Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School · 4 days ago
Supervising Staff Attorney / Associate Research Scholar
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expColumbia Law School is seeking an experienced human rights advocate to join the Human Rights Clinic as a Supervising Staff Attorney / Associate Research Scholar. The role involves co-teaching and supervising clinic advocacy partnerships, designing and leading clinic projects, mentoring students, and conducting scholarly research in the field of human rights.
Civic & Social Organization
Responsibilities
Join a team of advocates who co-teach the clinic and supervise clinic advocacy partnerships around the world
Design and teach clinic seminars
Build and lead clinic projects in partnership with civil society organizations and impacted communities
Provide close supervision, guidance, and feedback to teams of students working on projects
Equip students with the skills necessary to be strategic and creative human rights advocates
Conduct and pursue scholarly research and writing
Contribute to and lead human rights programming at the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute
Qualification
Required
J.D. or equivalent legal degree for any jurisdiction
Strong academic qualifications
A minimum of five years of experience working as an international human rights advocate
Preferred
A deep commitment to rigorous, pragmatic, creative, and self-reflective social justice and human rights work
A deep commitment to teaching and mentoring new generations of advocates, a passion for education, and a strong interest in pedagogy theory and practice
Strong interest and ability in challenging existing norms and methods in the human rights field, and an interest in pursuing new interdisciplinary and critical research and scholarship
A strong education in and awareness of critiques of human rights, and a commitment to integrating those critiques into human rights practice
Experience, initiative, and ability to undertake independent research
Substantive legal and practical knowledge across multiple human rights issues
Strong interest and commitment to fostering an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive environment within the clinic, as well as to empowering others to bring their full identities, backgrounds, and perspectives to seminars and projects
Knowledge of and exceptional ability to implement the wide range of tactics and tools employed in the human rights field, and commitment to the strategic use of these to challenge existing injustices and hierarchies, including within the human rights field itself
Project, team, and time management and organizational skills, and excellent interpersonal skills
Deep personal commitment and ability to work in mutually empowering, collaborative, and rights-respecting partnerships and coalitions, including in particular with communities affected by human rights violations
Second language abilities
Company
Human Rights Institute, Columbia Law School
The Human Rights Institute advances international human rights through education, advocacy, fact-finding, research, scholarship, and critical reflection.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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