The American Society of International Law offers students opportunities to become involved with the important work of our organization while learning first-hand about the field of international law. All positions are based at ASIL's Washington, DC, headquarters and require a minimum commitment of 15 hours per week during the fall and spring semesters and usually more during the summer. All internships are unpaid; however, you may be eligible to earn academic credit through your school. ASIL has open positions for undergraduate Communications and Membership interns and Program Assistant interns, as well as open positions for law students as Legal Research interns.
Qualifications
Opportunities for undergraduates:
-Communications and Membership. Interns will assist the Director of Communications and Member Relations with the day-to-day duties of running the office. Tasks typically include: helping to maintain contact lists; conducting research on news media outlets, member prospects, and topics of interest to the Society; photographing and writing descriptive captions of ASIL events; assisting with email distribution of news releases and other communiqués; placing phone calls to reporters in advance of ASIL events; drafting summaries and basic news releases; researching potential new member markets for the Society; compiling prospective member lists; and assisting on other marketing projects for the Society’s activities.
-Program Assistant. The candidate selected will provide programmatic and administrative assistance to the Programs Manager at ASIL’s headquarters in Washington, DC. Duties will include: researching and compiling information on US state continuing legal education (CLE) credit procedures, assisting in the preparation of CLE state accreditation applications for upcoming events, tracking state approvals and reporting attendance for accredited events, and preparing and distributing attendance certificates to attendees of approved programs, supporting day-of event procedures and ensuring requirements are enforced, researching and updating international legal fellowship, internship and pro bono opportunities for the upcoming new edition of the Careers in International Law Guide, attending policy and informational meetings around DC and providing a debrief on these meetings, and supporting the publication of the American Journal of International Law.
Opportunities for law students:
-Legal Research. Interns perform substantive legal research and writing on cutting-edge developments in international law for the bi-weekly e-publication International Law in Brief and the print publication International Legal Materials (ILM). Depending on the interns’ interest and ability, some may be invited to draft “Introductory Notes” analyzing and providing context to primary source legal documents to appear with their byline in ILM. Interns also assist in other aspects of publication of ILM including proofreading, editing, working with authors, and Bluebook citation checking.
Contact Details
- Contact:
- Bridget Jameson
- Telephone:
- 202-939-6009
- Email:
- bjameson@asil.org
Application Instructions
Please visit http://www.asil.org/asil-internships.cfm for more information about each internship, including how to apply.
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