The U.S.-Asia Law Institute (USALI) is accepting invitations for its first annual Student Scholars program, a year-long opportunity to produce independent research related to the Institute’s ongoing projects. USALI serves as one of America’s preeminent research centers for the study of the legal systems of Mainland China and Taiwan. It works to improve popular, professional and scholarly understanding of China and Taiwan at home and abroad through its publications and exchanges concerning comparative and international law.
Through research and writing, Student Scholars at the Institute will spend one academic year contributing to USALI’s ongoing legal reform projects in China. These include promoting criminal justice reform and strengthening public interest law in the fields of land rights, labor rights and anti-discrimination. In September 2014, we will also be launching a new project promoting the effective use of the code of professional responsibility as a means to protect lawyers from harassment. For more information about USALI’s current projects, please visit our website at www.usali.org.
Student Scholars will receive guidance and feedback from USALI’s directors as part of NYU Law’s Directed Research program (which offers 2 academic credits). Along with receiving research and writing guidance from USALI’s directors, Scholars will be given a work space and the opportunity to engage with USALI staff and visiting scholars.
Interested applicants should send a current CV and statement of interest to USALI’s general email (usali.nyu@gmail.com). Proficiency in Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Vietnamese is preferred, but not required. Please note that the deadline for applications is September 4, 2014.