Are you a law student looking for opportunities in the Dispute Resolution field? This opportunity might be of interest to you!
About:
ICC is the world business organization, enabling business to secure peace, prosperity and opportunity for all.
Role:
Legal Intern
Location:
Paris
Starting date:
October 2022
Skills and qualifications:
- Preference will be given to students in international commercial law arbitration with strong academic credentials and prior work experience.
- Fluent English is a requirement.
- The candidate needs to still be registered as a student during the time of the internship. Recent graduates who are not anymore enrolled in an educational program are therefore not eligible to do an internship at ICC
Responsibilities:
- Read and draft documents related to arbitration cases in English
- Legal research and read legal documents in English and one of the languages listed below
- Preparation of conferences
- Translation of legal documents
- Ad hoc assignments as requested by the teams and the services of the Secretariat to which the intern may be assigned
Important Information:
- Nationals from outside the European Union or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Andorra, Monaco, or Switzerland should get an appropriate visa from the French consulate. Interns are also required to handle their own travel/accommodation arrangements for the duration of their stay. The ICC is not in a position to provide scholarships/fellowships.
- The 6-month internship programmes are full-time and the average working week is 35 hours.
- The intern will receive a monthly gratification of about EUR 630 gross + meal vouchers + partial compensation (70%) of public transport costs.
How to Apply:
Applications should be addressed in English only by email addressed to the Selection Committee (Attn: Claudia Pansa) at courtinternship@iccwbo.org.
Application should include:
- a short CV (one-page maximum focusing on the experience relevant to the Internship) and indicating your current studies (with expected graduation date)
- a cover letter (no model provided), describing in a detailed way which arbitration classes you followed and your first professional experience(s) in relation to arbitration.
- Two referees’ names with their respective contact details (if possible one academic referee and one professional referee who supervised you directly)
- an academic writing sample in English ( e.g. submitted paper during university studies)
