INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS (Chambers)

Posting Title: INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS (Chambers), I
Job Code Title: INTERN - LEGAL AFFAIRS
Department/ Office: International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
Duty Station:THE HAGUE
Posting Period: 13 September 2014-12 November 2014
Job Opening number: 14-LEG-ICTY-37314-R-THE HAGUE

This position is located in Chambers and under the supervision and direction of a Legal Officer. Chambers is seeking legal interns who are available to begin service between October 2014 and April 2015.

An ICTY internship is UNPAID and full-time. Core working hours for interns are Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Overtime may be required to meet deadlines for specific projects. Interns work under the supervision of a staff member in the office to which they are assigned. The duration of an ICTY internship can range from a minimum of three months to a maximum of six months, according to the needs of the intern's assigned office.

The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a body of the United Nations established to prosecute serious crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia, and to try their perpetrators. The tribunal is an ad hoc UN court which is located in The Hague, The Netherlands.

General information on the ICTY internship program may be found on the ICTY web site's internship pages, including:
• Information about the ICTY offices which offer internships:http://www.icty.org/sid/113
• Additional information about the ICTY Internship programme:http://www.icty.org/sid/127
• Forms relevant to the ICTY Internship programme:http://www.icty.org/sid/128
• ICTY Internship FAQs: http://www.icty.org/sid/129.

Candidates for legal internships in Chambers are required to be, at a minimum, in their final year of law school/university. If the candidate has already completed a four-year undergraduate university degree before commencing graduate legal studies, he or she must have completed at least one year of graduate legal studies by the time the internship commences. Applicants must be computer literate in standard software applications.

Applicants are not required to have professional work experience for participation in the programme, and must be at least 18 years old. Prior experience in a legal work environment is an asset.

English and French are the working languages of the Tribunal. Fluency in oral and written English and/or French is required. Knowledge of other languages, particularly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, is an asset.

For details and to apply: careers.un.org