PILnet: Legal & Communications Intern (Budapest) – deadline 15 February

PILnet: The Network for Public Interest Law is seeking a part-time legal & communications intern to work from its Budapest office for at least six months. The successful candidate will work closely with PILnet’s legal and communications staff to further PILnet’s pro bono program.

PILnet envisions a world where the rule of law delivers justice and protects human rights. PILnet collaborates with local partners around the globe to develop the legal landscape essential to rights-respecting societies. It provides lawyers with the tools they need to challenge injustice, strengthens the ability of citizens to shape law and policy, and connects a global community of activist lawyers who are using law to advance change. PILnet has offices in New York, London, Budapest, Moscow, Hong Kong and Beijing.

The position is unpaid and will be based in Budapest, Hungary.

The duties of the intern will include

• conducting outreach with law firms, corporations and NGOs across the world to support PILnet’s Global Pro Bono Clearinghouse;
• assisting with the organization and promotion of PILnet’s 2017 European Pro Bono Forum, to take place in Budapest in November 2017;
• generating content for website, Facebook, and other social media networks;
• maintaining and updating PILnet’s contacts database (CiviCRM); and

Successful candidates will

• be highly motivated, detail-oriented and have the ability to work on one’s own initiative;
• have excellent writing and verbal communication skills;
• have a demonstrated interest in human rights and access to justice issues;
• be working toward or possess a post-graduate degree in law, human rights, political science, journalism, communications, or related fields;
• have superior drafting and editing skills for texts targeting external audiences;
• have native-level competency in English—Hungarian is an advantage but not required;
• have basic HTML, JOOMLA and/or graphic design skills (preferable but not required).

To apply:

Please send a cover letter, CV, and a one-page writing sample to gypapp@pilnet.org by 15 February 2016.