Law Students: Practical Opportunities
International Court and Tribunal Internships
Through support provided by the Cain Foundation and the Orlando Letelier and Ronnie Karpen Moffitt Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Law, the Rapoport Center regularly facilitates judicial internship placements with international courts and tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. Learn more. Deadline for Summer/Fall 2010 applicants: October 30, 2009.
Rapoport Summer Fellowships
Each spring, the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice offers summer funds for UT law students working in international human rights—including within the United States—connected to the Center's mission of promoting the economic and political enfranchisement of marginalized individuals and groups both locally and globally. Learn more.
Summer Internships at the Rapoport Center
The Rapoport Center offers funds to professional and graduate students to work for the Rapoport Center as Summer Fellows. Summer Fellows help with the Center’s projects, publications, conferences, and research and are awarded a stipend to work at least half-time (20 hrs/week). Deadline: to be announced.
Human Rights Employment Resources
In conjunction with the Law School Career Services Office (CSO), the Rapoport Center has compiled a document of human rights employment opportunities (.pdf) that UT Law students and alumni have pursued. Our students and graduates have a wealth of experience in the human rights field, and we hope this will serve as a resource to others looking to enter the field. We have also worked with CSO to contribute to the Public Interest Career Development Handbook (.pdf), to offer guidance on the International Public Interest/Human Rights job search. Please see the CSO website for more information.
Human Rights Scholars Program
Human Rights Scholars make up a core group of J.D. students actively involved with the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice. These students have a strong background and demonstrated interest in pursuing career opportunities in international human rights law and advocacy. Learn more. Deadline for 2010-11 Scholars: to be announced.
Clinical Programs at the UT School of Law
As a part of its focus on service-learning, the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice works closely with several of the Law School's ten human- and civil rights-related clinical programs. These clinics provide direct advocacy opportunities and interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty. Learn more.
Human Rights Law Student Organizations
There are a number of student organizations and journals at the Law School, working on various human rights issues. Click here for a listing of these organizations. Contact us if you would like to suggest an organization for the list.
