Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Social Science internships overseas are designed to provide students with practical experience in their chosen specialty and preferred sector while allowing students to develop marketable workplace and language skills to benefit them after graduating from the UO.
Social Science Internships are fully customizable and can be located at any of the locations where GlobalWorks offers internships.
LANGUAGE TRANSLATION • ECONOMICS • POLITICS + GOVERNMENT • AREA STUDIES • LAW • TOURISM • FOOD + ENVIRONMENTALISM • ANTHROPOLOGY • SOCIOLOGY
Sample Placements
NGOs | Nonprofits | Political Offices | Tourism | Law Firms | Food + Beverage Companies | Consulting Firms | Government Agencies | Research Institutions
Example Duties Include
Event planning | Draft reports | Campaign building | Writing newsletters | Blogging | Administrative assistance | Market research | Program development | Policy analysis | Fundraising | Creating promotional materials | Conducting surveys | Canvassing | Budgeting | Fieldwork | Data analysis | Marketing
Qualifications
Minimum 2.75 GPA
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently
Flexibility to take on multiple job responsibilities, including entry level tasks
Ability to take initiative, work independently and deal with ambiguity
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work on a team
Strong attention to accuracy, details, and organizational skills
I am working for a company called Lexidy. Lexidy has just opened up this branch in Paris with its headquarters being in Barcelona, Spain. Lexidy focuses on providing affordable, English legal services for people coming to countries where they are based or those already living there. In Paris, the lawyer that I am interning for works specifically in immigration law.
As an English speaking intern, my main duties include sorting documents, proofreading documents and translating things from French to English. I am learning about the profession I want to go into while shadowing from a lawyer in France. I have been able to witness her in court talking in front of a judge, giving legal advice to clients coming in and also helping submit documents for someone wanting permanent residency in France. This has been an awesome experience showing me the face to face interactions that lawyers have with their clients and outside of their office.
This internship was a very eye-opening and rewarding experience for me. I came into this experience ready to get away from American corporate culture as well as the polarizing environment that America seems to be drowning in. When I arrived in Paris it was everything I expected and more. It blew past my expectations in every way imaginable.
From my internship I have learned so much about the lengthy, expensive and confusing processes of gaining citizenship in every country. In the same vein I cultivated a strong understanding of French immigration law, another one of my initial goals. This experience has pushed me to be more adaptable and comfortable in the uncomfort. I have had to overcome large learning curves, not ever working with lawyers before in the French immigration landscape. I have had to cultivate stronger and more succinct research skills for information in another language and culture. I have become a stronger student and worker because of it.
This experience has solidified my decision to go to law school. I want to work with clients like my bosses do and help people with interesting problems. This has been my favorite summer of my life and I am so thankful I was able to participate.