Европейский центр защиты прав человека

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## Job Description for the Post of Legal Director/Senior Lawyer

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#### The Overall Aim

To manage and provide strategic leadership and direction to the legal team in Moscow in conducting litigation before the European Court of Human Rights. This litigation is seeking not only to provide victims of human rights abuses in the Russian Federation with legal redress, but also to lead to wider changes in law, policy and practice.

#### Main Responsibilities

In conjunction with the EHRAC Director and the Director of the Memorial Human Rights Centre, to carry out the following:

1. Co-ordinate and manage the legal team in the EHRAC-Memorial office in Moscow.

2. Develop, oversee and refine the strategic direction and implementation of all litigation activity within the project’s focus (see below): developing an ECHR test case strategy; identifying applications which have the potential to be successful at the ECHR, with a particular focus on cases which, if successful, will have the most significant effects on the development of the relevant law, policy and practice.

3. Proactively develop new areas of strategic ECHR litigation for the project.

4. Broad advocacy in support of the work of the project: within international organisations, including the Council of Europe; with state bodies; with civil society organisations; with the press, broadcast and new media

5. Manage and support the work of the regional lawyers/fieldworkers (including travel to the regions), thereby developing effective communications with the Moscow office, and foster the development of networks of co-operating lawyers from different regions.

6. Develop and implement internal case tracking systems to facilitate regular monitoring and compliance with case-related deadlines.

7. Oversee a high quality of written legal submissions and pleadings (including ensuring stylistic and methodological consistency), through support and review.

8. Establish and secure compliance with internal systems for efficiently managing all stages of litigation.

9. Develop and oversee a resource databank of legal materials.

10. Casework: preparation of applications to the ECHR; maintaining correspondence with the registry at the ECHR; preparation of cases for Strasbourg representation; drafting of observations on admissibility, merits and just satisfaction.

11. Support for and liaison with applicants (including obtaining instructions from the applicants as required; keeping applicants informed about the progress of cases; maintaining regular contact with applicants.)

12. Manage and/or contribute to, as required, the Bulletin, website and other project publications.

13. Incorporate into litigation activity opportunities for legal capacity development of the Moscow legal team and regional lawyers on the practice and procedure of the ECHR.

14. Oversee reporting to, and communicating effectively with, the London office, including the provision of case documents, updating on the progress of cases, and the submission of a monthly report.

15. Identify and utilise other avenues of potential legal redress internationally (including UN special procedures, treaty-based mechanisms and other Council of Europe institutions).

#### Main (indicative) areas of litigation

1. Protection of the victims of armed conflicts (Chechnya).

2. Victims of various forms of discrimination (on ethnic, religious grounds etc.).

3. Freedom of expression and association (e.g. media and NGOs).

4. Violations arising in the criminal and civil justice systems.

5. Victims of ‘hazing’ within the armed forces.

6. Environmental issues.

7. Children’s rights.

8. Such other categories of work as are agreed in conjunction with the project lawyers in Moscow and London.

#### Qualifications and Person Specification

- Substantial experience litigating cases in domestic and international legal systems.

- Extensive professional experience in the field of human rights (including training and awareness raising skills).

- Strong management skills and ability to manage effectively multiple projects in a fast paced environment

- Good initiative and ability to work both independently and with others

- Fluency in Russian and English, excellent oral and written communication, and analytic skills

The position is based in the dedicated EHRAC-Memorial project office in Moscow.

#### Salary range

From €1,350 Euro net per month. Negotiable depending on relevant expertise and experience.

Deadline for applications: 14 September 2008

Please apply with a CV and covering letter in English explaining how your education and professional experience qualify you for this position, your motivations for applying, and your interest in human rights to:

Tina Devadasan, Project Manager,
ehrac@londonmet.ac.uk
tel: ++44(0)207 133 5087
fax: ++44(0)207 133 5173
European Human Rights Advocacy Centre,
222 Ladbroke House, 62-66 Highbury Grove, London N5 2AD, United Kingdom

Please note that applications in Russian or without a covering letter will not be considered.

Опубликовал: Татьяна Томаева, Aug 14 2008, 16:29

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