Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) offers internship opportunities in many of our global offices.  Candidates may apply for the positions listed on our website based on their location, eligibility, and interest in the work of specific divisions and departments.  Internship descriptions vary but may include desk research, drafting documents, assisting with event planning, helping researchers prepare for missions, monitoring human rights developments in various countries, data analysis, liaising with current and prospective donors, and engaging in advocacy efforts aimed at curtailing human rights violations.

Internships are generally unpaid.  HRW internships often offer direct exposure to the workings of an international human rights organization, close supervision by the HRW staff, interaction with other international organizations and foreign and domestic government officials, and opportunities to attend lectures, trainings, and special events relating to human rights.

Please refer to http://www.hrw.org/about/volunteering for further information.

The LIV is seeking a Paralegal to assist the Section Lawyer to manage the Administrative Law and Human Rights Section, and to promote the objectives of the LIV's Legal Policy & Practice (LPP) Department.

The primary objectives of LPP are to:

•drive key legal policy development, law reform, strategic advocacy and projects in partnership with LIV members, LIV departments and other key stakeholders; and

•deliver relevant information and resources to assist legal practitioners in their practices.

The Administrative Law and Human Rights (AL&HR) Section represents a broad range of legal issues ranging from administrative review, constitutional law and general human rights issues to specific matters relevant to Indigenous, refugee, migration, health, disability and discrimination law.

Applications close on Friday, the 1st of August 2014.

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The Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) is looking for an outstanding, enthusiastic and highly motivated law graduate to join its legal team as a Legal Trainee.

Legal Branch provides legal and policy advice to the Premier and other DPC Ministers, the Secretary of the Department and to all bodies within the portfolio of Premier and Cabinet.

Legal Branch will support the Legal Trainee to complete a 12 month Supervised Workplace Training program, leading to admission as an Australian lawyer. The Legal Trainee will have the opportunity to undertake work on challenging and high profile matters from all the main practice areas of the Legal Branch, including legal policy, constitutional and public law, commercial law and litigation.

To be considered for a ‘priority offer’, eligible applicants must apply by 28 July 2014 (please refer to LIV Guidelines for information about eligibility for, and timing of, priority offers).

All other applications must be received by 11.59pm on 17 August 2014.

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Davies Collison Cave Law (DCCL) offers a focused Intellectual Property (IP) Law clerkship program. The program enables you to gain hands on experience in a Top Tier IP law firm, working along side world leading IP lawyers. The work you will undertake will be contentious and uncontentious IP work, including major IP litigation (often international), covering all the IP statutory regimes, Australian Consumer Law and associated contractual, administrative, procedural and evidentiary law. At DCCL you have the opportunity to begin your IP law career from the day you start your clerkship.

It is a three week program that runs on the following dates: 

Nov/Dec 2014 or

Jan/Feb 2015 or

Jun/Jul 2015.

Applications close on the 5th of August 2014.

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The Victorian Government Solicitor's Office (VGSO) places great emphasis on our core values, professionalism and working together. During the recruitment process we look for candidates who are interested and committed to working in government, appreciate the importance of client responsiveness, demonstrate the requirements of acting as a model litigant, are friendly and take pride in their work.

The role of a Trainee Lawyer with the VGSO is wonderfully diverse, constantly challenging and extremely interesting. As a Trainee Lawyer, you will gain exposure to various facets of the legal system, with three-month rotations through four of our five legal Branches: Government & Public Law; Commercial, Property & Technology; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Police and Workplace Relations & Occupational Safety.

We select candidates who are in their final year of study, are motivated, demonstrate initiative and good interpersonal skills, have strong academic results in a legal qualification, with lives that are balanced with varied interests.

At the successful completion of the VGSO's Traineeship Program, the Trainee Lawyers will be admitted to practice as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Applications close on the 17th of August 2014.

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