Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
human rights • business human rights • corporate social responsibility • modern slavery • labour rights
Fellowship Opportunity, Business and Human Rights
October 20
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
human rights • business human rights • corporate social responsibility • modern slavery • labour rights
Description
• The fellow will carry out research, develop advocacy tools, and generate influencing strategies on corporate legal accountability • Support the development of the Just Transition Litigation portfolio • Support work relaying civil society’s message for the UN legally binding instrument to regulate corporations • Draft and develop CLA Programme publications such as the Quarterly Update • Liaise with lawyers, civil society, and other key stakeholders worldwide • Gain experience using internet-based publication tools like Mailchimp and Wagtail
Requirements
• Currently enrolled in or have a recent postgraduate legal degree (LLM/JD or similar) from Columbia University Law School • Demonstrated academic or professional experience carrying out international and/or multi-jurisdictional legal research, analysing and summarising information • Interest in and commitment to promoting human rights, especially business and human rights • Excellent English language skills (reading/writing/speaking). • Fluency in another languages such as French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian is a plus • Ability to work independently and use own initiative • Candidate must be able to secure their own funding for the position
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