The New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC), a nonprofit organization formed to advance, strengthen and promote the conduct of international arbitration in New York, has one open internship position for a NYU Law student, preferably an IBRLA LL.M. students, for the Fall 2014 semester. In addition to legal research and writing, the intern will have the opportunity to interact with the NYIAC community, including leading practitioners and arbitrators.
The internship position can be tailored to the student’s interests and skills, but core duties will include: writing a 25 pages paper on a subject concerning international arbitration in New York. The paper will be orally presented to the NYIAC Program Committee at the end of the internship; assisting the Executive Director and the NYIAC staff in conducting legal research and drafting articles for publication; writing articles or notes for the NYIAC Newsletter and website; attend NYIAC Program Committee’s meetings; preparing case summaries for NYIAC’s contribution to www.newyorkconvention1958.org; participation in NYIAC’s events, conferences and seminars.
The time commitment is approximately 5 hours per week, not all of which needs to be on-site. NYIAC intern will work under the direct supervision of Alexandra Dosman, NYIAC Executive Director, and Olivia Pelli, NYIAC McLaughlin Fellow. As for the aforementioned 25 pages paper, the student will also be supervised by Professor Franco Ferrari and receive 1 credit from NYU for Directed Research, if all applicable criteria and standards are met.
Eligibility
The legal intern must be enrolled at the NYU School of Law for the Fall 2014 semester. IBRLA LL.M. students are preferred: 3Ls are also considered.
Application
To apply, please send before August 31, 2014, 5 pm a C.V. and a letter of motivation to franco.ferrari@nyu.edu, ljs3@nyu.edu, adosman@nyiac.org and opelli@nyiac.org. Interview candidates will be contacted by email on September 3, 2014. 15 minutes interviews will be held between [September 4 and September 5, 2014, at NYU. The decision will be communicated by email by September 8, 2014.
The successful candidate will have to start the internship on September 15, 2014. The 25 pages paper, which is an integral part of the internship, is to be submitted by December 7, 2014.