Just Transition and Legal Research Intern

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Perform online legal research on various topics, including news, commentaries, reports, court documents, lawsuits against corporations, human rights and environmental violations, as well as legislative changes.

• Write abstracts and titles.

• Update and create website content, including repairing broken links.

• Investigate just energy transition lawsuits for the Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool.

• Prepare concise and accessible summaries of lawsuits.

• Draft and refresh lawsuit profiles for the strategic litigation database.

• Create the Corporate Legal Accountability Quarterly Update newsletter and assist in its distribution.

• Curate significant news items for the Centre’s Weekly Update.

• Engage in virtual meetings, including biweekly Global Team meetings.

• Support general non-legal tasks, such as helping with the company response mechanism and coordinating with relevant organizations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a university program.

• Pursuing a degree in law (LLB/LLM/JD or equivalent) or possessing a legal background.

• Academic or professional experience in conducting legal research.

• Capability to perform general online research and summarize findings clearly and concisely.

• Proven academic or professional experience in research and information analysis.

• Strong interest and dedication to advocating for human rights, particularly in the context of business and human rights.

• Willingness to engage in substantial routine data entry on a daily basis.

• Exceptional English language skills (reading, writing, and speaking).

• Ability to take initiative and work autonomously.

• Availability for a minimum of 14 hours per week for a period of at least 4 months.

• Capacity to maintain at least 3.5 hours of overlap within the time frame of 8:30 am–6:00 pm CET.

• Proficiency in French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian is a plus, but not essential.

• A good working knowledge of other languages is beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reimbursement of lunch expenses up to GBP 7/USD 9/EUR 9 for interns without funding for the internship from their university or other sources.

• Option for remote work from home or university.

• Regular communication via Microsoft Teams.