About Legal Internship at International Criminal Court

Career Opportunities: Victims and Witnesses Section – Analysis Unit Invite Law/Legal Internship 2025 at International Criminal Court (ICC). Due to the volume of applications received, only successful applicants will be contacted by the Court.

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Duration: ICC Legal Internship 2025

• Interns are required to work full-time for a period between three and six months (to be agreed to before commencement).
• Internship placements shall usually not be extended beyond six months.

Qualification: International Criminal Court Legal Internship

Education:

All Candidates must have a degree or be in the final stages of their studies in political science, international relations, or security management. Candidates are expected to have a very good record of academic performance.

Work Experience:

Internship placements focus on candidates in the early stages of their professional careers, therefore, practical experience is not an essential prerequisite for selection. However, practical experience that is relevant to the work of the Court may be considered an asset. Practical experience in one or more of the following areas are an asset:

• Countries affected by armed conflicts.
• Information analysis; research.
• Security and risk management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Strong drafting skills are required.
• IT software/research skills are considered an asset.
• Adaptability to a multicultural and multilingual working environment encompassing the principal legal traditions of the world.
• Ability to work effectively in a team as well as independently.
• A very good standard of computer literacy (especially Microsoft Office applications)
• Other important qualities are discretion and respect of confidentiality, reliability, intellectual rigor, precision, perseverance, honesty, creativity, co-operative spirit and integrity.

Languages:

Proficiency in one of the working languages of the Court, French or English, is required. Working knowledge of the other is desirable. Knowledge of Arabic, Russian or Georgian is considered an asset.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Media and news monitoring; analysis of information, as well as press research.
• Conduct sources research on situation countries and topics of relevance to the Victims & Witnesses Section.
• Assist with the translation of documents
• Assist in drafting reports, preparing and giving presentations on assigned topics.
• Conduct general administration tasks.
• Any other task as entrusted by the Head of the Team.
• Due to confidentiality and security reasons, during the internship, the intern will not directly interact with victims/witnesses and will not travel to the field to conduct assessments. The internship will take place entirely in the HQ and aims to support the Analysis team in its tasks.

Remuneration

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Documents & Application Procedure: Legal Internship at International Criminal Court

Please note that you will need to have the following information ready in order to complete your application:

• A completed “Duties and Responsibilities Form” (refer to step 1 on your eRecruitment Profile page).
• Motivation letter (maximum of 400 words in French or English).
• Two reference letters (one academic).
• Scanned copies of university degrees and/or diplomas.
• Scanned copies of official academic transcripts that state your courses, subject, results and completion date.
• One short essay on a subject relevant to the political, or security situation in the areas of operation of the International Criminal Court (maximum of 750 words, single spaced, type written, in French or English).