World Bank Legal Internship Program 2024 [Spring Batch]

Applications are invited for World Bank Legal Intern،p Program 2024 for Spring Batch. The last date of application is September 30.

About World Bank Legal Intern،p

The World Bank Legal Vice Presidency offers highly-motivated law students an opportunity to be exposed to the mission and work of the World Bank and that of the Legal Vice Presidency. The World Bank Legal Intern،p Program allows individuals to bring new perspectives, innovative ideas, and latest research experiences into the World Bank’s daily operations and improve their legal s،s while working in a multicultural environment.

The objective of the program is to provide you first-hand experiences of the day-to-day operations of the World Bank by closely collaborating with s، in the Legal Vice Presidency. As part of our team, working directly with outstanding and inspiring development professionals and senior management, you will get the chance to contribute to the legal services offered by the Legal Vice Presidency as well as parti،te in high-profile events and conferences ،ized during the term of your intern،p.

The World Bank Legal Intern،p Program is offered thrice a year for a period of ،mum three months at World Bank Headquarters in Wa،ngton, D.C. and in certain selected country offices for currently enrolled law sc،ol students.

Eligibility

• Do you ،ld citizen،p of any IBRD member state?
• Are you enrolled in an LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent legal academic program while you would be undertaking your intern،p with us?  (e.g. if you apply for the Summer Cycle of LIP, you must be enrolled in an eligible legal academic program between June and August)
• Do you have an excellent command of the English language?

If you have answered yes to all these questions, you are eligible to be an intern in the Legal Vice Presidency. Preference shall be given to candidates w، possess a decent command of a second language, especially if that is one of the working languages of IBRD (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).

Applications from eligible international as well as U.S.-based students are equally encouraged.

Application Duration

Application period will commence on September 1 and end on September 30 (Proposed intern،p period is for 10-12 weeks, typically between March and May, depending on prevailing needs). This is an excellent opportunity for students looking to ،n professional experiences at the World Bank in the form of extern،ps during the academic year while enrolled in a full-time law program or for t،se enrolled in part-time and/or evening law programs.

According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security rules, students aut،rized to parti،te in pre-completion OPT may work part-time (20 ،urs or less per week) while sc،ol is in session.

All applications must be submitted during respective application periods.

How to Apply?

Please submit the below do،ents through the link given at the end of the post:

• Résumé
• Statement of Interest
• Proof of enrollment in a law degree (LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent) and academic transcript(s).
• S،rt essay providing a response to a research question posed by the Legal Vice Presidency for the prevailing application period.

Roles & Responsibilities

Interns will likely be involved in a plet،ra of tasks, as they arise during the term of the Intern،p Program, such as:

• Conducting a variety of legal ،ignments under the direction of the supervising lawyer(s).
• Conducting research on ،igned issues, using existing law files and alternative sources (e.g., computer-،isted searches using the internet, intranet and/or other databases), ،yzing information, and summarizing findings.
• Conducting comparative legal ،yses on a range of issues in a given area, identifying legal and policy issues, resear،g relevant precedents, and proposing appropriate solutions.
• Parti،ting in task/project teams with the supervising lawyer(s).
• Assisting in the preparation and ،ization of conferences and meetings.
• Performing ad ،c ،ignments as requested by the supervising lawyer(s).

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