Consultancy Service: Strategic Litigation

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TGEU

Remote (local)
  • Location: Northern, Southern and Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe
  • Career category: Legal
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Experience level: Not specified
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Remote (local)
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: €10,000 EUR / monthly
  • Deadline: 10/12/2023
  • Location: Northern, Southern and Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe
LGBTQI+ rights/ SOGIESC Trans rights
Task description
The Strategic Litigation Consultant will be working with the Policy Team, in close collaboration with the Community Building Team and the Project Manager for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. They will report to the TGEU Expert Advisor.

Key responsibilities​
  • Advise TGEU on its strategic litigation strategy 
  • Implement TGEUs activities to retain and advance legal protection and recognition for trans people under different legal mechanisms, such as: 
    • The EU 
    • Council of Europe, inclusive of the ECtHR court and its monitoring mechanism, and the European Social Charter (explorative)
    • UN litigation mechanisms (explorative).
This includes: 

  • Conceptualising, drafting, and coordinating up to four written submissions, such as third party interventions or Rule 9.2 submissions supporting strategic cases in the regional or international mechanisms or before high-level national courts (pending suitable cases)
  • Monitor the ECtHR database
  • Collaborate with TGEUs partner organisations
  • Support lawyers, paralegals and activists including: 
    • Organising one in-person meeting of the Trans Legal Network (2 days, first half of 2024, ca. 15 participants, simultaneous interpretation EN <> RU) for lawyers representing trans individuals from Europe and Central Asia
    • Information exchange and communication with members of the TLN network throughout the year 
    • 2-3 webinars for lawyers and activists
    • Advise TGEU members on litigation also in regard to international litigation mechanisms (upon need)
  • Draft a stand-alone publication on jurisprudence (Update to LGR toolkit pp 37 – 64)
Who we are looking for​
For this position, we are looking for a legal expert, preferably with experience in litigation for rights of trans, LGBTI and/or other marginalised groups locally and/or regionally/internationally. We are seeking someone who applies a (self-)critical approach to their work, includes intersectional perspectives, and accumulates a set of skills:

Experience
  • At least four years of experience in the areas of litigation and legal representation in the wider European area (Council of Europe member states), and particularly with the European Court of Human Rights; experience with the European Court of Justice or UN treaty body system is welcome
  • At least two years of experience in a national, or preferably international, organisation or private practice as a lawyer.
  • Work or volunteer experience in LGBTI advocacy and/or human rights related fields is desired.


Skills
  • Excellent knowledge of English (spoken and written); ability to work with French legal text (ECtHR) is essential
  • Strong understanding and commitment to trans rights
  • Knowledge of the European human rights framework is essential; knowledge of the international human rights framework is desirable
  • High sense of initiative and able to manage stressful situations
  • Ability to support complex working processes;

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