Job Opening | JRF Taipei Office is Hiring: Legal Specialist (Closed)

Uniting civic power to continuously promote reform in order to build a fair, just, and trustworthy judiciary for the people.

This is the mission of the Judicial Reform Foundation.

Over the past 24 years, we have always aspired to enable every person in this land to find a secure place in the judicial system through monitoring and advocacy. Looking ahead to 2019, we will undertake numerous individual case and legislative initiatives, continuously monitoring the government to implement judicial reform policies. We need passionate and persevering partners to brainstorm diverse and creative reform strategies together!

Do you want to take a path different from traditional legal professionals and practice the ideals of fairness and justice through your work? We are a professional, passionate, and dynamic office, and we sincerely invite you to join us!

Position: Legal Specialist

1. Responsibilities

   • Case management (wrongful convictions, evaluation cases, non-disclosure of investigations): interviewing clients, researching legal issues of cases, participating in defense team meetings, and formulating rescue strategies with supporting groups.
   • Legislation/issue research: researching systems related to individual cases.

2. Qualifications

   • Degree in law or related fields, graduate degree preferred.
   • Patient with clients and skilled in communication preferred.
   • Identifies with the ideals of judicial reform and willing to commit to long-term NGO work.

3. Work Location

   Taipei Office of the Judicial Reform Foundation, travel may be required
   (7F., No. 3, Lane 90, Sungjiang Rd., Taipei City, near Sungjiang Nanjing MRT Station)

4. Compensation

   Salary range NT$28,000–32,000 (based on a college graduate with no experience)

5. Application Materials

   • One copy of resume and autobiography, please indicate the available start date.
   • Copies of highest educational diploma and other academic/professional certificates.
   • If applicable, please attach language proficiency proofs.
   • Other relevant supporting documents.

Interested applicants please send electronic application files to hyc@jrf.org.tw by February 14, 2019 (please indicate the applied position and your name in the subject line).