Internship Opportunity at the Max Planck Institute in the Field of Law in Germany

Max Planck Institute offers an internship opportunity at the Max Planck Institute (MPIL) in the Field of Law. The Institute offers internships that can be taken on a voluntary basis, or as part of a degree requirement (including bar exam traineeships, e.g. Referendariat). In the latter case, it is entirely the responsibility of the intern to make sure that all requirements of the respective degree programs are met.

• Duration: Internships usually do not last less than 4 weeks and may not exceed 12 weeks. Preference is given to applications proposing longer internship periods (between 8 and 12 weeks).
• Reimbursement: Interns enrolled in a degree program at a university will normally be reimbursed € 300 per month.
• The reimbursement received is subject to income tax and social insurance (Sozialversicherung) regulations. Both conditions apply to residents and non-residents of Germany.

Your responsibilities include:

• Conducting research activities in the areas of international law, comparative public law, and EU law.
• Writing legal summaries (cases and texts).
• Participating in the organization of workshops and conferences.
• Carrying out specifically tailored research activities (independently or jointly with their tutor).
• Assisting in research projects carried out at the Institute.
• Interns are encouraged to participate in the Institute’s activities and intellectual life, which include weekly research meetings as well as thematic discussion fora and international conferences.

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You must have:

• Be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate university-level course during your proposed period of internship, preferably in law or related disciplines (e.g. international relations, European affairs, philosophy, social and political sciences).
• Be among the top students of your degree program, with demonstrated research and drafting skills.
• Being fluent in written and oral English (C1 Level); knowledge of other EU languages, and German, in particular, will be an asset.
• Be computer literate.

Benefits:

• The MPIL internship program offers the opportunity to get acquainted with research and academic legal skills in the major fields of comparative public, European, and international law to a limited number of highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students.
• It offers a stimulating and international working environment and the possibility of improving professional skills and networking capacities for future career paths.

About Max Planck Institute:

At the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, scholars pursue research relating to basic issues and current developments in the areas of public international law, European Union law, and the constitutional and administrative law of individual states, together with numerous visiting scholars from all over the world. In its fields, the library is the largest in Europe and one of the most comprehensive in the world.

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