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About the Role
The Impact Litigation team in the New York office of Human Rights First seeks a motivated legal intern for Spring 2027 to assist in the preparation of a case addressing well-documented human rights abuses abroad. Interns will play a formative role in developing a case aimed at securing redress for long-standing human rights abuses and develop skills in legal and factual research and analysis, case-strategy creation, and client identification.
Responsibilities
- Conduct legal and factual research
- Draft legal memoranda
- Collaborate with attorneys on case strategy
- Potentially meet with clients
- Legal research and analysis with concurrent memorandum drafting
- Factual research and analysis in connection with formulation of claims
- Case strategy development
Requirements
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Legal research and writing skills
- Dedicated interest and passion for human-rights-related advocacy
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients
- Arabic language skills a plus
- Resume, cover letter, & writing sample (no more than 5 pages long) required for application
Skills
- Legal research
- Factual research
- Legal analysis
- Memorandum drafting
- Case strategy development
- Client identification
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Creative problem-solving
- Legal writing
- Collaboration
- Arabic language skills
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Internship
- Part-time
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- Enrollment in an accredited JD or LLM program
Salary/Compensations
- Unpaid
About the Company
- Human Rights First is committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing staff from a diversity of backgrounds, including members of racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, people of all nationalities, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- We believe that a diverse staff and an inclusive work environment that welcomes a range of perspectives make us stronger and more effective.
Equal Opportunity
- Human Rights First is committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing staff from a diversity of backgrounds, including members of racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, people of all socioeconomic backgrounds, people of all nationalities, and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- We believe that a diverse staff and an inclusive work environment that welcomes a range of perspectives make us stronger and more effective.