The Center for Constitutional Rights, a public interest litigation and education organization, is seeking a legal worker to join the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative team.
The Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative at CCR resulted from the Supreme Court victory in Rasul v. Bush in June of 2004 which asserted the right of Guantánamo detainees to challenge their detention. Since then, CCR has recruited and trained hundreds of attorneys from across the country and secured habeas representation in federal court for the vast majority of the 490 men indefinitely imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay. CCR has been a leader in both coordinating this effort and in implementing the litigation, international advocacy and public education strategies for this massive human rights movement.
The Guantánamo team at CCR consists of five attorneys, one organizer, and two paralegals. CCR is looking for a legal worker to provide administrative and clerical support to the Guantánamo Global Justice Initiative. The individual must be extremely organized and detail oriented, able to efficiently manage multiple tasks and priorities, work well in a team, and demonstrate a commitment to human rights work and international justice.
Job Responsibilities:
• Maintain extranet site and listserv of over 600 users;
• Assist with the implementation of case management software and consistently update and manage this database of case, client and attorney information;
• Schedule meetings and make travel arrangements and provide logistical support for special events, including training programs for pro-bono attorneys;
• Make interpreter arrangements and organize translation of documents;
• Assist attorneys and paralegals in liaising with co-counsel and international human rights organizations and identify co-counsel to represent individual detainees;
• Assist with the coordination of effective representation for detainees who cannot safely return to their countries of origin;
• Relay case developments to communications staff for press work;
• Provide general administrative support.
Compensation:
Salary is commensurate with experience and subject to union collective bargaining agreement. Benefits include pension plan, escalating vacation beginning with three weeks, sick leave, holidays, and 100% organization paid health benefits for employees including medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance. This position is funded for two years.
Additional Qualifications:
• Excellent interpersonal skills and phone manner;
• Excellent organizational skills relating to management, storage and retrieval of information and documents and attention to detail;
• Knowledge and experience using internet applications, word processing (Microsoft Word or Word Perfect) and spreadsheet programs (Excel);
• Experience with case management or database software preferred;
• Experience in a legal environment and/or Arabic language skills are a plus.
• Ability to apply for and receive U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship) also a plus.
How to Apply:
Qualified candidates should mail a cover letter with salary requirements, resume, writing sample, and three references to: GGJI Legal Worker Search Committee, Center for Constitutional Rights, 666 Broadway, 7th floor, NY, 10012 or e-mail to ggjiparasearch@ccr-ny.org with “GGJI Legal Worker Search” in the subject line. E-mail applications are preferred. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis and strong consideration will be given to early applications.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.
CCR IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND ACTIVELY RECRUITS WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DIVERSE GENDER AND SEXUAL IDENTITIES.