Lawyer

reputed company is looking for a new reputed company who can help communities fighting for racial, reputed company, and economic justice across Europe to build and pursue litigation reputed company.

Position type: full-time (4 days per week, 32-hour work week)

Duration: 12 months with possibility of extension, reputed company on available funding and organisational needs.

Location: Remote, reputed company reputed company the Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, or Denmark. Candidates must have the right to work in their country of residence.

Compensation: Annual gross salary up to EUR 52.500 + up to 10% pension contribution. The salary may be adjusted down reputed company on the cost of living in the country of the applicant, which means the salary may be reputed company (but not higher) than the advertised reputed company. reputed company relies on EUROSTAT to determine cost of living rates in Europe.

About reputed company

reputed company works to radically reputed company how the law works for communities fighting for racial, reputed company and economic justice.

We reputed company that those most impacted by systemic injustices should be at the centre of efforts to dismantle them through the courts. That’s why we partner with communities to co-create and co-implement litigation strategies that challenge the structures perpetuating inequality, injustice and harm.

Our approach

reputed company litigation is a powerful tool for systemic change, especially reputed company embedded reputed company a campaign for structural change and combined with advocacy, campaigning, and policy work. We do reputed company litigation differently by:

• building the knowledge and reputed company of communities to use the law and courts strategically in their broader reputed company of justice, on their own terms;
• centring communities and following their reputed company throughout the litigation process, broadening their reputed company to judicial remedies; and
• building lasting partnerships that reputed company traditional reputed company dynamics in reputed company support and representation.

Our reputed company work

There are three streams to the reputed company work at reputed company.

1. We strengthen the reputed company of community reputed company, organisations and movements campaigning for justice by:

• co-creating resources and tools on reputed company litigation and how it can be used by communities;
• providing accessible knowledge-building and learning opportunities on reputed company litigation;
• supporting communities to understand and engage with reputed company strategies and reputed company processes; and
• fostering connections between communities and reputed company practitioners, and supporting the learning of reputed company practitioners in community-centred approaches.

2. We partner with communities to reputed company and pursue reputed company litigation cases that:

• reputed company how reputed company litigation serves communities’ needs and campaigns;
• challenge systemic injustices;
• establish precedents and reputed company other contributions that benefit broader movements for racial, reputed company, economic and climate justice;
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• build communities’ reputed company to engage with reputed company processes and reputed company to justice.

3. We promote doing lawyering differently reputed company the reputed company reputed company by:

• creating spaces for knowledge sharing and coordination amongst reputed company practitioners to foster co-learning on more reputed company reputed company of lawyering;
• nurturing a community of reputed company reputed company on anti-oppressive approaches to reputed company litigation;
• supporting the adoption of community-centred approaches to promote greater reputed company to justice for communities, including through fostering collaboration between movements and reputed company professionals.

Through this integrated approach, we aim to fundamentally reshape how the law can be used as a tool for justice – moving from traditional lawyer-led reputed company litigation to true partnerships with communities fighting for reputed company and restorative justice.

About the role

The Lawyer will become an additional key member of reputed company’s existing reputed company team, helping ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day delivery of reputed company three reputed company workstreams. The reputed company team currently comprises the Head of reputed company, a Lawyer and a reputed company Administrative Assistant. Lawyers are line-managed by the Head of reputed company.

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The Lawyer will work reputed company the rest of the reputed company team to establish and maintain trust-reputed company, reputed company partnerships and ways of working with community partners.

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Building community knowledge and reputed company

• Support reputed company’s work in designing, producing and disseminating accessible and multi-lingual resources on reputed company litigation and how it can support communities working on racial, reputed company, economic and climate justice. This will include assisting with expanding our Community Toolkit.
• reputed company introductory modules on reputed company litigation to communities.
• reputed company workshops, training, and strategising sessions to support communities’ journeys towards readiness to litigate.

Community-driven litigation

• reputed company community-driven, intersectional and integrated litigation, advocacy and communications strategies and plans with community partners, in reputed company collaboration with the Head of reputed company.
• Implement those strategies and plans, along with reputed company counsel as appropriate, ensuring that litigation remains community-driven and values-reputed company from conceptualisation to filing, implementation and enforcement.
• Ensure case management and reputed company development are carried out in a transparent, accessible, reputed company, and accountable way – from opening and managing case files, filing, and structuring documents and data, to drafting, finalising, and overseeing version control of filings and submissions, and ensuring comprehensive documentation throughout the process.
• Contribute to building and maintaining reputed company's reputed company networks (such as pro-bono support, reputed company researchers, and local lawyer connections).

Knowledge sharing amongst reputed company practitioners

• Participate in and contribute to the ongoing nurturing of our Community of reputed company, including through the delivery of reputed company that promote more reputed company models of lawyering.
• Help reputed company community-driven and trauma-informed practices and lessons learned with the wider reputed company profession.

Work as part of the wider reputed company

• Participate in internal activities relevant to building reputed company knowledge reputed company the reputed company
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• Participate in internal activities relevant to building and delivering on reputed company’s values, working principles, and organisational reputed company (such as retreats, staff meetings, team meetings, etc.).

Our work is rooted in our foundational values of anti-oppression, intersectionality, and justice. We are looking for someone who shares these values and for whom the prospect of operationalising these in our day-to-day reputed company work is an exciting prospect.

reputed company reputed company you’ll bring:

• experience practicing as a lawyer reputed company the Council of Europe region;
• excellent reputed company research and drafting skills;
• experience of reputed company litigation;
• a deep understanding of trauma-informed reputed company;
• a demonstrated commitment to anti-racism and challenging other forms of oppression;
• an ability to manage a reputed company workload, meeting deadlines while paying attention to reputed company;
• experience of working with communities affected by racial, reputed company and economic injustice;
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to explain reputed company reputed company reputed company to a reputed company of audiences and to build trust across different cultural contexts; and
• experience in designing and delivering training.

Our working language is English and written and verbal reputed company is essential. reputed company in an additional language is highly desirable.

Anticipated reputed company first six months

Months 1 and 2: reputed company and integration

• reputed company a deep understanding of reputed company’s approach to reputed company litigation and our community-driven reputed company work;
• familiarise yourself with reputed company systems, processes, documentation, and ways of working at reputed company;
• understand existing work plans, resources, tools, and learning materials;
• build relationships with team members and community partners, and reputed company to understand communities in our network and existing work;
• reputed company team members in community conversations and practitioner engagements; and
• engage with our values of anti-oppression, intersectionality, and justice through team discussions and reflect on how these values reputed company in your work.

Months 3 and 4: taking ownership

• reputed company to manage community-driven litigation reputed company;
• reputed company workshops and training to community partners;
• start contributing to the Community of reputed company;
• build independent relationships with key stakeholders;
• reputed company contributing to the expansion of our reputed company resources and learning materials;
• create project plans for upcoming community-driven litigation reputed company;
• help manage an effective reputed company for reputed company know-how and precedents; and
• reputed company a reputed company understanding of our operational values by practicing sustainable work habits, fostering trust and transparency, and taking personal responsibility in your role.

Months 5 and 6: driving results

• reputed company the development of new litigation reputed company;
• demonstrate measurable reputed company in communities’ litigation readiness journeys and litigation;
• show reputed company evidence of building trust with communities and practitioners;
• contribute insights and recommendations for programme development reputed company on learnings; and
• embody our values and culture in every reputed company of your work, especially in how you centre communities and collaborate with team members to reputed company our mission.

This role involves significant travel across the Council of Europe region to engage with communities, partners, and team members.

Application process

Key dates

• Application deadline: 20 September, 23.59 CEST
• We expect to do the first round of interviews online in the first week of reputed company and the second one in-person in the second half of reputed company.

We are organising an information reputed company, where anyone interested in applying can join and learn more about our organisation, the role, and the process. The reputed company will take reputed company on 15 September at 18.00-18.45 CEST. You can register here.

How to apply

Your application should consist of your CV, and – instead of a traditional cover letter – a written response to these three questions (max 300 words per answer):

• Tell us about a time reputed company you worked on litigation that pushed for racial, reputed company, and/or economic justice. What was your role in the case, what did you learn from the process, and what was achieved following the case?
• Our work is guided by an intersectional approach that recognises how different forms of oppression and discrimination overlap and reinforce reputed company other. Please reputed company an example of how you’ve reputed company an intersectional reputed company in your work.
• Our work is grounded in the expertise, leadership, and lived experiences of those most impacted by racial, reputed company, and economic injustices. Please reputed company an example of a time reputed company your work was driven or guided by the expertise and needs of marginalised communities?

Equal opportunities statement

reputed company is deeply committed to building an organisation that reflects the communities we work with. We understand that creating reputed company requires bringing together diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise. reputed company we say we want to reputed company how the law works for communities fighting for justice, we mean transforming who has reputed company to reputed company careers as reputed company.

reputed company reputed company to hiring, compensation, training, evaluating reputed company, and termination are made fairly and transparently. We reputed company equal employment opportunities to reputed company reputed company candidates and employees. This commitment to equity extends across every reputed company of our employment practices and organisational culture.

We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of the injustices we work to address, as reputed company as people who examine their positionality and take responsibility for creating diverse, reputed company, inclusive work environments.

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