Find your internship
Several organizations in Canada and abroad offer internships for law students. Here's a few to check out:
Canadian Lawyers Abroad Every year CLA offers a number of passion- ate and talented law students the oppor- tunity to spend their summer working at NGOs overseas and in Canada. cla-ace.ca/internship.html
CBA Young Lawyers International Program Overseas placements in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, and South East Asia. The internships are for eight months each, from Aug. 1 to March 31 of the following year. Liv- ing, accommodation, and travel costs are paid by the program. cba.org/cba/idp/yiip/
International Court of Justice Based in the Netherlands, the ICJ offers one- to three-month unpaid internships. icj-cij.org
International Youth Internship Program The Canadian International Development Agency offers internships through the IYIP for graduating students. Internships last for six to 12 months in a developing country. acdi-cida.gc.ca/internships
PSLawNet Not sure where to start? PSLawNet is the largest online database for public interest jobs. The site lists full-time and summer positions for government agencies, public sector, and non-profits. pslawnet.org
University of Toronto International Human Rights Program Law students can work during the summer with international human rights practitioners at governmental, non-governmental, and UN organizations. www.law.utoronto.ca/visi- tors_content.asp? itemPath=5/12/3/0/ 0&contentId=552
United Nations The UN Headquarters Secretariat Internship Program provides a two-month internship for 200 students from early June to early August. Interns are unpaid. un.org/Depts/ OHRM/sds/internsh/index.htm
The Washington Center Internship Program The Washington Center offers internships to students across the U.S. and other countries. twc.edu/students/dc_programs.shtml
Street firms. Even if students aren't interested in practising international law, many fields within Canada are influenced by foreign law. For ex- ample, the Kyoto Protocol and the Copenhagen conference impact our environmental law. Students exposed to international law will be able to spot these issues in their practice." Canadian law is increasingly in-
fluenced by international proto- cols, treaties, and resolutions. These changes create greater opportunities for young lawyers to enter the field. "A student can plan to go straight from law school into an international law practice," says Oosterveld. "There are more tribunals now than the last 15 years, which means more place- ments and jobs." Universities are moving forward to
expand international options. Allan Rock, president of the University of Ottawa, announced last fall his plan to open the office Au Service Du Monde (In the Service of Others), a place where
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