implementation of tasks in the area of economic crime and identity-related fraud is also included in the responsibility of the Branch.
 
We are looking for highly-motivated individuals to join for up to 6 months as interns.
Typically, within our Branch, an intern will
 
* Assist in conducting legal research into States’ efforts for implementing UNCAC; select relevant material, analyze information and present findings for internal review;
* Conduct legal and background research on areas relevant to the implementation of UNCAC (in particular prevention, asset recovery and international cooperation) using multiple research sources, select relevant material, analyze information and present findings for internal review;
Assist in the review of other relevant legal documents, instruments, or other material; identify important issues, similarities and inconsistencies;
* Draft correspondence to States Parties as required;
* Perform other duties as assigned.
 
In terms of qualifications, an intern should ideally:
* Hold a first university degree (or the equivalent) and be enrolled in a degree programme in a graduate school (working towards a second university degree or higher) in the field of law, international relations or closely related field of study. Please note that all our interns need to be enrolled in a university programme at the time of application and during the whole internship.
- Be interested in the prevention and fight against corruption;
- Be fluent in English, and have an excellent working knowledge of another UN official language (Spanish, Arabic, French, Russian or Chinese);
- Have excellent research skills;
- Be familiar with Microsoft Office applications

Please note that the United Nations does not remunerate interns in any way. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of the interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns will not be entitled to any compensation for travel arrangements to and from the work location. Interns do not receive a salary or emoluments from the United Nations.
 
Please send your application to Ms Cecile Plunet at the following address: irg@unodc.org

ASIL's Helton Fellowship Program

The Arthur C. Helton Fellowship Program, established in 2004 on the recommendation of the ASIL Honors Committee, recognizes the legacy of Arthur Helton, a remarkable ASIL member who died in the August 19, 2003 bombing of the UN mission in Baghdad along with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Sergio Viera de Mello and 20 others.

Funded in part by contributions from ASIL members and private foundations, Helton Fellowships provide financial assistance in the form of “micro-grants” for law students and young professionals to pursue field work and research on significant issues involving international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs, and related areas.

Helton Fellowship micro-grants are intended to ensure that these individuals have access to modest amounts of funding that can often stand between them and their first professional opportunities to become effective practitioners, experts, and scholars of international law.

Helton Fellowship micro-grants are intended to contribute to paying for logistics, housing and living expenses, and other costs related to the Fellow’s international law fieldwork and research in affiliation with the sponsoring organization.

Eligibility/Qualifications
Fellows must undertake their fieldwork between April 2013 and September 2013 in association with an established educational institution, international organization, or non-governmental organization working in areas related to international law, human rights, and humanitarian affairs.

The Helton Fellowship Program seeks applicants in the early stages of their academic and professional careers who demonstrate the potential to make significant contributions to the use and study of international law around the world.

Law students, practicing lawyers, human rights professionals, scholars, and other individuals seeking assistance in conducting international fieldwork and law-related research are encouraged to apply.
Applicants can be of any nationality but must be current law students or have graduated from law school (at either the undergraduate or graduate levels) no earlier than December 2010.

As mentioned above, applicants must also be sponsored or affiliated, for purposes of completing their project, in some way with an educational institution, international organization, or non-governmental organization working in international law, human rights, humanitarian affairs, or related areas.

Applicants should have contacted the sponsoring organization to discuss their proposal prior to applying for the Helton Fellowship. The name of the sponsoring organization and contact information for its representatives must be included in the application.

Individuals pursuing independent research or fieldwork are not eligible for Helton Fellowships.
Applicants should also identify other potential sources of funding, including their own, to cover costs related to their fieldwork. ASIL does not assist in securing organizational sponsoring or alternative funding for Fellows.

In acknowledgement of Arthur Helton’s commitment to human rights and humanitarian affairs in the field, preferential consideration may be given to applications demonstrating a significant fieldwork component as well as those involving the human rights of refugees, internally displaced persons, and other vulnerable populations. Applications for fieldwork in the area of international criminal law and international humanitarian law are also encouraged.

Application Materials
Completed applications will consist of the following materials:

• Online application form, including description of intended project, career statement, and funding sources
• Writing Sample
• Current CV or resume
• Confirmation of law student status and/or date of graduation from a law school
• Two letters of recommendation/support, including one from sponsoring organization

Writing Sample: The writing sample may take the form of any published or unpublished document which demonstrates in-depth research, critical thinking, and analysis of a topic related to international law. Excerpts of more lengthy documents may also be submitted. However, writing samples should be no longer than 10 pages.

Current CV or Resume: All applicants must submit an updated curriculum vitae or resume, which includes contact information, education, professional employment or volunteer history, and special skills and interests.

Student Status/Date of Graduation: Applicants are required to provide documentation indicating current status or date of graduation. The following documentation will be accepted: photocopy of valid student identification; photocopy or facsimile of current official or unofficial transcript indicating student status; photocopy or facsimile of official or unofficial transcript indicating graduation date; photocopy or facsimile of diploma.

Letters of Recommendation/Support: One letter of recommendation should come from any individual who is in a position to assess academic performance, professional skills and expertise, and any other qualifications for selection as a Helton Fellow (e.g. current or former professor or supervisor). The second should be a letter of support or sponsorship from the educational institution, international organization, or non-governmental organization that has agreed to sponsor the project.
The writing sample, current curriculum vitae or resume, and documentation confirming student status or graduation date should be submitted as a package if possible. Letters of recommendation and support may be submitted separately if necessary.

Applicants will be considered by the Helton Fellowship Selection Committee on the basis of the written materials included in the application package. No interviews, or any other communications with applicants, will be conducted.

Deadlines and Announcement Schedule
Applicants may submit application materials beginning Monday, October 15, 2012. All applications must be received no later than Monday, January 7, 2013 by 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time..
Incomplete applications and those received after January 7, 2013 will not be reviewed under any circumstances.

ASIL will acknowledge receipt of application materials, and the date they are received, in a timely fashion by email.

Due to administrative constraints, only the first 50 completed applications, submitted on-line, and received in full by the submission deadline will be reviewed. A notice that the application process has closed will be posted on the ASIL website once 50 completed applications have been received.
Awards will be announced by mid-February 2013. The Fellowship Selection Committee is unable to respond to individual requests for information about the status of applications prior to this date.

Applicants are required to complete an online application form and submit related materials in a timely fashion to the Helton Fellowship Program at fellowship@asil.org. Materials that can not be transmitted electronically may be faxed to the ASIL Helton Fellowship Program at + 1 202 797 7133.

Online Application:  Applicants are asked to provide basic biographical information and brief descriptions of intended projects and career statements. Emailed or faxed applications forms will not be accepted without prior written approval. The online application should be completed before other application materials are submitted.

Webinar on the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme

Register now for our free webinar with Jenny Crewe from the Solicitors Regulation Authority which will tell you everything you need to know about how to re-qualify as a solicitor through the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Scheme (QLTS).

The webinar will take place on 15 November at 11:00 (UK time).

Businesses are increasingly international and they expect their lawyers to be too. Re-qualifying as a solicitor allows lawyers to demonstrate a practical approach to developing the sort of skills and expertise that clients and law firms demand from their ‘global lawyers’. The QLTS allows lawyers qualified in foreign jurisdictions to re-qualify as solicitors of England and Wales. This is a fast-track route to qualification with no experience or training contract requirement.

 

Jenny Crewe will discuss who can apply to benefit from this route, how to apply, what the tests entail, and how long and how much it should take you to complete the process and gain the much sought after title of solicitor. *

More information: http://international.lawsociety.org.uk/node/12461 

International Monetary Fund Paid Summer Internships

International Monetary Fund (IMF) offers 10-13 weeks summer paid internship for students within one or two years of completing their LLM, 2013 USA

Field of Internship: Legal Department
Course Level : Internship
Internship Provider: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Internship can be taken at : USA

Eligibility: - Candidates must be within one or two years of completing their L.L.M. in law or equivalent degree in law
-Be in student status, i.e., must be returning to university after their internship
-Should normally not exceed 32 years of age
-Have an excellent command of English (both written and oral)
-Possess strong quantitative and computer skills

Internship Open for International Students: Yes

Is this paid internship? Yes

Internship Description: The IMF’s Legal Department is seeking applications for a summer intern position as part of the 2013 Fund Internship Program. The selected candidate will work in one of the units of the Legal Department under the supervision and guidance of a senior member of the unit. Projects assigned (which differ from year to year) will be determined at a time closer to the start of the internship to ensure that they are directly aligned with the department’s work program and, to the extent possible, with the interests of the intern.

Tenure of award: The duration of the internship will be 10-13 weeks which will be undertaken sometime between May and October 2013 (the actual period of the internship will be agreed between the department and the successful candidate).

Value: IMF interns receive salary comparable to senior level support staff, round-trip economy class air travel to Washington, D.C. from their university and limited medical insurance coverage. IMF provides information to help interns locate suitable accommodation in the Washington area, it does not find housing for interns or reimburse their housing costs.

How to Apply: By Online

Internship Application Deadline: December 14, 2012
Further Internship Information and Application

Read more: 2013 IMF Fund International Internship Program in Legal, USA