Legal Intern

The internship position supports the Directorate’s work including analyzing legal instruments, preparing documents for meetings with Member States' Permanent Missions, organizing CTED meetings and seminars, and monitoring Security Council meetings to produce briefing notes.

Responsibilities

• Assist in analyzing international, regional, and domestic legal instruments.
• Support the preparation of documents for meetings with Member States' Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York.
• Support the organization of CTED meetings and seminars.
• Monitor relevant Security Council meetings and produce timely, concise briefing notes.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in or have completed a graduate degree programme in law (e.g. LLB, JD, LLM, PhD), international affairs, or political science.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is required.
• Proficiency in another United Nations language is desirable.

Skills

• Legal Analysis
• International Law
• Document Preparation
• Meeting Coordination
• Briefing Note Preparation
• Security Council Procedures
• Counter-Terrorism Law

Languages

English, French