Undergr U raduate Program P m

The law w firm of Hy yde & Assoc ciates, speciializing in te elecommun nications law w worldwid de, seeks to ident tify talente ed law students on alll six continents to ass sist it in its work. Our r career building g program is designed d to give p promising undergradua u ate student ts exposure e to the firms in nternationa al work and d provide t raining in actual, a prac ctical teleco ommunications law assignm ments for glo obal institutions aroun nd the worl ld. The prog gram is also o designed to assist thefirm minidentify yingqualifiedcandidate esforpermanentemploymentop pportunities s. m specialize es in teleco ommunicatiions law wo orldwide, working w out t of offices in Paris The firm and Tallinn. We ar re field law wyers, train ed in the use u of the law and its s live applic cation in challeng ging jurisdictions. Our r team is a active on all a six cont tinents dailly, advising g United Nations s agencies, Diplomatic Missions, global corp porations, telecommun nications operators andoth herinternationalconce erns.Theins stitutionswe w representmanagete elecommun nications network ks that span n the plane et, routinely y operating in up to 10 00 countries s at the sam me time. These n networks, transmitter t s, services and applic cations dea al with the e full range e of the internat tional comm munitys commercial, o operational, humanita arian and diiplomatic co oncerns. The pub blic and priv vate sectors rely on th his critical in nfrastructur re to perfor rm vital tas sks. They arevariouslyengag gedinthefullrangeof fglobalhum manendeav vour,includiingforexam mplethe monitor ring of nuc clear activi ity, tsunam mi detection n, assistanc ce to refug gees, inter rnational banking g, shipping, oil & gas, and a nationa al security, among oth hers. Our ro ole is to help those network ks operate continuously by ens uring they comply with the law w in each country. Membe ers of our te eam can atany time of f the weekbe foundon o the groun nd or on the phone in, say, Argentina, , the Congo o, Mongolia a, Thailand, Papua Ne ew Guinea and dozens of the planets sother255jurisdiction ns,dealingw withthetelecommunic cationsauth horitiesonmultiple issues.A Andthatmeansthatwe w constant lyneedtomaintain m alevel l ofrese earchandexpertise e capable e of address sing that ge eographicall scope and d level of criticality, as s well as to o update anddev velopitovertime. Because e of that ma andate, the e firm is in p permanent need of ass sistance fro om qualified d people frommosteveryco ountryonEarth. E Inord dertoaddressthis nee ed,thefirm mmaintainsaglobal Undergraduate Pro ogram. Just as it is not t always eas sy for a law student an nd other entrylevel jurists e everywhere e to find a position, le et alone on ne that suit ts you, so is finding the t right people not always s easy for us. We nee ed strong achievers, a people p who o collective ely bring togethe er a broad range r of talents. These e will includ de a keen legal mind ( (even if one that is justbeg ginningtotr rain),astrongcomman ndofspoke enandwritt tenlanguag ge,adesiretotravel and see e the world, and a taste for a adventure sharpened by an ap pplication fo or good homework. Your native n tongue fluency in a language other than Englis sh is a bonus, your working gcommandofEnglishis i indispens sable.

Progr ram Stru ucture

ogram is designed to o assist the e firm in it ts assignme ents, identiify the bes st talent The Pro worldwide for our r line of wo ork and tra in and expose that ta alent to an increasing level of respons sibilitydepe endingonability,motiv vationandavailability. .Itworksth hroughthre eelevels, each wi ith increasing amounts of respon nsibility and d rewards. The T first lev vel is on an n unpaid basis an nd is design ned to helpus get acqu uainted wit th participants, their in nterest in th he firms globalw workandtheirabilityto operform. Participantswhodowell w inthefir rstlevelare eeligible for grad nd and thi rd levels, both of which involv ve paid wo ork, and duation to the secon increasi ingintegrat tionwiththefirmsand dahighersetoftrainin ngandrespo onsibilities. . Student tsselectedfor f thisProg gramwillha abituallybe eenteringeither e theirf first,second dor thirdye earofanundergraduat telawdegre ee.Studentsatotherle evelsofuniv versityeducation maybeconsidered donacasebycasebas sis. Abriefd descriptionofthevario ouslevelso oftheProgramfollows. .Furtherde etailsareav vailable intheU Undergradua ateProgram mDescriptio on.

LevelO One
Participation in the e first levelis on an un npaid basis.It involveslittle to no work andis i meant to assist the firm in maintaining its libra ary of laws and regulat tions up to date, as well w as to or acquaint tance; for us u to get to o know you,, and for yo ou to be allow a mutual opportunity fo exposed d to the firm ms work. Each particip pant we select will beasked to en nsure that laws and regulati ions in telec communica ations are u up to date fo or her or hi is country. Because the library te, participation at th his stage is not burde ensome, req quiring per rhaps an is already complet e of one hour a mon nth verifyin ng whether r something new has s come out t of the average telecom mmunication ns regulatory authority y. Just as im mportantly,the firm w will introduce you to the wor rk of a glob bal telecom mmunication ns lawyer. This is whe ere we get to know you, y and involve you in a dialogue over time with h your colleagues at th he firm abou ut the work k we do, and the e assignmen nts on which we are working. The T cursory demand m made on yo our time means that this le evel is easily compatib ble with, an nd complem mentary to,, academic studies. Participants who demonstrat d te an ability y to functio on ably in a regulator ry environm ment are eligibleforconside erationforlevelstwoa ndthree.

Level T Two

Participation in the e second le evel involve es basic tasks on client t assignmen nts, which are paid per assignment ac ccording to an establiished scale. The work k is handled d on a piec cemeal, unistic basis s. On such tasks, the p participant will provide the firm with muchneeded opportu ved level, the assistan nce that can be performed efficiiently locally. At this more involv t firm provide esthepartic cipantwithbasictraini nginpracti icaltelecom mmunication nslaw.Wewillalso expose you to a fuller f range e of the is ssues involv ved in the regulation and comm merce of telecom mmunication ns. These would w includ de client co oncerns, the manner iin which regulatory authorit ties appro oach decis sionmaking g, the ne egotiation of comme ercial mat tters in telecom mmunication ns and the preparation n of filings and other administrat tive proced dures. As with Lev vel One, thi is second le evel enables s the firm to see the participants s abilitiesmeasured m in the r real world and a conside er that per son for per rmanent or r recurring assignment ts in the final lev vel, Level Th hree. Conve ersely, parti cipants are afforded th he opportu nity to getto know the field d and consi ider it as a gainful fiel d of work and a experie ence, and p perhaps a ca areer. In effect,t theprogram moperatesasanongoiingpaidinte erview.

LevelT Three
Participants reaching Level Three are th hose who have h demonstrated an n interest in global telecom mmunication ns work thr rough their participatio on in the pr rogram. The ey have also o shown that the ey have the capacity to handle basic legal l work in a diligent a nd mature fashion commensurate wit th an entry ylevel posit tion. Level Three involves an offe fer to take on part time wo ork on a re ecurrent ba asis, depend ding on yo our availability and the e firms needs. For those s students wh ho have re eached the end of th heir study program, p o or whose academic schedule allows, work may be offere ed on a fu ulltime ba asis. At thiis level, th he work respons sibility is eq quivalent to o that of an intern or a junior associate. In s short, it is an a entry levelpo ositionfrom mwhichwehopetotra intheparticipantforagreaterlev velofexper rtiseand a longerterm asso ociation wit th the firm. . Participants at this le evel are ask ked to unde ergo the fuller tr raining prog gram at the e firm. The work would typically involve the e full range of tasks habitually asked of junior associates at the fir rm, includin ng drafting g applicatio ons and contracts,reviewin ngandanaly yzinglegald documentsaswellasmonitoring thoseapplications, licenses s, and addressing a va ariety of tellecommunications issu ues for clie nts worldw wide. We will also o ask you to o carry out t a more th heoretical se et of tasks, such as pe erforming le egal and factualresearchan ndanalysisof o lawsand regulations s. Interest ted applicants sho ould com mplete th he applica ation for rm available at dassociates hydeand s.comorsen ndtheirres sumetoup@ @hydeanda associates.c com.