Summer 2025 Legal Internship 

 

Description

Corporate Accountability Lab is seeking law student interns for Summer 2025. Legal interns will assist the organization in pursuing international supply chain transparency, exploring innovative civil litigation ideas, and developing new strategies for human rights and environmental accountability across the globe.

Responsibilities

This internship is full time. Interns are asked to commit to a minimum of 8 weeks. Although the timing is flexible, the student will ideally begin in late May 2025 and intern through late August 2025.

Interns will be given assignments related to Corporate Accountability Lab’s research areas and will be expected to conduct legal and factual research and to produce memos in a timely manner. Interns will be oriented to Corporate Accountability Lab’s research methods and expectations, and will receive assistance in legal writing and the development of writing samples. Students will be given opportunities to explore pressing global human rights issues through local events and direct engagement with advocates in the field. 

Internships are unpaid, but Corporate Accountability Lab will support the intern’s efforts to obtain outside funding or academic credit through their universities and other sources if needed. Students should check with their individual academic institutions for requirements.

Summer internships are in-person at CAL’s office in Chicago. (Generally Tuesday-Thursday in-office; Monday-Friday virtual.)

Qualifications

Applicants should be: 

  • Organized, self-motivated, and reliable with a strong interest in human rights, international supply chains, or corporate accountability.

Applicants should have:

  • Strong writing skills;

  • Fluency in oral and written English;

  • Familiarity with and access to legal research databases;

  • Computer skills (i.e., Microsoft Office, internet applications);

  • Relevant coursework and/or work experience preferred;

  • Fluency in a second language, in particular Spanish, French, or Haitian Creole preferred.

Please send an up-to-date resume, a cover letter outlining your interests and experience, your academic transcript, and a short writing sample to info@corpaccountabilitylab.org. Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Corporate Accountability Lab is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices. We actively encourage low-income, BIPOC, women, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people to apply for all positions. We also encourage individuals with personal connections and/or cultural knowledge of the geographies where CAL works – including West Africa, South America, the Caribbean, or Southeast Asia – to apply.

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