[Remote] Human Rights Accountability Legal Intern - Summer 2026
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Human Rights First is an organization focused on advocating for human rights and accountability. The Accountability Legal Intern will assist with research and analysis to support targeted sanctions against human rights abusers and corrupt officials, while gaining professional experience in legal analysis and persuasive writing.
Responsibilities
• Support attorneys in policy, legal, and data research projects to inform our efforts and those of our coalition partners related to human rights and anti-corruption sanctions and advocacy
• Monitor and report on events occurring around the world that are relevant to our work
• Work with attorneys reviewing Magnitsky case files to provide information and answer questions
• Conduct research to gather information and assist in preparing files for Global Magnitsky recommendations for the U.S. and other major Magnitsky jurisdiction governments involving serious human rights abuse or corruption
• Track, via internal databases, different government, NGO coalition, and HRF metrics
• Assist with coordinating NGO training sessions on targeted sanctions
• Assist with advocacy to government entities and the public regarding the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and other related Magnitsky-style programs (drafting blogs, op-eds, factsheets, other publications)
• Opportunity for additional responsibilities based on performance
Skills
• Strong research and writing skills
• Significant knowledge of the human rights context in at least one region of the world, and/or significant knowledge of human rights issues facing vulnerable and marginalized groups
• Ability to apply legal standards to the facts of specific cases
• Strong organizational skills
• Interns must be located in the United States
• Law student (J.D. or LLM) preferred
• Knowledge of human rights and/or anti-corruption concepts, methods, statutes, and instruments desirable
• Foreign language skills desirable
Company Overview
• Human Rights First is a non-profit organisation that works to promote and protect fundamental international human rights. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.humanrightsfirst.org.
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Responsibilities
• Support attorneys in policy, legal, and data research projects to inform our efforts and those of our coalition partners related to human rights and anti-corruption sanctions and advocacy
• Monitor and report on events occurring around the world that are relevant to our work
• Work with attorneys reviewing Magnitsky case files to provide information and answer questions
• Conduct research to gather information and assist in preparing files for Global Magnitsky recommendations for the U.S. and other major Magnitsky jurisdiction governments involving serious human rights abuse or corruption
• Track, via internal databases, different government, NGO coalition, and HRF metrics
• Assist with coordinating NGO training sessions on targeted sanctions
• Assist with advocacy to government entities and the public regarding the Global Magnitsky sanctions program and other related Magnitsky-style programs (drafting blogs, op-eds, factsheets, other publications)
• Opportunity for additional responsibilities based on performance
Skills
• Strong research and writing skills
• Significant knowledge of the human rights context in at least one region of the world, and/or significant knowledge of human rights issues facing vulnerable and marginalized groups
• Ability to apply legal standards to the facts of specific cases
• Strong organizational skills
• Interns must be located in the United States
• Law student (J.D. or LLM) preferred
• Knowledge of human rights and/or anti-corruption concepts, methods, statutes, and instruments desirable
• Foreign language skills desirable
Company Overview
• Human Rights First is a non-profit organisation that works to promote and protect fundamental international human rights. It was founded in 1978, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is http://www.humanrightsfirst.org.
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