Internship – ICC International Centre for ADR, ICC Dispute Resolution Services (Paris)
We are looking for a motivated six-month intern to join our ICC International Centre for ADR and thus incorporate a decisive ADR component in their background as a future dispute resolution professional.
As the institutional representative of over 45 million businesses in more than 170 countries, the International Chamber of Commerce operates with a core mission to “make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere”.
We act as the primary voice of the real economy in a range of intergovernmental organisations – from the World Trade Organization to the UN climate process – championing the needs of local business in global decision making.
The convening power of our global network enables us to set rules and standards that facilitate over $17 trillion dollars in trade each year – as well as providing tailored products and digital services that directly address the real challenges faced by businesses operating internationally.
We also provide the world’s premier private global dispute resolution services, leveraging ICC’s unique independence, integrity and expertise.
About the internship
We are looking for a motivated intern to join our ICC International Centre for ADR (“the Centre”), which manages all cases filed under the ICC Mediation, Expertise, Dispute Board and DOCDEX Rules. The Centre forms, with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC’s Dispute Resolution Services.
This six-month internship is an opportunity to incorporate a decisive ADR component in your background as a future dispute resolution professional.
The role
Your learning opportunities and tasks include:
- Reviewing, analysing and commenting on legal submissions in English and French;
- Drafting the correspondence of the Centre to the parties involved in the proceedings;
- Identifying neutrals to be proposed or appointed by the Centre and by its Standing Committee;
- Updating the Centre’s database of cases and neutrals;
- Research tasks for the preparation of conferences, presentations and publications;
- Translating and proofreading legal and other documents and articles;
- Additional projects based on your own interests and background.
Your profile
Do not hesitate to apply if you:
- Have strong academic credentials and prior legal experience, as well as a demonstrated interest in alternative dispute resolution, preferably mediation.
- Are fluent in English and French. Fluency in other languages such as Spanish is an advantage.
- Are meticulous and detail oriented.
- Enjoy working in an international dynamic environment.
Important information before applying
- You must still be registered as a student during the time of the internship.
- Nationals from outside the European Union or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Andorra, Monaco, or Switzerland must hold an appropriate visa from the French consulate.
- Non-EU residents are required to have valid papers before applying (long-stay student visa and/or carte de séjour) allowing them to work in France.
- Interns are required to handle their own travel and accommodation arrangements for the duration of their internship. ICC does not provide scholarships or fellowships.
- Based at ICC Global Headquarters in Paris our six-month internship programme is full-time with an average working week of 35 hours.
- Our interns receive a monthly gratification of about €750 gross + meal vouchers + partial compensation (70%) of public transport costs.
Terms and conditions
Start date: January 2025
Department: ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Location: ICC International Headquarters, Paris
Contract type and duration: Full-time internship (six months)
How to apply: Please send your application to adr@iccwbo.org and specify “Internship – International Centre for ADR” in the subject line of your email. Make sure to include:
- Your CV in English (one page maximum focusing on the experience relevant to the internship and indicating your current studies with expected graduation date);
- A one-page cover letter in English describing in a detailed way which ADR classes you followed and your first professional experience(s) in relation to ADR;
- An academic writing sample in English (e.g., submitted paper during university studies);
- Two referees with their respective contact details (one academic referee and one professional referee who supervised you directly).
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