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Job Overview
The intern will work with O'Neill Institute faculty, project directors, law fellows, and peer student research assistants on academic legal research related to global health law projects.
The intent of the intern program is to develop the intern's analytical research skills in addition to legal writing skills necessary for a career in global health law.
Interns will be researching new case law, statutes, and regulations throughout the world and analyzing for relevance to global health law topics. These skills will be taught by way of:
Global health law library research and training.
Research tasks for global health and human rights case law research.
Research tasks for non-communicable diseases policies and regulations.
Analysis of research.
If desired, additional tasks to draft and prepare academic scholarship with associates, fellows, and project directors.
Work Interactions and Work Mode Designation
Daily supervision by assigned supervisor/ Associate and weekly meetings and check-ins with Core Supervisor and the O'Neill Institute Executive Director. Associates are early career global health attorneys who manage day-to-day activities and schedules for projects and scholarship development. As early career attorneys, they can share their experiences entering the field and provide guidance on the skills necessary for a career in the field.
Requirements and Qualifications
Candidate must be a current JD, or JD equivalent, student. Academic and working knowledge of research topics related to health law.
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