Law Internships

Overview

A successful legal career requires more than academic knowledge. Employers increasingly look for candidates who can apply legal principles in professional environments, communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, and understand how legal teams operate in practice.

Our International Law & Legal Internship Program connects students, graduates and aspiring legal professionals with carefully selected host organizations around the world. Every internship is personalized to your interests, experience and career aspirations, giving you the opportunity to gain meaningful legal experience while working alongside experienced practitioners.

Whether you're interested in corporate law, commercial law, criminal justice, LegalTech, compliance or nonprofit legal services, we'll help you find an internship that supports your professional development and prepares you for the next stage of your legal career.

Why choose this industry

The legal profession plays a fundamental role in supporting businesses, governments, nonprofit organizations and individuals. From advising clients and drafting contracts to protecting intellectual property and ensuring regulatory compliance, legal professionals help organizations navigate an increasingly complex world.

A legal internship provides the opportunity to move beyond textbooks and lectures by experiencing how legal work is carried out in practice. Working alongside experienced lawyers and legal professionals allows you to strengthen your research, analytical and communication skills while developing a deeper understanding of legal processes and professional practice.

Whether your ambition is to become a solicitor, attorney, barrister, legal consultant, or compliance specialist, practical experience can help you build the confidence, commercial awareness and professional network needed to begin your career.

Responsibilities

Many of our law and legal interns contribute to projects such as:

• Conducting legal research and reviewing legislation, regulations and case law

• Supporting case preparation and legal documentation

• Assisting with contract reviews and legal analysis

• Preparing research summaries, reports and briefing materials

• Organizing legal files and case documentation

• Attending client meetings, hearings or legal proceedings where appropriate

• Assisting with due diligence and corporate legal projects

• Helping prepare legal correspondence and internal documentation

• Conducting policy and risk research

• Supporting legal operations and administrative processes

• Collaborating with legal teams on a variety of client and business matters

Throughout your internship, you'll work alongside experienced legal professionals while developing the analytical, research and communication skills valued across the legal profession.

Typical roles

Previous interns have supported legal teams across commercial, corporate, criminal, employment and nonprofit law in roles such as:

• International Business Law Intern

• Global Business Legal Intern

• Private Client Legal Intern

• Digital Business Law Intern

• Employment Law Innovation Intern

• Legal Research Intern

• IP Innovation Research Intern

• Nonprofit Legal Innovation Intern

• Legal Impact Intern

• Legal Innovation Intern

• Criminal Law Intern

• Criminal Defense Intern

These roles provide opportunities to develop practical legal experience while exploring the areas of law that align with your interests and long-term career goals.

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Why choose The Intern Group

Choosing the right internship is about more than finding a placement, it's about finding an experience that helps you achieve your long-term career goals. When you join The Intern Group's award-winning internship program, you'll benefit from:

A personalised internship matching process
One-to-one career coaching
Professional development workshops
Ongoing support throughout your program
Access to our 15,000+ global alumni community

From your first conversation with our team through to completing your internship, we're here to support your personal and professional development.

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Hear from our legal alumni

There's no better way to understand the experience of an international legal internship than hearing directly from previous participants. Discover what our alumni worked on, the responsibilities they took on and how their internships helped shape their future legal careers.

Olivia Curtis

University of Bristol | Interned in Madrid, Spain

"I've not once made the coffee. I've been doing everything else but they've taken me to the courts, have taken me to the notary's office. I've been thrown in as an associate, I haven't been labeled intern at all and I've been thrown at the deep end and that's great."

Khatera Torkmany

Queen Mary University of London | Interned in Bangkok, Thailand

"My role as a legal assistant was mostly to draft sale and purchase agreements or to contact clients and see what they want, what initially they were looking to do, what they needed the lawyers to do. Once I managed to gain the trust of all the lawyers that I was working with, I was able to work on bigger cases and bigger deals and some of the more long-term cases that were happening at the firm."

Available destinations

Legal professionals increasingly work across international jurisdictions, making global experience a valuable asset for aspiring lawyers and legal professionals. Our internship destinations give you the opportunity to gain practical legal experience while developing a broader understanding of international business, legal systems and professional practice.

Depending on your career goals, you can complete your internship in leading legal and commercial hubs including:

• London
• New York
• Dublin
• Madrid
• Melbourne
• Bangkok
• Medellín
• Online

Each destination offers unique legal sectors, industries and professional opportunities, allowing you to develop practical experience while expanding your global perspective.

Program options

In-person International Law Internship
Combine first-class professional experience and cultural immersion with a law internship abroad in a premier global destination. Every year, 2,000+ ambitious professionals advance their careers in exciting global cities through hands-on experience in legal and professional environments.

Remote Law Internship
Strengthen your CV and grow your professional network from anywhere in the world with a remote law internship. The greatest advantage of a remote internship is the flexibility to gain real-world legal experience on your own schedule. All you need is your laptop and an interest in the legal field.

Digital Nomad Law Internship
Work remotely while exploring an exciting international destination through our digital nomad internship program. Gain experience in law while traveling, immersing yourself in new cultures, and living like a local to combine career development with flexibility and adventure.

Career advancement training

Law interns on our programs benefit from career advancement tools before, during, and after their internship experience. These resources are designed to help you prepare for your internship, maximize your experience while interning internationally (either in-person or remotely), and confidently present your experience to future employers.

You’ll receive training through videos, podcasts, articles, quizzes, and projects, and will earn a certificate upon completion. Topics include critical thinking, professional communication, teamwork, digital technology, leadership, professionalism, career management, and global and cultural fluency, which are all highly transferable skills that will support your development in legal careers.

You’ll also gain access to our CV improvement tools, along with exclusive workshops tailored to professional careers, including interview preparation sessions, CV review workshops, networking guidance, and LinkedIn optimization workshops.

Once you’ve completed your international law internship with us, you’ll have the opportunity to receive guidance on your next career steps from experienced career coaches. We’re proud to work with industry experts who can help you navigate topics such as presenting your international internship experience, LinkedIn branding, salary negotiations, interview strategies, and other career-related topics.

Example host organizations

Legal interns can gain experience across law firms, legal consultancies, corporate advisory organizations and nonprofit legal services. Our host organization network provides opportunities to experience different areas of legal practice while working alongside professionals in an international environment.

Previous interns have gained experience with organizations such as:

These organizations demonstrate the range of legal environments available through our program, from established legal practices to organizations working at the intersection of law and international development. Whilst we can't guarantee placement with one specific organization, we do guarantee an internship offer within your primary or secondary career field, giving you the opportunity to build relevant professional experience aligned with your career goals.

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Career outcomes

The impact of our law internship program extends well beyond the internship itself. According to our alumni outcomes survey, 82% of respondents secured their first full-time role in the same career field as their international internship, while 98% said the experience strengthened their CV or gave them a competitive advantage in job applications. Learn more about the value of our international internship programs on our alumni stories page.

Ready to build your career in law?

An international law internship is more than just a valuable addition to your resume—it’s an opportunity to gain practical legal experience, develop your research and analytical skills, and build the professional confidence employers look for in future legal professionals.

Whether you’re interested in corporate law, human rights, international law, commercial law, legal research or another area of the field, we’ll help you find an internship that aligns with your interests and supports your long-term career goals.