Remote Internship: Legal Research & Just Transition Intern – Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Organization: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Position: Legal Research & Just Transition Intern
Location: Remote (Europe/CET-friendly hours required)
Commitment: Part-time (minimum 14 hours/week for at least 4 months)
Start Date: Mid to late August 2025
Application Deadline: 29 June 2025

About This Remote Internship Opportunity

The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, a global non-profit committed to placing human rights at the heart of business, is offering a remote legal internship for students currently enrolled in law or related fields. This remote vacancy offers hands-on experience in legal research, corporate accountability, and climate justice through the organization’s Just Transition Litigation project.

This is a great opportunity for students interested in business and human rights, legal accountability, and strategic litigation on a global scale. The internship is practical in nature, designed to elevate global attention on company conduct and human rights abuses.

Responsibilities

• Conduct online legal research on lawsuits involving human rights and environmental violations

• Support the development of the Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool

• Draft and update summaries of legal cases and company profiles

• Assist in monitoring the 11th session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on a legally binding instrument on business and human rights

• Contribute to the CLA Quarterly Update and Weekly Update newsletters

• Participate in virtual team meetings and collaborative projects

• Perform routine data input and content management on the organization’s website

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a law program (LLB, LLM, JD) or holding a legal academic background

• Experience with legal research and case summarization

• Excellent English reading and writing skills; other languages (especially French, Spanish, Arabic, or Russian) are a plus

• Strong analytical skills and ability to summarize complex information clearly

• Commitment to human rights and corporate accountability

• Organized, self-motivated, and detail-oriented

• Comfortable working remotely and independently with overlapping hours between 8:30 am–6:00 pm CET

Key Details

• This remote internship is unpaid but offers significant learning, networking, and exposure in the field of human rights law

• Ideal for students needing an internship as part of their academic program

• Applications must be submitted via the official application form (CVs are not accepted)

Apply before 29 June 2025 to join a global non-profit working to hold companies accountable and support justice for communities affected by business-related human rights abuses.