Legal Researcher Intern at the Open Society Foundation

ABOUT OSI

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. To achieve this mission, the Foundations seek to shape public policies that assure greater fairness in political, legal, and economic systems and safeguard fundamental rights. On a local level, the Open Society Foundations implement a range of initiatives to advance justice, education, public health, and independent media. At the same time, we build alliances across borders and continents on issues such as corruption and freedom of information. The Foundations place a high priority on protecting and improving the lives of people in marginalized communities.

Investor and philanthropist George Soros established the Open Society Foundations, starting in 1984, to help countries make the transition from communism. Our activities have grown to encompass theUnited Statesand more than 70 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa andLatin America. Each Foundation relies on the expertise of boards composed of eminent citizens who determine individual agendas based on local priorities.

ABOUT THE OPEN SOCIETY JUSTICE INITIATIVE

The Open Society Justice Initiative uses law to protect and empower people around the world. Through litigation, advocacy, research, and technical assistance, the Justice Initiative promotes human rights and builds legal capacity for open societies. We foster accountability for international crimes, combat racial discrimination and statelessness, support criminal justice reform, address abuses related to national security and counterterrorism, expand freedom of information and expression, and stem corruption linked to the exploitation of natural resources. Our staff is based inAbuja,Amsterdam, Bishkek,Brussels,Budapest,Freetown,The Hague,London,MexicoCity,New York,Paris,Phnom Penh,Santo DomingoandWashington,D.C.

GENERAL TRAINING OBJECTIVE

The objective of the internship program with OSI’s Open Society Justice Initiative is to train participants on some of the methodologies used by public interest advocacy groups likeOSIto foster and encourage reform, inclusion, human rights, and the building of legal capacity for open societies.

SPECIFIC TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Interns will be instructed, and receive hands-on training, on many of the broad range of activities involved in effectuating reform, human rights, and the building of legal capacity for open societies, including but not limited to, the identification of an injustice to be remedied, the formulation of a comprehensive action plan, and the research and writing involved in research memoranda, reports and studies associated with a project. The interns will receive their training in the context of the Open Society Justice Initiative.

With close supervision by an assigned mentor, interns will learn about the various tools available for researching issues, for engaging in oral and written persuasive techniques, and for drafting reports and legal memoranda related to human rights related initiatives, like the Open Society Justice Initiative. They will acquire knowledge and read about issues related to anticorruption, national criminal justice reform (specifically pre-trial detention, access to justice, and safety, security and accountability), legal capacity development, freedom of expression and information, equality and citizenship, national security and/or international justice. They will receive hands-on writing experience by, among other things, assisting OSI in drafting both legal and non-legal memoranda and drafting reports. They will receive research and analysis experience by assisting OSI in researching assigned topics through the Internet, Lexis/Nexis, foreign source materials, academic studies, oral interviews of experts, Library of Congress materials, and legal and political documents, and by analyzing related topic material. Interns also will receive real time training on the dialogues and other communications that are required in human interest initiatives like the Program by, among other things, assisting in drafting of related correspondence, print material and website content, participating in conference calls, and attending relevant meetings hosted by think tanks and government and non-government agencies.

CANDIDATES SOUGHT

For this internship program, OSI is seeking individuals currently enrolled in a relevant law school program who are highly motivated and have demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The ideal candidates will have strong communication, interpersonal and computer skills, a demonstrated ability to write effectively and analyze and summarize complex information, and a desire to function in a team environment. They also must be able to multi-task while remaining attentive to detail.

Upon acceptance, interns will need to provide a letter from their university indicating that they are receiving credit and/or funding for the internship.

DURATION OF INTERNSHIP: Fall Internship (September–December 2011): 12 weeks

HOURS PER WEEK: Fall Internship: part time, max 19 hours/week**

COMPENSATION: Unpaid, lunch provided.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 31, 2011

Please send a cover letter and resume to internships@sorosny.org Include the internship code in subject line: LRI/OSJI

OR

Open Society Foundations
Recruitment Specialist – LRI/OSJI
400 West 59th Street
New York, New York 10019

FAX: 646.557.2672

No phone calls, please. All qualified applicants for this internship will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category.

International Human Rights Education and Outreach Intern at the Center for Constitutional Rights

Currently, we seek an intern to work primarily on education and outreach regarding CCR’s International Human Rights work. This position will work with the International Human Rights Education and Outreach Associate, and will require strong research, writing and interpersonal communication skills. An interest in social justice organizing and advocacy is a must. Please note that this is not a legal position.

Some of the issues the International Human Rights Education and Outreach Intern will work on include accountability for US private military contractors, the 2009 coup d’etat inHondurasand the human rights crisis inHaiti.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Conduct research and write memos on international human rights issues
• Draft educational materials
• Assist in planning events regarding key struggles for human rights
• Attend internal meetings with legal and communications staff
• Some limited administrative work

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice
• Strong research and writing skills
• Comfort working with many different people and juggling multiple tasks
• Familiarity or experience with international human rights laws and institutions is a plus.
• Experience using Illustrator and Publisher helpful but not required
• A minimum 3 month commitment, at least 10 hours per week is required. Candidates seeking both full-time and part-time internships will be considered.

Spanish language skills are a big plus but not required

If interested, please send your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are interested in this internship to lraymond@ccrjustice.org No phone calls please.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, CCR strongly encourages people of color, women, persons with diverse gender and sexual identities and persons with disabilities to apply.

Program Associate, Center on Immigration & Justice at the Vera Institute of Justice

The Vera Institute of Justice, founded in 1961, is an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit organization that combines expertise in research, technical assistance, and demonstration projects to assist leaders in government and civil society, examine justice policy and practice, and improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety. Vera has offices in New York City, Washington, DC, and New Orleans, and its projects and reform initiatives, typically conducted in partnership with local, state, or national officials, are located across the United States and around the world. Vera is an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity in the workplace.

Vera seeks a Program Associate for its Center on Immigration and Justice’s Legal Orientation Program (LOP). LOP was created to inform detained immigrants about their rights, and the immigration court and detention processes. On behalf of the federal government’s Executive Office for Immigration Review, program staff work with nonprofit legal service agencies to provide detained people at 27 facilities nationwide with basic information about forms of relief from removal, how to represent themselves in immigration court, and how to get legal representation. Research has shown that LOP participants’ cases move through immigration court more quickly, likely resulting in their spending less time in detention than people who do not have access to legal information.

Responsibilities

The Program Associate’s duties include the following:

• Coordinate development of and review legal orientation materials (in English and Spanish) and provide meaningful feedback;
• Assist in the preparation of reports to government partners;
• Devise, manage, and coordinate assistance to program sites in the form of training conferences, on-site training programs, conference calls, phone consultations, and other means as appropriate;
• Conduct visits of program sites (expect to conduct 6 site visits per year) and draft site visit evaluations;
• Represent Vera’s Center on Immigration and Justice in public speaking engagements and at professional meetings;
• Develop and maintain relationships with project partners;
• Brainstorm solutions for challenges experienced by program sites; and
• Assist on other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess the following:

• A JD degree;
• At least 1 to 2 years of legal, government, or policy work experience;
• A demonstrated knowledge of immigrant, criminal, or other justice areas;
• A desire to effectuate change in partnership with the government;
• Strong writing and research skills;
• Strong communication and facilitation skills;
• Ability to read and communicate effectively in Spanish;
• Ability to manage work on multiple projects effectively and efficiently;
• Ability to work collaboratively on a team, as well as manage projects independently;
• Experience representing detained immigrants is a strong plus;
• Experience with “know your rights” and other community education initiatives is a strong plus; and
• Willingness to travel outside of New York City.

Salary

Low to mid-50s, commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits.

Please submit cover letter and resume.

Online submission is preferred.

http://vera.theresumator.com/apply/h4UAEF/Program-Associate.html?source=IDEA

However, if necessary, materials may be mailed or faxed to
ATTN: Human Resources / CIJ Program Associate recruitment
Vera Institute of Justice
233 Broadway, 12th Flr.
New York, NY 10279
Fax: (212) 941-9407

Please use only one method of submission (online, mail or fax).No phone calls, please. Only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

The Vera Institute of Justice values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.
For more information about Vera and the Center on Immigration and Justice, please visit our website, www.vera.org.

Editorial Intern at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs

Ethics & International Affairs, the journal of the Carnegie Council, seeks a part-time Fall semester intern. The goal of the journal is to bridge the gap between theory and practice by integrating rigorous thinking about principles of justice and morality into discussions of the practical policy dilemmas that frequently arise in global politics. The journal publishes articles in three broad theme areas: ethics, war, and peace, global social justice, and religion in politics. The selected candidate's tasks will include:

• Managing the peer-review process
• Assisting with administrative duties (e.g., ordering and tracking books for review; corresponding with authors regarding biographical notes and abstracts; drafting and mailing postproduction correspondence with journal contributors, publishers of reviewed books, and advertisers; identifying and tracking potential peer reviewers)
• Researching information on topics relevant to manuscripts for publication in the journal
• Depending on skill level, suggesting revisions of manuscripts for publication
• Proofreading revised manuscripts (journal articles, website contents)

Requirements Candidates must be graduate students in International Affairs, Political Science, Philosophy, International Law or related areas; have a solid understanding of normative and empirical issues in international relations, global policy, and economics; excellent writing skills; attention to detail; strong Web and electronic database research skills; and excellent familiarity with Microsoft Word. Candidates are strongly encouraged to gain general familiarity with the substance of the journal.The intern is an integral part of the editorial team and receives a place on the journal's masthead.

Terms and Conditions: This is an unpaid internship. School credit can be arranged and a transportation stipend of $15 a day will be provided. We require a minimum commitment of 15 hours a week during the fall semester.

Please send us a resume and a short cover letter to Marina Oyuela atinfo@cceia.org explaining your motivation and qualifications for the internship.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. DUE TO THE EXPECTED HIGH NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS, ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE INVITED TO AN INTERVIEW.

Racial Justice Program Legal Intern at the ACLU

FALL 2011 LEGAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
NOTICE TO SECOND AND THIRD YEAR LAW STUDENTS
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION
ACLU Racial Justice Program, NY

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU), founded in 1920, is a nationwide, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, with more than 500,000 members and is dedicated to the principles of liberty and equality embodied in the U.S. Constitution. The Racial Justice Program (RJP) of the ACLU's National office in New York City seeks law students for a Legal Internship which will begin inSeptember 2011.

OVERVIEW

The Racial Justice Program aims to preserve and extend constitutionally guaranteed rights, as well as other rights, to segments of the population that historically have been denied those rights on the basis of race, ethnicity or national origin. Interns will work with an experienced team of racial justice attorneys on a broad range of issues, particularly in the areas of criminal justice and education.

In the area of criminal justice, RJP is dedicated to reducing the unwarranted targeting of people of color and the racially disproportionate imposition of incarceration. We have filed civil challenges to the inadequate provision of defense to adult and juvenile indigents and pre- and post-9/11 racial profiling.

In the area of education, we seek to ensure that all children have access to quality education, regardless of race or ethnicity. We have undertaken advocacy, including public education and community organizing, against the school-to-prison pipeline. We have sought to promote school desegregation and affirmative action programs. RJP also has advocated before international human rights bodies on behalf of formerly incarcerated people and people displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW

Our Fall 2011 Legal Internship requires a 10-12 week commitment. The internship is part-time, with weekly hours negotiable. Interns are highly encouraged to seek alternate funding as the internship is unpaid. Arrangements may also be made for work/study or course credit.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITES

The Fall Legal intern will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working on a wide variety of issues. Working closely with t he Racial Justice team, interns will have the opportunity to assist on all aspects of litigation. The intern will gain experience by working on the following:

• Handle written and telephone inquiries from persons seeking legal assistance.
• Conduct factual and legal research.
• Assist in the drafting of pleadings, affidavits, briefs, memoranda and other litigation documents.
• Other projects as assigned.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

This Legal Internship is open to second and third year law students who posses the following:

• Excellent legal writing, research, and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze complex legal issues.
• Must be self motivated and demonstrate the initiative to see projects through to completion.
• A demonstrated commitment to racial justice issues, civil rights and civil liberties.

Applicants should send a cover letter, resume, a legal writing sample and a list of two references via email to hrjobs@aclu.org - reference [RE: Fall 2011 Legal Internship - RJP] in subject line – or via mail to:

Human Resources Department
[ RE: Fall 2011 Legal Internship – RJP ]
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
125 Broad Street, 18 th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this internship opportunity.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and candidates are encouraged to apply early.

The ACLU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU”.

International Legal Intern at the Center for Reproductive Rights in New York

The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing reproductive freedom as a fundamental right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. The Center’s domestic and international programs engage in litigation, policy analysis, legal research, and public education seeking to achieve women’s equality in society and ensure that all women have access to appropriate and freely chosen reproductive health services.

The International Legal Program collaborates with women’s advocates around the world to promote and defend internationally recognized reproductive rights. Our activities include: working to enforce reproductive rights norms in national, regional and United Nations fora; developing advocacy tools to support the work of reproductive rights lawyers worldwide; and monitoring, analyzing and making accessible international and national legal and policy developments relating to reproductive rights.

Qualifications & Responsibilities: Law students are expected to have strong legal research and writing skills and a demonstrated interest in gender/women’s issues and reproductive rights.

Hours: Approximately 15-20 hours per week during the fall (flexible according to your schedule and school calendar)

Please send cover letter and resume to the following address:The Center for Reproductive Rights Attn: ILP Legal Intern – Fall 2011 120 Wall Street, 14th Floor New York, NY 10005 resumes@reprorights.org

E-mail submissions are preferred.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Note: Applicants must indicate "Legal Intern (Fall)– International Legal Program (code 114)" and their last name as the subject of emailed applications. Cover letter and resume should be sent as attachments.

The Center for Reproductive Rights is an equal opportunity employer, committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and staff. We strongly encourage people from all groups and communities to apply.

www.reproductiverights.org