Law Job Announcement (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 97 13:13:25
From: korkeakivia at lchr.org
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Subject: Job Announcement



     Thanks for your offer to post job announcements. Please post the
     following:





     April 1997


     JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

     LEGAL ADVISOR ON THE FORMER SOVIET UNION

     Since 1978, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights has worked to
     protect and promote fundamental human rights.  Its work is impartial,
     holding all governments accountable to the standards affirmed in the
     International Bill of Human Rights.  Its programs focus on building
     the legal institutions and structures that will guarantee human rights
     in the long term.  Strengthening independent human rights advocacy at
     the local level is a key feature of its work.

     The Committee seeks a Legal Advisor for its human rights program in
     the former Soviet Union. Legal Advisor will work in the Lawyers
     Committee's New York office, under the supervision of the Director
     of Program and Policy.


     Major Responsibilities:

     ?          To develop and implement the program plan for the former
     Soviet Union, including writing reports and designing advocacy
     campaigns.

     ?          To help local human rights advocates, through workshops and
     legal advice, use international human rights standards and mechanisms
     in their work.

     ?          To inform governments and international institutions,
     especially the OSCE and the Council of Europe, about human rights
     developments in the former Soviet Union.

     ?          To build and maintain a constituency for the Lawyers
     Committee's work in the former Soviet Union and to help develop a
     stable financial base for this work.

      Minimum Requirements:

     The Legal Advisor on the former Soviet Union should have:

     ?   An in-depth knowledge of international, including European, human
     rights law and its implementation in the former Soviet Union;

     ?  Proven research, analytical, and writing skills;

     ?  Fluency in Russian; and

     ?  Advanced degree in law.



     Please send a resume and two writing samples to:

        Personnel
        Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
        330 Seventh Ave., 10th floor
        New York, NY 10001

        or:

        Fax: (212) 967-0916
        Website Address: http//www.lchr.org




















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