View Vacancy - Legal Intern

The British Embassy in Panama is part of a world-wide network, representing British political, economic and consular interests overseas and is now looking for a Legal Intern to join its Criminal Law and Prosperity Teams at an important moment for the UK/Panama bilateral relationship.

The successful candidate will work closely with the UK Criminal Justice Advisor to Panama, and will already have some legal knowledge / background of Panamanian criminal law and Panama’s adversarial system. Some policy knowledge / experience would also be useful.  Candidates must be fully bilingual.  The job would suit someone with excellent communication and organisational skills and some administrative experience.

Roles and responsibilities:

Embassy work is constantly shifting to adapt with changing priorities. The following outline of responsibilities serves as a guide for the role; however the successful candidate must be flexible to take on other areas of work as required. 

Assist in the delivery of Legal and Prosperity projects, including:

• Travel and hotel bookings.
• Administrative tasks including, emails, filing and writing letters to government departments.
• Making calls to government departments to organise meetings.
• Translation (of short documents) and occasional interpretation in meetings.
• Liaison with Panama Government Departments.
• Budget management. 
• Full Proficiency, oral and written in English and Spanish.

• Some knowledge of Panamanian law.
• Excellent writing/drafting skills in both languages.
• Administrative Experience.
• Excel and Word skills.
• Research skills (assessing various sources, Internet searches).
• Personal drive, sound judgement and attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise.
• Flexible, resilient under pressure and decisive with a proven track record of delivering results to a high standard within tight deadlines.
• Strong networking skills.