Junior Legal Consultant

Position Summary The La Isla Foundation is seeking a junior legal consult to support our Legal Team during an upcoming human rights study. This position is contingent on funding.

Key Responsibilities • Conduct Spanish-language field interviews with affected workers and their families • Conduct Spanish and English in depth qualitative key informant interviews • Provide translation assistance to members of the legal team and locally-based advocates • Assist in qualitative and quantitative data entry and analysis • Assist in the drafting of a study report

Required Qualifications • JD or a graduate degree in law, human rights, international relations, or similar area of study. • Minimum of 2 years work experience in a related setting • Demonstrated familiarity with human rights principles, labor law, and development issues • Legal research experience • Professional-level proficiency in Spanish • Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite • Experience with SPSS or other statistical software • Strong written and oral communication skills • Experience conducting human rights interviews and working directly with affected populations

This consultancy assignment is expected take place from Aug 19th to Oct 4th.

How to apply:

We invite qualified and interested applicants to submit a CV and cover letter by email toyvonne@laislafoundation.org and darryl@laislafoundation.org, for consideration. For more information about the La Isla Foundation, please visit http://www.laislafoundation.org