The Week That Will Be

Event Announcements (More details on the Events Calendar)

Tuesday, September 6th at 4pm: At the Atlantic Council, William Glass, Robert A. Manning, and Denise E. Zheng will participate in a conversation on The Art of Cyber War. Samm Sacks will moderate and Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., will introduce the event. A reception will follow. RSVP.

Wednesday, September 7th at 12pm: The Bar Association of the District of Columbia will hold its 145th Annual Luncheon. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker will be the keynote speaker. Register and find more details here.

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Wednesday, September 7th at 2pm: The Brookings Institution will host a panel discussion on Disrupting ISIS Recruitment Online. William McCants will introduce the event and moderate the discussion, which will take place between Yasmine Green, Ross Frenett, and Richard Stengel. Register for the event here.

Thusrday, September 8th at 10am: A panel of experts including the Honorable Michèle Flournoy, Ambassador Robert Kimmitt, and the Honorable Theodore Kassinger will discuss Sanctions and the Next U.S. Presidential Administration at the Center for a New American Security. The event will also include a presentation of a new CNAS report on sanctions policy for the next administration by Peter E. Harrell and Elizabeth Rosenberg. Register or catch the livestream here.

Friday, September 9th at 9am: At the Atlantic Council, Chris Backemeyer, Barbara Slavin, and David Mortlock will discuss Iran Sanctions Update: Political and Investment Environment. Richard Morningstar will provide opening remarks and Yeganeh Torbati of Reuters will moderate the conversation. RSVP here.

Employment Announcements (More details on the Job Board)

Law Student Volunteer

Organization: Department of Justice

Department: Office of Law and Policy, National Security Division

About the Office:

The National Security Division's (NSD) Office of Law and Policy, United States Department of Justice, seeks interns for positions located in Washington, D.C. The mission of NSD is to coordinate the Department's efforts in carrying out its top priority of preventing and combating terrorism and protecting the national security. NSD provides legal and policy advice on national security matters, litigates counterterrorism, counterespionage, and foreign intelligence surveillance matters, represents the Government before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and other federal trial and appellate courts, and conducts oversight over Federal Bureau of Investigation national security investigations and foreign intelligence collection. The Office of Law and Policy is responsible for, among other things, resolving novel and complex legal issues relating to national security that arise from the work of the Division and other parts of the Department; providing advice and guidance to Department leadership, the Intelligence Community, and other Executive Branch agencies on matters of national security law and policy; overseeing the development of legislation, guidelines, and other policies in the area of national security; working with foreign governments on a variety of national security issues; and handling appeals that arise in national security cases. The Office works with a variety of other Department components, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of Legal Counsel, and the Office of Legal Policy, as well as other departments and agencies, such as the National Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State.

Job Description:

Intern projects include: researching legal questions, drafting memoranda or other legal and policy analysis, factual research, and assisting with presentations and supporting materials.

Qualifications:

Open to all law students. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. law school at the time of application and throughout their internship. Strong research and writing skills are required. Prior interest or experience in the area of national security would be useful, but is not required. By the time of the internship, all applicants must have taken one or more of the following courses: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, or Constitutional Law. Additional courses addressing criminal law and litigation or national security or intelligence law, would also be helpful.

Salary:

Internships are unpaid. If your school offers interns academic or work study, we will work with you to meet school requirements whenever possible.

Application Process:

Brief cover letter, resume with two references, transcript (official or unofficial), and a writing sample (not to exceed ten pages). Please submit these materials as one pdf, ATTN: Intern Program Coordinator (Office of Law and Policy), via email to office.of.law.and.policy-internship@usdoj.gov.

For applications for spring 2017, the subject line should read: [LAST NAME] - L&P Spring 2017 Internship Application. For applications for fall 2017, the subject line should read: [LAST NAME] – L&P Fall 2017 Internship application.

Paper or faxed applications will not be considered.

Application Deadline:

Spring 2017 – September 15, 2016

Fall 2017 – April 1, 2017

Legal Intern

Organization: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Washington

FUNCTION: Legal Intern

DEPARTMENT: International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

Place of employment: Washington

DIRECT SUPERIOR: Legal Advisor

FUNCTION DESCRIPTION

Intern – International Humanitarian Law

OBJECTIVE: The Intern in the IHL Department at the Washington Regional Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) provides research and writing on topics of IHL, other branches of international law, and U.S. law as needed, thus contributing to the thematic and operational priorities of the legal team.

Minimum required knowledge & experience:

• Basic knowledge of IHL and a related legal field (e.g. National Security or Human Rights Law).

• Excellent oral and written English skills, good understanding of French an asset

• Currently pursuing a U.S. J.D. or LLM degree (or JD graduate pursuing another graduate degree)

• Applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents (student work permits are excluded)

JOB DESCRIPTION

Main Responsibilities

Work with the IHL team to provide legal advice to the delegation in Washington, and to the ICRC as a whole on matters of IHL, human rights law, national security law, or other U.S. legal issues.

1. Research and Writing. Research such topics as scope of application of IHL, detention, conduct of hostilities, cyber/new technology and weapons, and other related topics. Possibility of authoring articles or other short pieces for the ICRC’s U.S. blog (intercrossblog.icrc.org).

2. Monitor Legal Developments Regular monitoring of legal blogs and news coverage to identify significant legal developments of interest to the delegation. In addition to research, the intern will attend conferences and meetings in order to monitor developments on specific legal issues on behalf of the legal team.

3. Reporting. Regular and timely reporting and analysis on meetings and events attended, as well as a weekly report on any relevant legal developments reported in external sources such as legal blogs. Reports are written for the purpose of ensuring the institution is informed of developments in U.S. policy, as well as to advance its thinking on key issues.

Management and Reporting Line. The IHL Intern reports directly to the IHL Legal Advisor. He/she is expected to collaborate with colleagues throughout the delegation in order to carry out these and other reasonably related duties.

The intern will be expected to work 40 hours a week for 12 weeks between June and August. Starting and ending date are negotiable. This is a paid internship. For information about the position, please contact Andrea Harrison at anharrison@icrc.org. To apply, please send CV and optional cover letter to Mackenzie Chernushin at mchernushin@icrc.org. Applications are due September 15th, 2016.