Volunteer with Avocats sans Frontières

Organisation:  With Avocats sans Frontières under the direction of a consortium of organisations

Location:  Brussels

Duration:  3-6 months

Role:  Internship

Paid/Expenses/Unpaid:  Unpaid

Terms:  Part-time

Suitable for:  Law student/graduate Newly qualified lawyer

Suitable for individuals with experience in: 

The role will suit a qualified lawyer or law student/graduate with experience in public interest litigation and/or at least one of the sectors to be covered by the website. The candidate will be fluent in English, have excellent writing and IT literacy skills, and ideally some experience of writing for a website. Working knowledge of French and/or Spanish will be an advantage. He or she will be passionate about access to justice and able to work independently.

To apply, send an email to: 

website.pil@googlemail.com

A coalition of environmental and human rights organizations seek an intern to assist in generating content for a website that would provide information needed by advocates around the world to support their efforts to defend their rights.

We are representatives of organizations working with communities around the world. Together we are creating a website to enable public interest litigation. The website is intended to serve as a source of practical information, ‘how to’ guides enabling users to take concrete action, and as a platform to build a community of practice at regional and local levels to exchange knowledge and experience about public interest litigation. It is anticipated that the website – currently under construction - will have a general section on public interest litigation, as well as sections on specific sectors including Gender Justice, Environment and Climate Change, Civil and Political Rights, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Fighting Corruption, and Constitutional Rights.

We are looking for someone to assist with building content for the site, under the guidance of a

project manager and the governance group. We are looking at candidates who are able to commit

for an initial period of [3] [6] months, and welcome applications on a part-time basis.

The role will involve:

• Legal research in one or several of the sectors covered by the site;
• Writing and editing content for the site;
• Liaising with the project manager and others members of the team as and when necessary.

Please submit a CV and covering letter to Pascale Bird at website.pil@googlemail.com explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the requirements. We seek applicants with diverse backgrounds. The position is unpaid.

We are looking for someone to fill this role as quickly as possible and will appoint someone as soon as we have found a suitable candidate.