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Russian Justice Initiative Seeks Lawyer in MoscowTuesday, July 21, 2009
Russian Justice Initiative (RJI) is a groundbreaking initiative that utilizes domestic and international legal mechanisms to seek redress for human rights abuses committed in the North Caucasus. RJI provides free legal counsel to victims of human rights violations and their families. The organization’s lawyers and researchers investigate incidents of arbitrary detention, torture, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial executions and bring these cases to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France. RJI has won more than 65 cases before the ECHR.
Job description:
The position is open to qualified women and men of any nationality. The ideal candidate shall be committed to justice and respect for human rights; creative and able to work both independently and as a part of a team; a quick learner who is able to acquire understanding of the conflict in the North Caucasus and ways to provide legal redress to the victims of human rights violations.
Start-date for the position is 15 September 2009 or sooner.
The lawyer is based in Moscow and works under the supervision of RJI Legal and Program Director. S/he works with the organization’s staff members based in offices in Moscow and Ingushetia. The lawyer is expected to travel to the North Caucasus several times a year.
The responsibilities of the lawyer include:
- Drafting applications to ECHR and preparing submissions at the advanced stages of the procedure before the ECHR;
- Working on exhaustion of domestic remedies where applicable;
- Meeting with and briefing clients and potential clients;
- Implementation of the judgments of the ECHR in RJI cases, including but not limited to correspondence with local authorities and drafting submissions to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Qualifications:
- Fluency in Russian and English at professional working levels;
- Background in international human rights law, in particular, in the ECHR system;
- Knowledge of Russian criminal and criminal procedure law;
- Strong legal writing and research skills;
- Computer literacy;
- Good interpersonal skills.
Recommended:
- Admission to the bar in Russia;
- Knowledge of the conflict in the North Caucasus;
- Demonstrated experience in drafting applications to the ECHR.
RJI offers a competitive salary and benefits package and twenty days paid vacation per year.
How to apply:
Application deadline: 1 September 2009
Interested applicants should submit to srji.org@gmail.com
- a motivation letter (in English);
- a resume (in English);
- two short unedited writing samples, preferably on legal topics (one in English and one in Russian);
- contact details for two references
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