Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

Attorney

• Online legal research and inputs : find relevant news, commentaries, reports and court documents relating to lawsuits from around the world against companies over alleged human rights and environmental abuses, and legislative developments; compose abstracts and titles; create and update information on the website, including broken links
• Supporting the development of our Just Transition Litigation Tracking Tool: research relevant just energy transition lawsuits to include in the tracking tool; draft a concise and accessible summary of these lawsuits
• Drafting and updating lawsuit profiles: summarise legal information about lawsuits brought against companies to redress human rights abuse and present them in a concise, accessible format
• Support Programme’s outputs: Draft the CLA Quarterly Update newsletter and participate in its dissemination; select key news items for inclusion in the Resource Centre’s Weekly Update
• Participate in (virtual) meetings, including fortnightly Global Team meetings with all staff and Regional Researchers
• Additional Tasks: You may also be asked to assist the Resource Centre with general, non-legal work, such as supporting our company response mechanism; liaising with relevant organisations etc.

Legal Research Intern

Director

• Co-lead and -manage the Resource Centre as a member of the Senior Management Team
• Lead expert international teams on thematic programmes
• Work closely with our Regional Programme Director
• Advocate to business and government for changes in policy and practice
• Provide leadership and support to teams for strategy development and research
• Support programme management, impact measurement, and tactical collaborations with civil society allies
• Drive funding strategies and ensure timely reporting from programme teams
• Ensure high quality advocacy and communications standards for all external postings

Legal Research Intern

Director of International Programmes