Placement Opportunities
Past placement opportunities
World Bank Group Internship - Call for Applications 2023
The University of Nottingham School of Law, the Commercial Law Centre and Faculty Placements are continuing their partnership with the World Bank Group to provide an unparalleled internship opportunity for one LLM student in 2023. The internship has a stipend which covers travel to and from Washington DC and living expenses during the internship, with the intern responsible for securing their own health insurance. The stipend is generously funded by INSOL International.
The World Bank Group, headquartered in Washington D.C., helps developing countries achieve sustainable growth by financing investment, mobilising capital in international financial markets, and providing advisory services to businesses and governments, with the overall mission to reduce poverty and to boost shared prosperity. The World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice (“FCI”) assists governments of developing countries and transition economies in strengthening their markets and financial sectors to encourage private sector development, financial sector stability and increased foreign investment.
INSOL International is a world-wide federation of national associations of accountants and lawyers who specialise in turnaround and insolvency. There are currently over 44 Member Associations with over 10,500 professionals participating as members of INSOL International. INSOL International focuses on improving restructuring and insolvency solutions where cross-border issues dominate. Those activities often include sharing knowledge and ideas that will further commercial objectives, developing networking contacts through facilitating cross-border business opportunities, and helping support the global economy.
The Insolvency and Debt Resolution team within the WBG’s FCI is seeking applications for an internship lasting between 8 to 12 weeks, starting in September 2023 (following the LLM dissertation submission date). The intern will be based in the Headquarters of the WBG in Washington D.C., and may have the opportunity to participate in a ‘Mission’ travel to an overseas country, if the WBG’s policy allows it at the time of the internship.
For further information and details on how to apply World Bank Group Internship 2023. If you have any questions before you apply, please contact Dr Matt Windsor.
UNIDROIT 2022-23
The application window for the 2023 Unidroit Scholarship and Internship Programme has now opened.
2023 Unidroit Internships
Unidroit is offering internship opportunities for exceptional later year undergraduate and postgraduate law students to work with the Unidroit Secretariat for a period of three months in 2023. While majority of the internship positions are unpaid, a limited number of stipends (600€ per month) will be granted to the top candidates. Candidates must be able to speak and write English and/or French to a professional legal standard. For further information on 2023 Unidroit Internships.
2023 Unidroit Scholarships
A limited number of research scholarships (1000€ per month) will be granted to outstanding post-graduate (doctoral) law students, lawyers, academics and government officials to undertake two months of research in the Unidroit Library. For further information on the 2023 Unidroit Scholarships and the application document.
2022-2023 UNIDROIT Sir Roy Goode Scholarship
The Unidroit Scholarship, Internship and Research Programme is also accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Sir Roy Goode Scholarship. The Scholarship will provide one outstanding post-graduate (doctoral) law student, lawyer, academic or government official with the opportunity to undertake research in the Unidroit Library and work with the Unidroit Secretariat for a period of six to nine months (between November 2022 – October 2023) on one or more topics related to one of the Institute’s high priority legislative projects or existing instruments.
The successful applicant will be provided with a monthly stipend of 1500€ per month for six to nine months, in addition to return economy airfares from their country of residence and health insurance for the duration of their stay in Rome. For further information on the 2022-2023 Sir Roy Goode Scholarship.
Applications close on 30 September 2022 for all positions.
UNIDROIT
The application window for the 2022 UNIDROIT Scholarship and Internship Programme has now opened.
In 2022, UNIDROIT will grant a limited number of research scholarships to outstanding postgraduate (doctoral) law students, lawyers, academics and government officials to undertake two months of research at the UNIDROIT library in Rome. UNIDROIT will also offer internship opportunities for exceptional later year undergraduate and postgraduate law students to work with the UNIDROIT Secretariat in Rome for a period of three months.
Some but not all scholarships and internships are funded by modest stipends. Further details regarding the Programme, including how to submit an application, selection criteria, application timelines and a list of priority UNIDROIT projects is available on the UNIDROIT website at the link above.
UNCLC Research Assistant
The University of Nottingham Commercial Law Centre is appointing Interns/Research Assistants to support the activities of the centre. Applications are solicited from the LLM and final year LLB students with interest in commercial law.
The World Bank Placement
The placement will take part in both The World Bank group's Washington DC Headquarters as well as time outside the US on 'Mission' in a relevant client country.
Outside of Oxford University, this will be the first time The World Bank Group are partnering with a UK university on placements.
The World Bank Group Internship
The World Bank Group, headquartered in Washington D.C., provides financial and technical assistance to emerging markets around the world with the overall mission to reduce poverty. The World Bank Group’s Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice (FCI) assists governments of developing countries and transition economies in strengthening their markets and financial sectors to encourage private sector development, financial sector stability and increased foreign investment.
The Insolvency and Debt Resolution team within the FCI is seeking applications for an internship, based in the Washington D.C. office, starting in September 2020 following the LLM dissertation submission date. The internship would last between 8 to 12 weeks and the intern can return to the UK for their graduate date in December. Whilst on the internship it is highly likely that the intern would participate in a ‘Mission’ to an overseas country to support the work of The World Bank. The World Bank organises the missions and covers the relevant costs.
The intern will is also responsible for securing their own health insurance while living in Washington D.C.
Insolvency and Debt Resolution Team
The Insolvency and Debt Resolution team assists governments in improving their credit environments through the development of more effective insolvency systems. This is achieved through international standard-setting, detailed diagnostics and technical assistance for effective implementation of insolvency laws.
The team’s work helps to save viable businesses, while allowing failed businesses to "exit" the market efficiently and effectively. Ultimately, this increases stakeholder recovery (banks and other creditors), helps facilitate NPL management, reduces dependency on the courts for debt recovery, and saves jobs through the preservation of "enterprise value" via solid restructuring regimes.