Legal Intern - Justice Systems Interventions at International Justice Mission (IJM)

Responsibilities

• Assist in tracking progress of IJM legal program milestones and key performance indicators.
• Assist in tracking and measuring developments in law, policy and procedure that impact the IJM Kenya program interventions.
• Assist in conducting legal research on public justice system and identify emerging needs and trends that require policy intervention to ensure that the poor are protected from violence.
• Assist in conducting case file reviews to identify casework gaps and other significant trends warranting attention.
• Assist in analyzing government and partners data to identify policy gaps and develop policy responses.
• Assist with preparing legal opinions, memos and briefs on legislative changes and their impact on the public justice system for use in lobbying for key legal and policy reforms.
• Assist with planning, organizing and facilitating advocacy campaigns, case conferences, meetings with partners, workshops and training.

Education & Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in law
• Training, certification or passion in data, statistics or a program related field
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft office.
• Ability to multi-task and follow-up of tasks to completion, good planning & organizing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and work as part of a team.
• Demonstrated desire in data driven interventions
• Demonstrated abilities in legal drafting and research
• Experience in legal data analysis is a bonus