World Bank || Legal Spring Internship Program 2024

Highly motivated law students get the chance to learn about the goals and activities of both the Legal Vice Presidency and the World Bank through the World Bank Legal Vice Presidency.

Through the World Bank Legal Internship Program, people can hone their legal abilities in a multicultural setting and contribute fresh viewpoints, cutting-edge concepts, and recent research experiences to the organization’s everyday operations.

The program’s goal is to give you firsthand knowledge of the World Bank’s daily operations through close collaboration with Legal Vice Presidency staff members.

As a member of our team, you will collaborate closely with exceptional and motivating development professionals and senior management, and throughout your internship, you will have the opportunity to participate in high-profile events and conferences, as well as contribute to the legal services provided by the Legal Vice Presidency.

For presently enrolled law school students, the World Bank Legal Internship Program is offered three times a year for a maximum of three months at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as well as in some chosen country offices.

Spring Internship Program

• Application period will commence on September 1 and end on September 30 (Proposed internship period is for 10-12 weeks, typically between March and May, depending on prevailing needs).
• This is an excellent opportunity for students looking to gain professional experiences at the World Bank in the form of externships during the academic year while enrolled in a full-time law program or for those enrolled in part-time and/or evening law programs.
• According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security rules, students authorized to participate in pre-completion OPT may work part-time (20 hours or less per week) while school is in session.

All applications must be submitted during respective application periods.

Eligibility Requirements

Can you be a intern in the Legal Vice Presidency?

• Do you hold citizenship of any IBRD member state?
• Are you enrolled in an LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent legal academic program while you would be undertaking your internship with us?  (e.g. if you apply for the Summer Cycle of LIP, you must be enrolled in an eligible legal academic program between June and August)
• Do you have an excellent command of the English language?

If you have answered yes to all these questions, you are eligible to be an intern in the Legal Vice Presidency.

Preference shall be given to candidates who possess a decent command of a second language, especially if that is one of the working languages of IBRD (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish).

Applications from eligible international as well as U.S.-based students are equally encouraged.

Benefits

Interns will likely be involved in a plethora of tasks, as they arise during the term of the Internship Program, such as:

• Conducting a variety of legal assignments under the direction of the supervising lawyer(s).
• Conducting research on assigned issues, using existing law files and alternative sources (e.g., computer-assisted searches using the internet, intranet and/or other databases), analyzing information, and summarizing findings.
• Conducting comparative legal analyses on a range of issues in a given area, identifying legal and policy issues, researching relevant precedents, and proposing appropriate solutions.
• Participating in task/project teams with the supervising lawyer(s).
• Assisting in the preparation and organization of conferences and meetings.
• Performing ad hoc assignments as requested by the supervising lawyer(s).

Required Documents

• Résumé
• Statement of Interest
• Proof of enrollment in a law degree (LLB, JD, LLM, SJD, PhD, or equivalent) and academic transcript(s).
• Short essay providing a response to a research question posed by the Legal Vice Presidency for the prevailing application period.

Deadline: September 30, 2024.