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About the Role

We offer you an exciting insight into the work of an internationally active human rights organization during your legal clerkship. You will also have the opportunity to gain knowledge about the political discussion on human rights in Germany and worldwide. This is not a general traineeship.

Responsibilities

• Research various topics in constitutional law and international law.
• Support consultants in preparing statements, responding to expert inquiries, and other materials.
• Prepare lobbying activities, including compiling information from archives and databases, drafting texts, and preparing for lobbying appointments.
• Assist with public relations, including drafting web texts, articles for the Amnesty Journal, and social media posts.
• Handle general office tasks, including correspondence.
• Support the organization of events and seminars, and advise volunteer members.

Requirements

• Currently completing a two-year practical training for the second state examination in Germany (legal clerkship).
• Must be completing this training at a German court.
• Comparable qualifications from abroad cannot be recognized as the official legal clerkship in Germany is a prerequisite for a Wahlstation (elective station).
• Have prior knowledge of international and national human rights norms and regimes.
• Interested in human rights topics and current legal-political discourse, as well as working in a large member organization.
• Proficient in written and spoken German and have very good English skills.
• Think in a structured and networked manner, be flexible, and enjoy working independently.

Skills

• Constitutional Law
• International Law
• Human Rights Law
• Public Relations
• Lobbying
• Event Organization
• German Language Proficiency
• English Language Proficiency

Location

• Berlin-Neukölln

Work Type

• Full-time
• Hybrid
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Legal Clerkship (Referendariat)

Education Level

• Second State Examination in Germany (legal clerkship)

Benefits

• Varied and broad range of tasks with strong networking throughout the organization.
• Participation in the development of a significant human rights organization.
• Collaboration with dedicated teams and colleagues.
• Freedom for initiative and opportunities for further training and development.
• Flexible and family-friendly working hours through flextime and mobile work.
• Modern, bright office in the heart of Berlin-Neukölln with direct S-Bahn connection.

About the Company

• Amnesty International is the world's largest movement for human rights.
• Independent of governments, parties, ideologies, economic interests, and religions.
• Finances human rights work solely through donations and membership fees.
• Campaigns and actions are based on the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
• Has more than ten million supporters worldwide and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977.
• Committed to equality, inclusion, and anti-discrimination.
• Strives to become an organization that reflects the perspectives and life realities of society.
• Continuously working on a discrimination-critical organizational culture.
• Encourages applications from people regardless of national or social origin, religion or belief, gender identity and sexual orientation, disability, or age.
• Especially welcomes applications from people with societal marginalization experience, including people with racism experience, Sinti, Roma, those with migration or refugee backgrounds, trans* or intersex individuals, and people from non-academic backgrounds.
• Aims to preferentially hire severely disabled persons with equal qualifications.
• Works to protect individuals who advocate for human rights, such as lawyers, media professionals, environmental activists, and other critical voices, who are often endangered by governments and political groups.

Equal Opportunity

• We wish for applications from people regardless of their national or social origin, religion or worldview, gender identity and sexual orientation, disability or age.
• We particularly welcome applications from people with societal marginalization experience, including people with racism experience such as Black people, People of Color, Sinti, Roma, and/or applicants with a migration or refugee background, as well as from trans* or intersex individuals and people from non-academic backgrounds.
• We are particularly committed to preferentially hiring severely disabled persons with equal qualifications.