[Remote] Online Law & Human Rights Worker

“As long as poverty, injustice, and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.”- Nelson Mandela

About the project

 A unique online opportunity to contribute towards the work of challenging injustice and inequality. You will work remotely with a non-profit human rights and legal aid organisation of practising lawyers who provide FREE legal aid to mostly vulnerable women and children. 

Your Role while working remotely

• Producing content for educational material advocating for disadvantaged peopleResearching human rights issues 
• Writing content for human rights resources 
• Raising awareness of human rights issues regarding ethnicity, gender, sexuality, immigration and other groups
• Advocating for women, children and domestic violence issues
• Helping to prepare clients for court cases
• Helping clients understand complex legal issues
• Helping with community disputes such as land and family inheritance issues
• Helping advocate for women who have been the victims of domestic violence, honor violence, assault
• Work on fundraising and project management
• Network to find sponsors and donors

Professional development opportunities

• Produce content to educate the public and advance human rights
• Intern alongside experienced human rights advocates
• Gain insight into the socio economic impact on gaining fair representation
• Gain knowledge on the current issue of inequality and they impact it has on people's lives
• Produce educational content to educate the community and empower people with legal knowledge to self advance

Where do my fees go?

Most of your fees are spent locally. Fees ensure you have a coordinator day to day and your program is planned and facilitated specifically for you, to match your skills and get you to provide the very best to those that need you. A portion of your fees go directly to the project.

Do any fees go directly to the projects?

​Yes they do. Although we don't necessarily think that making financial contributions solve the complex issues faced by deprived areas, we do make a charitable donation on your behalf to your project placement. This is not mandatory. We do this as we know how challenging it can be for our partners to host, supervise and very often teach volunteers. We want our partners to know they are valued and respected for their time as best we can. 

Your typical day will usually begin very early, receiving a general guideline of the case load for the day. You will then be given supervised charge of your case list for the day and either observe or assist in handling a variety of straight forward and complex cases.  You day can be either very hectic and extremely challenging or slow and very quiet. You will need to be motivated, resilient and work well in a team in order to get the best out of your experience. 

What will your schedule look like?
06:00 Breakfast
07:30 Report to placement
12:00-13:00 Lunch Break
15:00 Placement ends

The rest of the day will be yours to relax and enjoy what the town has to offer you!