International Criminal Court – Internships and Visiting Professionals Programme: As an international organisation endeavouring to optimise geographic and gender representation, the Court respects and values diversity and therefore encourages applications from candidates of all nationalities and cultures to its Internship and Visiting Professional Programme.

I. Internships Placements

The Court offers internships to highly motivated young professionals with good academic qualifications who are in the early stages of their careers.

The Internship is a practical educational experience whereby Interns principally assist the staff of the Court in discharging their duties.

Under supervision, Interns are assigned projects and tasks that are relevant to their educational background and interests and provide them with the opportunity to put into practice and further develop their theoretical knowledge.

The work will generally be comparable to the work of the upper general service category or junior professional level.

Internships are offered for a period of between three and six months.

In order to apply for an internship placement, candidates will need to ensure that they meet the general eligibility requirements for Interns in addition to any additional requirements stated by the specific Organ of the Court to which the candidate elects to apply.

II. Visiting Professionals Placements

Visiting Professional placements are offered to candidates who have extensive academic and/or professional expertise in an area of work relevant to or related to the Court.

Visiting Professionals will usually be assigned to a range of tasks or specific projects in a capacity which will both draw upon and augment the specific knowledge or skills of the individual.

The work will generally be comparable to the mid-professional or senior level. In some cases, Visiting Professionals, with specialist knowledge and skills in an area pertaining to the work of the Court may propose a project to be conducted in cooperation with the Court during the course of their placement.

Visiting Professionals will collaborate with senior and junior professional officers and undertake their own projects in consultation with the staff of the Organ to which they elect to be appointed.

Visiting Professional placements are offered for a period of between one and six months duration.

Subject to the Common Rules and Conditions governing the Visiting Professional Programme, it is possible to combine a placement as a Visiting Professional with a period of paid or unpaid leave, or other affiliation with an external entity.

In order to apply for a Visiting Professional placement, candidates will need to ensure that they meet the general eligibility requirements for Visiting Professionals in addition to any additional requirements stated by the specific Organ of the Court to which the candidate elects to apply.

For more information and application materials, see: International Criminal Court – Internships and Visiting Professionals Programme

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Work Experience Placements in UK: Applications invited for 3 months training & work experience placements in London.

International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) is an initiative set up by leading law firms and academics, which aims to develop African lawyers’ legal skills in international law, banking and finance, corporate and commercial law and dispute resolution in an international context.

Applications are invited from qualified lawyers:

• · Working or seeking to work in private practice or government service
• · Committed to developing their legal skills in international law, commercial law and/or dispute resolution

Candidate Specification

• · Degree in law or and admitted to practice as a lawyer in home jurisdiction
• · Excellent academics (minimum of a 2.1 or equivalent) from a university with a reputable law faculty
• · Professional legal experience at the national level, with emphasis in public international law, corporate and commercial or banking and finance law
• · Experience as Government/state lawyers in the context of international law preferable
• · Not more than associate level post-qualification experience i.e. not a partner
• · Fluency in spoken and written English essential
• · Written undertaking to complete the placement
• · Written undertaking to return home after completion of the placement

The Placement

Candidates will be placed with commercial law firms. As such, their legal expertise should match those of the host firm’s areas of practice e.g. corporate and commercial law, dispute resolution (arbitration, litigation and ADR), public international law, banking and finance.

Candidates will be provided with:

• · Visa application assistance
• · Visa fee
• · Flight arrangements
• · Airfares
• · Appropriate accommodation (food and laundry facilities not provided)
• · A weekly allowance
• · Monthly travel card for buses and underground trains which cover travel in the London area only

For more information and application, see: Work Experience Placements in UK.

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