Legal Information Officer

BACKGROUND

LAW is an independent, non-profit organization comprised of human rights lawyers working in fragile and conflict affected areas in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. We have a particular focus on gender equality and sexual and gender-based violence, natural resource exploitation, rule of law and accountability, and transformative justice, working to bring justice to those who need it most.

LAW’s ground-breaking work has been included in several UN and Member State government reports and has received international media coverage, including in the New York Times, the Times of London, the Guardian, Voice of America, BBC News, Sky News, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post and Foreign Policy.

LA’s Programme in Lebanon:

Legal Action was set up in Beirut in 2018. The organisation provides legal assistance and representation to individuals in the governorates of Beirut, Mount Lebanon, North Lebanon, Akkar and the Bekaa. Our legal aid lawyers work closely with LAW Network’s international lawyers to develop innovative legal strategies designed to increase access to justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), the stateless, and other groups who have suffered human rights violations and abuses.

Key Responsibilities:

Legal

• Conduct outreach visits to help reach beneficiaries and awareness sessions for targeted communities;
• Organize legal information sessions and assist the Legal Advisor in delivering them;
• Assist the Legal Advisor in providing legal aid to beneficiaries (legal assistance and representation); following eligibility and intake criteria of the project;
• Participate in regular trainings and workshops related to project activities as requested by the Legal Advisor and Project Officer;
• Attend regular meetings with Legal Advisors to report on progress, observations, and lessons learned;
• Develop regular activity reports and other reports as required and agreed on with the Legal Advisor;
• Contribute to designing advocacy and awareness campaigns as well as social media post and to suggesting new initiatives.

Administration

• Coordinate with the Legal Advisor and Project Officer regarding activities’ schedule;
• Identify and create referral networks to medical and psychological support, health support; cash/food assistance;
• Coordinate activities held in the centre, including scheduling, coordinating with other staff, and reporting on events;
• Ensure data and physical files are up to date and in accordance with LAW standards, including attendance sheets, consent forms, expenses reports, and other documents required for the implementation of the activities;
• Coordinate with the Procurement/Logistics departments for the project’s daily activities, such as fill purchase requests, and ensure the correct documentation is submitted to the Finance department.
• Take notes and minutes of meetings during filed visits, meetings, and other events as assigned by the Lebanon Programme Manager, Project Officer, Legal Advisor, or other LAW staff and undertake any required follow ups.

Other tasks as assigned by the Programme Officer, Legal Advisor, and Lebanon Programme Manager.

Experience and Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor degree in Law;
• Excellent written and spoken Arabic and English;
• Minimum 3 years of experience in providing legal assistance and awareness;
• Knowledge and experience in Lebanese Law and international human rights law;
• Minimum 2 years of experience planning and coordinating trainings, roundtables and seminars;
• Minimum 2 years of previous experience working with an I/NGO preferred;
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;