Legal Intern

The Legal Intern will assist in various aspects of the Directorate’s work including organizing meetings, preparing documents, conducting research on terrorism and counter-terrorism, drafting country profiles, and supporting event preparations. The internship is with the BMLE Team and reports to the Head of BMLE Team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and organising meetings, briefings, roundtables, seminars and other CTED events with a focus on BMLE.
• Assist in preparing documents arrangements for the organization of CTC/CTED meetings, briefings, roundtables, seminars and other events.
• Assist in preparing background notes, talking points for meetings, missions and other events attended by CTED staff.
• Conduct research to contribute to CTED analytical products on trends and developments in terrorism and counter-terrorism.
• Research, draft and update country profiles and other background documents in preparation for high-level meetings and other events.
• Assist with preparing infographics and visual aids for CTED documents and presentations.
• Attend and take notes at meetings, conferences and other events; assist in the preparation of summaries and reports of discussions.
• Assist in other ad-hoc activities as instructed.

Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s level or equivalent).
• Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• A field of study closely related to the type of internship applied for is required.
• Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent, or have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Proficiency in another United Nations language is desirable.

Skills

• Legal Research
• Document Preparation
• Meeting Organization
• Drafting Country Profiles
• Event Support
• Counter Terrorism Knowledge
• Written English
• Spoken English

Languages

English, French