{"id":102926,"date":"2026-07-21T08:38:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/uncategorized\/wbg-pioneer-leg-intern\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:38:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T08:38:23","slug":"wbg-pioneer-leg-intern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/jobs\/nairobi\/wbg-pioneer-leg-intern\/","title":{"rendered":"WBG Pioneer &#8211; LEG Intern"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \"@type\": \"JobPosting\", \"title\": \"WBG Pioneer - LEG Intern\", \"description\": \"Duties and Responsibilities\\nConducting a variety of legal assignments under the direction of the Chief Counsel, Senior Counsels or supervising lawyers assigned;\\nConducting research on assigned issues using existing legal files and alternative sources e.g., the internet, intranet, or other databases, analyzing information, and summarizing findings;\\nConducting comparative legal analyses on a range of issues in a given area, identifying legal and policy issues, researching relevant precedents, and proposing appropriate solutions;\\nReviewing contracts and legal documents to ensure they conform to the Bank\u2019s guidelines and procedures, and providing comments as required;\\nAssisting in drafting standard legal agreements and amendments to legal agreements;\\nParticipating in task\/project teams; and\\nPerforming ad hoc assignments as requested by the supervising lawyers as may be assigned over the course of the internship.\\nLegal interns should be able to receive academic credit for the internship from their university or third-party remuneration.\\nSelection Criteria\\nCandidates must be currently enrolled in 1 the final year of an undergraduate program in law [BE1]or 2 a postgraduate master\u2019s\/JD\/PhD program in law. Candidates must be enrolled through the final day of the internship\\nAcademic background must align with the requirements outlined in the job description\\nDemonstrated interest in development work and the World Bank Group\u2019s mission\\nStrong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills\\nEffective written and verbal communication skills\\nAbility to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments\\nStrong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines\\nProficiency in English; additional languages may be required depending on the role preferred languages include French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic\\nNo-fee internships, students must be enrolled:\\nin a Master or PhD or similar program during the entire internship, or\\nin the fifth year or higher at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree in a country where higher education is not divided into under-graduate and graduate stages.\", \"datePosted\": \"2026-07-20\", \"hiringOrganization\": {\"@type\": \"Organization\", \"name\": \"World Bank Group\"}, \"jobLocation\": {\"@type\": \"Place\", \"address\": {\"@type\": \"PostalAddress\", \"addressLocality\": \"Nairobi\", \"addressCountry\": \"KE\"}}, \"directApply\": true, \"validThrough\": \"2026-08-12T23:59:59\", \"employmentType\": \"CONTRACTOR\"}<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Company:<\/strong> World Bank Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Nairobi<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p><strong>Apply Before:<\/strong> 2026-08-12<\/p>\n<h3>Job Description<\/h3>\n<p>Duties and Responsibilities<br \/>Conducting a variety of legal assignments under the direction of the Chief Counsel, Senior Counsels or supervising lawyers assigned;<br \/>Conducting research on assigned issues using existing legal files and alternative sources e.g., the internet, intranet, or other databases, analyzing information, and summarizing findings;<br \/>Conducting comparative legal analyses on a range of issues in a given area, identifying legal and policy issues, researching relevant precedents, and proposing appropriate solutions;<br \/>Reviewing contracts and legal documents to ensure they conform to the Bank\u2019s guidelines and procedures, and providing comments as required;<br \/>Assisting in drafting standard legal agreements and amendments to legal agreements;<br \/>Participating in task\/project teams; and<br \/>Performing ad hoc assignments as requested by the supervising lawyers as may be assigned over the course of the internship.<br \/>Legal interns should be able to receive academic credit for the internship from their university or third-party remuneration.<br \/>Selection Criteria<br \/>Candidates must be currently enrolled in 1 the final year of an undergraduate program in law [BE1]or 2 a postgraduate master\u2019s\/JD\/PhD program in law. Candidates must be enrolled through the final day of the internship<br \/>Academic background must align with the requirements outlined in the job description<br \/>Demonstrated interest in development work and the World Bank Group\u2019s mission<br \/>Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills<br \/>Effective written and verbal communication skills<br \/>Ability to work effectively in diverse, team-based environments<br \/>Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities within tight deadlines<br \/>Proficiency in English; additional languages may be required depending on the role preferred languages include French, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic<br \/>No-fee internships, students must be enrolled:<br \/>in a Master or PhD or similar program during the entire internship, or<br \/>in the fifth year or higher at a university or equivalent institution towards the completion of a degree in a country where higher education is not divided into under-graduate and graduate stages.<\/p>\n<h3>How to Apply<\/h3>\n<p>Interested and qualified? Go to World Bank Group on worldbankgroup.csod.com to apply<br \/>Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjobmag.co.ke\/apply-now\/1283295\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;padding:10px 20px;background:#2271b1;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;\">Apply Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><small>Source: MyJobMag<\/small><\/p>\n<p><!-- job-expiry: 2026-08-12 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Company: World Bank Group Location: Nairobi Job Type: Contract Apply Before: 2026-08-12 Job Description Duties and ResponsibilitiesConducting a variety of legal assignments under the direction of the Chief Counsel, Senior Counsels or supervising lawyers assigned;Conducting research on assigned issues using existing legal files and alternative sources e.g., the internet, intranet, or other databases, analyzing information, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1408,1409],"tags":[1443,1413,1412,1940],"class_list":["post-102926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jobs","category-nairobi","tag-contract","tag-job-listing","tag-myjobmag","tag-world-bank-group"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102926\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}