Rampant State Violence: What Can Sunflower Student Movement Participants Still Do? Social Movement Lawyer Team Pro Bono Assistant Training Program

1. Background of the Training

Since the "318 Movement to Occupy the Legislative Yuan and Protest Against the Cross-Strait Trade in Services Agreement Black Box," hundreds of lawyers have devoted themselves to pro bono litigation for this action and subsequent social movements to safeguard basic human rights, denounce state violence, and organize the Social Movement Lawyer Team. Over the next six months, a large number of cases will undergo defense and prosecution procedures in prosecutors' offices and courts, and the lawyer team urgently needs logistical support from legal assistants.

The withdrawal of the 318 Movement from the Legislative Yuan is not the end, but the beginning of greater changes. This lawyer assistant training aims to organize young students studying law to engage in practical public interest litigation, hone their legal skills, and practice the spirit of the Sunflower Student Movement.

2. Training Content

1. Lawyer Team Administration: Meeting coordination, meeting minutes, progress control, evidence investigation, and legal issue research
2. Case Management: Document organization and review, drafting of legal briefs, scheduling of court dates, and client communication
3. Court Observation: Court shorthand, care for clients and witnesses, and organizing public court observation activities
4. Social Movements: Preparing press conferences, speeches, or promotional activities, and maintaining the blog and Facebook page

3. Quota and Qualifications

12 openings available, restricted to students in law departments/institutes or young people who have taken law credits.

4. Internship Period

From June 16, 2014 to January 15, 2015

The internship lasts for six months, during which interns must complete at least 120 hours of institutional service hours, including at least 12 hours of coursework (estimated hours: 4 classes * 3 hrs + 1 weekly regular meeting * 25 weeks * 3 hrs + 2 court hearings per month * 6 months * 3 hrs). The internship is voluntary in nature and unpaid, but work-related expenses will be covered by the JRF. Interns must submit an internship report before the end of the term, and the program is considered completed only after passing the review. Upon completion of the internship, the JRF will issue an internship certificate, credit the hours according to the regulations of the respective school's internship courses, and accept applications for letters of recommendation written by the JRF.

5. Internship Curriculum Description

	Course Name	Course Description
1	Orientation and Introduction to the Internship Program	Introduce the Social Movement Lawyer Team and the training program, guide everyone to understand the importance of legal professionals participating in public interest work, and further discuss: after the student movement withdrew from the Legislative Yuan, what else can students do?
2	Practical Operations of the Lawyer Team	Understand the current actual operating model of the lawyer team: including lawyer accompaniment during police interrogations, accompanying interrogation, evidence preservation procedures, and practical work as a private prosecutor's proxy, as well as subsequent litigation strategies.
3	Lawyer Assistant Practice	Understand the tasks assistants need to help the lawyer team with: how to schedule lawyers' itineraries (meetings, court dates, etc.), compile pre-trial information, organize litigation briefs, write court observation reports, and assist in client communication, etc.
4	Strategy and Practice of Social Movements	Starting from the JRF's rich experience in social movements, we will further discuss the movement strategies and action plans of the Social Movement Lawyer Team outside of litigation.

6. Application Period

From May 30, 2014 to June 10, 2014

7. Application Form Download

Social Movement Lawyer Assistant Internship Program

∗Please send the application form to E-mail: equity@jrf.org.tw. After sending, please call Secretary Hsiao I-min at TEL: 02-25231178#13 to confirm receipt. After the preliminary review of the applications, interviews will be notified. Successful applicants will be notified to attend the training.