Individual Contractor Legal Reviewer Job at International Residual Mechanism

The Office of the Prosecutor is seeking a Review Attorney to work 5 days per week and conduct legal and document management tasks related to the production of redacted materials, and perform other legal tasks as assigned. In order to achieve this output, the Review Attorney will be required to review evidence in the OTP’s possession, identify information that may potentially reveal the identity or source of the evidence, redact such information and liaise with the Evidence Unit to coordinate the processing of materials. The Review Attorney will be required to utilize the OTP redaction protocol, demonstrate sound legal judgment and ensure the strictest confidentiality requirements are met.

Tangible outputs of the work assignment:
By the conclusion of the consultancy, the Review Attorney shall have redacted a specific collection of materials, and liaised with the Evidence Unit to ensure the completion of this exercise.

Delivery:
The work assignments shall be delivered electronically or as otherwise requested by members of the OTP. Redacted materials should be finalized in electronic form in two-week increments and the other assignments of the Review Attorney should be completed to the deadlines set by the OTP.

Performance indicators:
The Review Attorney’s work will be evaluated based on the quality and timeliness of the work produced. A high-quality work product will be accurate, well organized, prepared with a focus on the important legal and confidentiality issues at stake, and will be prepared in a way that the members of the OTP can quickly utilize the product.

Fee for Service

• US$120 per day.

Qualifications:

• First-level university degree in law.
• Work experience related to international criminal tribunals or domestic criminal justice is an asset.
• English and French are the working languages of the IRMCT. For this position, fluency in English is required.

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