Re: Traineeship at the International Court of Justice

APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

Eligibility: Recent CLS Alumni and graduating 3L and LLM students only

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Columbia Law School has been invited by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to nominate candidates for a 9-month traineeship to begin in September 2, 2013 and end in May 30, 2014. (The traineeship is analogous to what we would call a clerkship; another comparison would be to stagiaires at the European Court of Justice.)

QUALIFICATIONS

The ICJ's letter to the Dean inviting our nominations contains the following summary of required qualifications:

[A]ny candidates for traineeships at the Court should have excellent skills in one of the Court's official languages (French or English) and have a very good knowledge of the other. They should also have an excellent academic record in public international law with proven research and writing skills. With regard to the main duties of the trainees, they will be expected to assist Members of the Court in their tasks, including, inter alia, carrying out research, preparing case files and drafting various types of documents.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals should submit the following materials by Thursday, January 31, 2013 to Jason Nasrallah (see contact info below):

 Letter of application addressed to Dean Schizer explaining your interest in the position and qualifications for it;  Completed Application Form  Complete curriculum vitae;  Official Transcript(s);  Reference letters (Include at least 2 formal letters of recommendation)  Writing sample (which could be a publication or a paper)

A committee headed by Professor Lori Damrosch will review the applications and forward 2-3 nominees to the Court for final selection.

1 SUMBIT APPLICATIONS TO:

Jason Nasrallah Office of International Programs E-mail: [email protected] Facsimile: 1-212-851-7691

Mailing address: 435 West 116th Street Box B-29 New York, NY 10027

FUNDING

The Law school will provide $35,000 to the selected candidate. This will cover all expenses related to the clerkship/stage including visa, travel, health insurance, accommodations and living expenses.

PAST PARTICIPANTS

The following individuals were selected for the traineeship in previous years. All of them have been very positive about their experiences.

 Alexia Solomou (LL.M 2010)  Daniel Stewart (J.D. 2008)  Kathleen Cronin-Furman (J.D. 2006)  Jason Biros (J.D. 2006)  Cecily Rose (J.D. 2006)  Viren Mascarenhas (J.D. 2005)  Natalya Scimeca (J.D. 2003)  Misa Zgonec-Rozej (LL.M. 2003)  Simon De Smet (LL.M. 2002)

CONTACTS Please feel free to contact the International Programs Office with any additional questions:

Eric Wertzer, Director Telephone: (212) 854-0084 Email: [email protected] William and June Warren Hall Room 606

Jason Nasrallah, Program Manager Telephone: 212-854-0395 Email: [email protected] William and June Warren Hall 6th Floor