The Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law is pleased to announce that the Hague Conference on Private International Law and the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will each again offer a summer internship in 2027 for NYU Law students who have, or can obtain, an NYU PILC grant. As PILC grants are available only to JD students, the internships are open to JD students only. One internship is available at each institution. Further information about both institutions can be found on their respective websites.
The Internships
The PCA internship focuses on international arbitration. The Hague Conference internship involves issues of private international law, which may arise in the commercial field or in the family law field. While the Hague Conference endeavors to accommodate the intern’s interests, it frequently specifies in advance the work it plans for the intern, and this may affect the selection process.
How to Apply
Interested students should send a letter of application to Professor Linda Silberman (linda.silberman@nyu.edu), Co-Director of the Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law, with a copy to her assistant, Stephany Ramos (stephany.ramos@nyu.edu).
Applications should include a resume, an unofficial law school transcript with first-semester grades (to the extent available), and a statement of interest and experience. The statement should note, in particular, the applicant’s foreign language abilities, any experience abroad, and any coursework in private and public international law and international arbitration. It should also explain why the applicant would like the internship and what skills he or she would bring to it. Applicants should indicate whether they are interested in one or both internships and, if both, which they would prefer and why. Applications may be submitted before first-year grades are received and updated as that information becomes available.
Further Information
Interested applicants may contact Professor Silberman directly, or speak with current NYU students who held one of these internships in the past. For the Hague Conference, they may contact Isha Fazili, 2026 summer intern (if585@nyu.edu), and Alice Militaru, 2025 summer intern (arm9357@nyu.edu). For the PCA, they may contact Eric Sauer, 2026 summer intern (ems10158@nyu.edu), and Masha Galay, 2025 summer intern (mg8571@nyu.edu).
Deadline and Timeline
Applications must be submitted to Professor Silberman no later than January 18, 2027. Professor Silberman will be in her office until the end of the 2026 calendar year and is happy to meet with interested students before then. She will not be in residence at NYU in January and February 2027 but will be available to speak with students by phone. Once applications have been received, she may schedule Zoom interviews with a small number of the strongest candidates. A decision will be made by mid-February 2027.