International internships and externships

Application procedure

Deadline to apply: Feb. 27

• Each position is awarded to an exceptional law student based on a competitive application process
• Send resume, one-page statement of interest, unofficial transcript, and contact information for two references to siegelan@seattleu.edu
• Note that Spanish language proficiency is required for the Costa Rica and Nicaragua internships.

Summer Internships

Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Created in 1995 by a group of scholars at Yale University, DC-Cam is an independent Cambodian NGO dedicated to ensuring memory and justice with respect to the abuses of the infamous Democratic Kampuchea (DK) regime.
• In part as a result of their work, the United Nations and Government of Cambodia have created the Khmer Rouge Tribunal to prosecute certain former DK officials.
• Each summer associate prepares an independent article related to the tribunal proceedings and the quest for justice and reconciliation in Cambodia.

Kenya Human Rights Commission

Nairobi, Kenya

• KHRC is an independent non-governmental organization that campaigns for human rights and a democratic Kenya through monitoring, documenting and publicizing rights violations.
• Linked to a network of 27 other human rights organizations throughout Kenya.
• KHRC was on the forefront of the struggle for democracy in the 1990s and continues to use a variety of legal and advocacy tools to further human rights and democracy. Visit the website for additional information khrc.or.ke

International Commission of Jurists - Kenya Section

Nairobi, Kenya

• ICJ-Kenya is an autonomous non-profit membership organization of the Geneva-based International Commission of Jurists.
• Draws its members from the Kenyan Bar and Bench.
• Focuses on four programmatic areas: Access to Justice; Democratization; Human Rights Protection; and International Cooperation.
• Crucial to passage of Kenyan Constitution and is at the forefront of efforts to implement it
• Read a report from a 2018 ICJ intern

International Fellowship Opportunity

The Law School provides up to two $5,000 fellowships support a SU law student in a social justice internship outside of the United States. Students are responsible for identifying and securing placements with a suitable public interest organization. Professors Tom Antkowiak and Ron Slye, among others, are available to assist in identifying suitable organizations and in some cases facilitating a placement. Past recipients have worked at the University of Central America (in Nicaragua); the International Commission of Jurists (Kenya); the Kenya Human Rights Commission; and the Documentation Center of Cambodia.

Application Process:

• Deadline to Apply: ASAP. Preferably by March 31, 2022.
• Each position is awarded to an exceptional law student based on a competitive application process
• Send resume, one-page statement of interest, unofficial transcript, and contact information for two references to siegelan@seattleu.edu and kallen4@seattleu.edu

Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) Legal Clinic

Managua, Nicaragua

• UCA law school houses the pre-eminent law clinic in Central America. 
• Interns work alongside Nicaraguan law students in the UCA law clinic on criminal, civil, labor and/or human rights cases.
• Credit not available
• Students must be reasonably fluent in Spanish to apply

International Externships

The Externship Program has international positions available in the summer and during the academic year, including exciting opportunities with The Hague and Geneva. Students can search the by geographic area to see all our approved international externships.