Lawyer – Ramadi and Fallujah

Under the direct supervision of the Legal Team Leader / Protection and Rule of Law Manager, the Lawyer will conduct daily field visits to identify legal needs, provide legal counselling and case management, deliver legal information and awareness sessions, identify clients and take on legal cases according to his/her caseload and legal specialty (civil documentation, family law, personal status, housing, land and property, and possibly detention or missing person cases).

 

Major Responsibilities:

• Conduct daily field visits to identify legal needs.
• Provide individual legal counselling, advice, casework services and representation before courts and administrative bodies in areas of civil documentation, personal status, family law, HLP, and possibly detention and missing person cases.
• Carry out all legal services in line with Iraqi law, Humanitarian Principles, and internal ethical and best practice procedures including all Standard Operating Procedures related to the legal program, as well as the IRC Way Policy.
• Advocate on behalf of clients and make direct interventions with local authorities (e.g. phone calls, letters or meetings) or other organizations (NGOs) or international organizations (UN), were appropriate.
• Provide legal awareness sessions based on previously identified needs, to the communities, mainly on civil documentation, personal status, family law, HLP, and possibly detention and missing person cases.
• Ensure all case files are complete with court documents, receipts, signed Legal Service Agreements and case closure forms. Archive all legal cases in secure storage within the IRC office, in individual casefiles, ensuring respect of client confidentiality.
• Maintain correct and updated and accurate documentation of all legal activities on the CommCare data management system.
• Keep appropriate records of participants in legal awareness sessions and collect information of individuals benefiting from legal counselling.
• Treat clients with respect and dignity and ensure to clearly communicate their legal rights and options. Ensure client’s confidentiality is respected and take special measures to ensure a sensitive approach is taken in legal service delivery towards highly vulnerable clients.
• Make appropriate and safe referrals both internally and externally for beneficiaries needing non-legal assistance and follow-up using the correct referral forms.
• Prepare and send daily/weekly field reports to the Legal Team Leader/Protection and Rule of Law Manager and raise any protection concern or rights violation observed in the area, according to best practices in term of confidentiality and safety of beneficiaries.
• Provide weekly work plan to supervisor outlining caseload and movements.
• Perform other duties, as required by the supervisor.
• Raising community awareness about access and eligibility to services, expected staff behavior and client feedback and safeguarding mechanisms, and how to use them.
• Collecting and recording client feedback while carrying out project activities.
• Reporting on client needs, preferences, and feedback to their supervisor.

 

Key Working Relationships:

Position Reports to:  Legal Team Leader.

Position technically supervised by: Protection and Rule of Law Manager.
Position directly supervises:  N/A

Indirect Reporting: Protection and Rule of Law Coordinator.

Other Internal and/or external contacts: describe the nature of departments or groups the position influences or requires support from to accomplish objectives.

Internal: IRC staff

External:  Local community and partners

 

Apply on the link below: 

https://rescue.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/54897?c=rescue