LEGAL INTERNSHIPS
Legal interns provide invaluable research and support assistance to the legal team, including but not exclusively work relating to its heavy caseload to the European Court of Human Rights and complaints to UN mechanisms and researching specific issues of human rights law in the Kurdish regions. The casework incorporates many challenging areas of human rights law or legal precedent, including cases concerning the death penalty, torture or ill-treatment or freedom of expression. Legal interns also assist with the preparation of the biannual legal journal, the only existing legal journal focusing on human rights developments in the Kurdish regions of Turkey , Iraq , Iran , Syria and the Caucasus . Legal interns commonly have experience of human rights law at undergraduate or postgraduate level or in other capacities.
Essential:
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of research and analysis
- Experience and knowledge of human rights and law
- Graduate of a relevant discipline.
- An understanding of working in the non-governmental sector and civil society organisations and the environment in which they operate
- Computer literacy and good typing skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure when necessary
- Flexible approach
Guidance notes
Please follow these guidance notes to ensure that your application is processed as quickly as possible-
- It is possible to apply for more than one internship, eg. Legal and Research
- When completing your application form, ensure that you address carefully the post details enclosed
- CVs will only be accepted as supporting documentation to the application form, but are not mandatory
- Ensure that you specify whether you are applying for a full or part-time internship and, if the latter, please indicate your availability. Please note that applications for part-time internships are highly competitive and that more opportunities are available for full-time internships
- Ensure that you state the post applied for in all correspondence
- Use additional sheets if there is insufficient space on the application form
- Complete the declaration form
How to apply
Download application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
Please complete and return to:
Kurdish Human Rights Project (KHRP)
11 Guilford Street
London WC1N 1DHTel +44 (0) 207 405-3835
Fax + 44 (0) 207 404-9088
Disability
Applications are welcomed from disabled applicants. If you have a disability, you are advised to contact us if you need help completing the application form and/ or if any adjustments need to be made in advance to facilitate your full participation a t t he selection stage and/ or thereafter.
Conditions of Service
- For some interns from the Kurdish regions, KHRP can provide the cost of a return air fare and accommodation for a three- to six- month period, up to a maximum of £325 per month. Daily local travel expenses up to a maximum of £100 per month and meal expenses up to a maximum of £300 per month can also be provided. This sponsorship reflects the organisation's commitment to raising awareness of human rights standards and practices among all people from the Kurdish regions.
- All other internships are voluntary. KHRP regrets that, as a registered charity, it is unable to provide reimbursement to applicants for travel or meal expenses or to provide assistance in finding accommodation
- Interns will be based in KHRP's office in central London
- Interns are required to comply with a confidentiality agreement
- Office hours are 9am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. The office is not open at weekends
- Part-time interns must commit to a regular schedule to be agreed with their supervisor (eg. every Monday - Wednesday each week).
Equal Opportunities Policy
KHRP is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. In order to monitor the operation of this policy it is necessary to collect information from all job and volunteer applicants and employees on the key characteristics which relate to equal opportunity. The Equal Opportunities Policy aims to ensure that no direct or indirect discrimination occurs on the grounds of gender, colour, race, age, marital status or disability. The information you give is in confidence and will not affect your selection. It will be used only for statistical purposes to monitor the operation of the Equal Opportunities Policy.
