VACANCY REF: NL-CHA-AC-P2-427
Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a competitive compensation and benefits package will be offered. The successful applicant will be offered a fixed-term appointment of one year limited to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). Any subsequent extension(s) is/are subject to terms of the Tribunal’s mandate and/or the availability of funds. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon is an international inter-governmental organisation with its own independent legal identity and not a UN organisation. However, STL follows the UN common system for benefits and entitlements to its staff members. UN staff members may also serve on loan from their parent department/office, if selected.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Chef de Cabinet and the Legal Lfficer in the Appeals Chamber, the incumbent is responsible to assist the Appeals Judges and Legal Officers in planning, organising and coordinating activities within Chambers. Provide specialised legal, judicial and administrative support. Duties include: extensive legal research (particularly on Lebanese and international criminal law); preparation of draft memoranda, court decisions and judgments; legal analysis of evidence and judgments; assessing appeal briefs and authorities submitted by parties; maintaining files on Tribunal practice and development; monitoring relevant developments in international law. Perform other duties as required.
COMPETENCIES:
• Professionalism – Knowledge of procedural and substantive law at both the national or international level; experience in applying legal expertise to a diverse range of complex legal issues; analytical skills and ability to conduct comprehensive legal research; proficiency in legal drafting and ability to prepare legal memoranda and opinions under pressure and subject to short deadlines; ability to balance a number of cases and to work in an efficient and directed manner; discretion and sound judgment in applying legal expertise to sensitive, complex legal issues; ability to work to tight deadlines and to handle multiple concurrent projects/cases.
• Communication – Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Teamwork – Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds with respect for diversity.
QUALIFICATIONS:
• Education: Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law, preferably with a specialisation in international, criminal or international criminal law. A first level university degree with specific training in international, criminal or international criminal law, together with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience, may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional legal experience at either the national or international level, with an emphasis on international criminal law.
• Languages: Arabic, English and French are the official languages of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. For this post, proficiency in oral and written legal Arabic as well as English and French is required.
• Other: Proven knowledge of Lebanese criminal law and of the functioning of international criminal courts or tribunals.
ALL APPLICANTS are requested to complete a Special Tribunal Personal History Form available at the Website: http://www.stl-tsl.org
ALL APPLICATIONS should be submitted by the deadline via email to: stl-recruitment@un.org
It is not necessary at this stage to send copies of qualifications, previous employment contracts, entire publications, etc.
Only applicants who are under serious consideration will be contacted. The Tribunal is not in a position to respond to queries regarding information on the status of vacancies or unsolicited open applications.
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