The Death Penalty Project offers a number of formal internship programmes for students and graduates who are interested in working in the human rights legal sector, and in particular, issues concerning the use of the death penalty within the criminal justice system.  Every year we receive students from Yale Law School, the University of Reading, and the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland.

We also offer a number of one-week internship opportunities during the Christmas, Easter and summer holidays.  Please note that the exact dates of the internships will be determined with each individual candidate.

Interns will be involved in a variety of work to support the Executive Directors in providing legal assistance to prisoners on death row, including casework, research and administration.  Interns will gain valuable exposure to the workings of a pioneering legal NGO, which is a world-leader in death penalty litigation. The internship is particularly suited to undergraduates or postgraduates who are considering a legal career in human rights.

We are now accepting applications for the Easter 2012 internship programme. The internship will be within the month of April 2012. Interested applicants should send a cover letter, indicating available dates, together with a resume to info@deathpenaltyproject.org by 16 March 2012.  Applicants will be notified by 23 March 2012. Unfortunately we are unable to provide feedback on applications.

Candidates may wish to demonstrate the following skills and interests within their application: