Legal Intern - Justice Systems Interventions at International Justice Mission (IJM)

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Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management
Description: We are a global team of lawyers, investigators, social workers, community activists and other professionals. We work to protect the poor from violence through 17 field offices throughout Africa, Latin America and South and Southeast Asia-and 95% of us are at work in our own countries. But we don'tย work alone. Our work would be impossible without the partnership of local law enforcement and justice system officials, aftercare professionals, NGOs, churches, students, parents, friends and scholars standing together to protect the poor from violence. We are inspired by Godโ€™s call to love all people and to seek justice for the oppressed. We protect the poor from violence without regard to religion, race or any other factor, and we seek to partner with all people of goodwill.
Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Assist in tracking progress of IJM legal program milestones and key performance indicators.
  • Assist in tracking and measuring developments in law, policy and procedure that impact the IJM Kenya program interventions.
  • Assist in conducting legal research on public justice system and identify emerging needs and trends that require policy intervention to ensure that the poor are protected from violence.
  • Assist in conducting case file reviews to identify casework gaps and other significant trends warranting attention.
  • Assist in analyzing government and partners data to identify policy gaps and develop policy responses.
  • Assist with preparing legal opinions, memos and briefs on legislative changes and their impact on the public justice system for use in lobbying for key legal and policy reforms.
  • Assist with planning, organizing and facilitating advocacy campaigns, case conferences, meetings with partners, workshops and training.

Education & Experience

  • A bachelor’s degree in law
  • Training, certification or passion in data, statistics or a program related field
  • High level of proficiency in Microsoft office.
  • Ability to multi-task and follow-up of tasks to completion, good planning & organizing.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and work as part of a team.
  • Demonstrated desire in data driven interventions
  • Demonstrated abilities in legal drafting and research
  • Experience in legal data analysis is a bonus
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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