Legal Intern at United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

The intern is expected to:

• Assist in performing the Law Division’s roles and functions, as part of the secretariat to UNEP’s governing bodies.
• Assist with the preparation of documents, background notes, legal opinions pertaining to procedural questions.
• Support in conducting in-depth research on questions of substantive and procedural law, prepare written summaries and/or make oral presentations of his/her research, including briefing notes and reports.
• Assist in the organization and support of training events and other meetings and workshops that are organized by the Branch or the Director’s Office, or in which the Branch or the Director’s Office, is involved through, e.g., preparing the agenda, liaising with participants, assisting with the virtual set up where needed, compiling materials, making presentations and taking notes.
• Assist in the finalization of key publications on the legal framework of UNEP and communication material, promoting the Law Division’s work, including through research, drafting and editing.
• Support in such other tasks, as may be assigned by the Principal Legal Officer, Head of Units and Legal Officers.

Qualifications/special skills

• Applicants must currently be enrolled or recently graduated from a programme in law, with a focus on public international law, the law of international organizations, or related areas. Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.
• However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required. Applicants must be students or have completed a university degree in law (Bachelor’s, Master of Law or PhD).
• Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage. Applicants should have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, and MS Teams.