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WBG Pioneer - Legal Research Intern

World BankWashington, D.C., United States
Category | Grade:InternDeadline:13 Aug 2026Job ID:37817Posted on:21 Jul 2026
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Overview

Supports the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law project in Washington, D.C. The intern researches legislation affecting women’s economic participation, verifies indicators, analyses legal and perception data, maintains research records, conducts econometric work and helps manage contributors and outreach.

Department: Women, Business and the Law

Languages

Required: English

Job Areas

  1. Legal, Rule of Law & Justice
  2. Gender Equality & Sexual Violence

Minimum Experience

Not listed

Estimated Salary

Not available

Responsibilities

  • Research legislation affecting women’s economic empowerment
  • Verify survey responses against primary legal sources
  • Produce comparative analyses for assigned legal indicators
  • Archive and maintain legal information in the project database
  • Manage enforcement-perception data collection and analysis
  • Conduct econometric analysis and draft research outputs
  • Recruit and engage expert and government contributors
  • Prepare briefings, presentations and outreach materials
  • Coordinate report dissemination and project events

Requirements

Not available

Skills

Comparative Legal ResearchLegal Data VerificationEconometric AnalysisSurvey AdministrationResearch Data ManagementContributor EngagementPolicy ResearchResearch Communications

Additional info

  • WBG Pioneer internship with the Women, Business and the Law project