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

In this role, you will work directly with contentious issues as they arise, collaborate with partners from different communities, and move among the legislature, NGOs, the media, academia, and government agencies. Grounded in a commitment to defending human rights, you will connect resources and advance reform advocacy, helping turn your ideals into change on the ground. If you want to see change-and help make it happen-and are passionate about using law to improve society, we'd love to have you join us!

This Legal Specialist role is different from conventional legal-administrative work. It calls for initiative and independent thinking, including the ability to bring new ideas to ongoing projects. While maintaining existing projects, JRF also encourages staff to propose new projects and approaches that expand the judicial-reform and human-rights issues we address.

Responsibilities

In addition to individual case assistance, projects include supporting staff attorneys with legislative research and advocacy, organizing seminars and press conferences, and coordinating meetings of attorney and expert teams. The work generally falls into the following four areas (these are not intended to represent the workload of a single person).

• Project Management: Plan projects centered on legislative reform, track progress, manage schedules, and organize documents and files.
• Case Assistance: Support complaint and wrongful-conviction cases, manage cases and timelines, and answer calls to the complaint center.
• Meeting Coordination: Schedule meetings, take meeting minutes, and share news and internal information.
• Resource Coordination: Share news, internal information, and updates from other project teams, and help foster a collaborative environment with open communication.

Qualifications

• University or graduate degree in law, politics, sociology, human rights, or a related field; prior legal work or social-advocacy experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate in English.
• Willingness to make a long-term commitment to NGO work.

Work Location

Taipei Office: 7F, No. 3, Ln. 90, Songjiang Rd., Taipei City, near Songjiang Nanjing MRT Station

Salary Range

NT$30,000-45,000 per month, adjusted in accordance with JRF policy based on education and experience.

Working Hours

In principle, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. For weekday evening meetings, staff will be notified 1-2 weeks in advance and working hours will be adjusted to 1:30-9:30 p.m.

Application Materials

• One résumé and personal statement, including your earliest available start date.
• A brief statement of no more than one A4 page describing your understanding of and expectations for the position.
• A copy of your highest academic diploma and any relevant professional certificates.
• Proof of English proficiency (proof of proficiency in other foreign languages may also be included).

Applicants should submit their application materialsby May 10, 2021by email to aaron@jrf.org.tw, Attorney Lin Chun-Ju, tel. 02-2523-1178 ext. 20 (please include the position applied for and your name in the subject line).