Legal Practice

Internship details

Remote Legal Practice internships in Spain involve assisting local lawyers in all aspects of their legal work. Placements are available in a wide range of legal specialties, and internships are customized to suit your specific skills and interests. Interns support legal professionals in their daily work, gaining exposure to real-world application of the law in Spain.

This is a remote internship you can undertake from home. Click here to view in-country Law & Human Rights Support internships, if you would prefer to intern abroad.

If you’re an aspiring lawyer looking for international experience in a specific area of law without having to leave home, then this is the internship for you. There is a broad portfolio of placements available on this remote law internship out of Spain, and internships are customized to suit you. Interns can request placements in a range of legal fields, including tax, accounting, labor, mediation, criminal, family, civil, technology, immigration, gender violence, youth offending, wealth planning, and corporate law. These requests will be accommodated wherever possible, but are not guaranteed.

As a virtual law intern, you’ll be placed in a local law firm, NGO or other company, assisting a local lawyer with all aspects of their work. Due to the breadth of possible placements, the nature of interns duties can vary greatly. General duties can include (but may not be limited to):

• Researching existing court cases and preparing for trials
• Reviewing and drafting legal documents
• Assisting in online interviews

While interns may not play an active role in advocacy or court hearings, you can gain an understanding of the legal process and how to prepare for court proceedings. You’ll be able to reflect on hearings with your supervisor afterwards to ask questions and further understand the process. You’ll be in regular contact with your supervisor through virtual meetings, where you’ll report back on your progress, receive feedback, updates and new tasks. One popular law internship is with a top tier professional football/soccer club in Valencia, where interns can gain experience applying copyrighting law to product licencing situations. If you want to intern in a particular legal field, please let us know when applying.

This internship is conducted in English, or in Spanish by agreement with your internship supervisor. Online Spanish language lessons can be arranged in conjunction with your remote internship if you’d like to further develop your language skills.

In all cases, interns should expect that the initial phase of their remote internship will focus on gaining some introductory knowledge. You may start by gaining an understanding or overview of what you can build upon, develop, learn, and contribute. Ensure that you ask questions and provide feedback during the introductory period, so that your supervisor understands how you’re progressing. This will help them to better understand important details, such as how quickly you learn, what you find challenging, what you find interesting, etc.

Understand and expect that individual internship experiences vary. Therefore, if you’re at a more introductory level, you should reasonably expect a more introductory internship. Likewise, if you’re interning for a shorter duration, you will have a different experience from someone who is interning for a longer duration. Placement preferences are considered but always subject to availability.

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