Internships and Sponsored Legal Fellowships

Core responsibilities for these positions include:

• For fellowships: Work as a junior staff attorney for 1-2 years, supporting PJI's mission of strengthening local justice processes for victims of grave crimes
• For internships: Support PJI's work primarily through research and writing on international human rights law and international criminal law
• Contribute to PJI's technical support for local justice actors in post-conflict and post-dictatorship jurisdictions
• Help build collaborative networks of on-the-ground practitioners capable of investigating and litigating cases

This role contributes to creating a world where victims and survivors of grave crimes have access to justice by strengthening local justice processes and building sustainable capacity for domestic prosecution of international crimes.

Required qualifications and experience:

• For fellowships: Completion of final year of graduate law study (JD or LLM), judicial clerks, or recent law graduates with LLB and equivalent professional experience
• For internships: Second or third year JD students, LLM students, or LLB graduates with equivalent professional experience
• Demonstrated interest in international human rights law or international criminal law
• Ability to work remotely and be available for meetings between 11:00 and 17:00 UK time

Compensation and work arrangements:

• Fully remote work environment
• Opportunity to work on meaningful international justice cases
• Professional development in international human rights and criminal law
• No salary information provided in the posting

Partners in Justice International (PJI) is a woman-led organization founded in 2020 that strengthens local justice processes for victims and survivors of grave crimes such as crimes against humanity, war crimes, and genocide by sharing international legal strategies with local justice actors in underserved jurisdictions.