Global Rights offers undergraduate, legal and other graduate internships. Each fall and spring, Global Rights program department offers part-time internships (16-20 hours per week). Summer internships are full-time and run for 10 weeks. Although our internships are unpaid, they may be taken for academic credit depending on school policies.

We are looking for students with a demonstrated commitment to human rights and international law. Excellent writing and research skills are a must. Fluency or working knowledge of other languages is a plus.

Applicants for legal internships must have completed at least three semesters of law school. Applicants for communications internships must have completed some course work in journalism, communications and/or information architecture / management (HTML and other web development skills are a plus).

Deadlines are as follows:

• Summer internships = May 1;
  
• Fall internships = August 31;
  
• Spring internships = December 31.

Applications should include a cover letter, resume, writing samples and three letters of recommendation. No phone calls please.

May 2008