The American Bar Association (ABA) Center for Human Rights is the ABA’s focal entity for critical human rights concerns in the United States and around the world. The ABA Center for Human Rights (the Center) works to promote and protect human rights worldwide by mobilizing lawyers to help threatened advocates and vulnerable communities; rallying leading experts on vital issues; and holding abusive governments accountable under law.
The Center is seeking legal interns to work closely with our legal advisors, human rights groups, and pro bono attorneys to provide legal assistance to human rights defenders who are the subject of harassment in retaliation for their advocacy efforts. If assigned to the Labor Rights Initiative, the intern will support the work of the Center on labor rights and corporate accountability. More information on the work on the protection of human rights defenders as well as labor rights and corporate accountability can be found here. The intern will gain invaluable insight into international human rights law and advocacy.
Paid Legal Interns will gain valuable experience while contributing to the important work of the ABA. The internship program is structured for the primary benefit of the intern and provides the intern with meaningful training/experience and educational benefits.
Depending on the needs of the Center at the time and the interest and experience of the intern, the student may be assigned to any of the following projects and teams. Please indicate your regional and/or project preference in your cover letter.
This may be a fully remote, virtual internship or a hybrid/in-person opportunity, depending upon ABA policy at the start of the internship regarding in-person work, the intern’s location, and the intern’s comfort level with in-person work. Applicant must be located in California, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Virginia, or Wisconsin for the duration of the internship.
The intern is expected to begin in early June 2024 for a 10-to-16-week internship period. Intern is expected to commit a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 29 hours per week to this part-time opportunity. Application deadline is March 31, 2024.
Interns/Externs should expect to do several of the following tasks:
Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities
Required Education, Qualifications, Experience
Additional Desired Qualifications:
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