International Lawyers

Global Rights Compliance (GRC) is an international legal foundation focused on bringing perpetrators to justice for atrocity crimes. We have a presence in the Hague, London, Washington, and Ukraine.

GRC works in Ukraine in support of the Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) through several GRC Mobile Justice Teams (MJTs), a component of the UK, EU, and US’ Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group, that assist the OPG by providing crime scene evidence collection and analysis and real-time advice on investigations and case building. Our headquarters for this project are in Kyiv, Ukraine. GRC’s MJTs operate throughout Ukraine in areas of interest to the OPG.

Prosecution and Investigation Track: GRC possesses unrivaled expertise and granular knowledge of the OPG and its ongoing investigations and prosecutions. GRC is the only international organization consisting of ICL lawyers that have been consistently in Ukraine since 2015 working with the PGO and CSOs to document international crimes. We have a team currently in Ukraine; with language proficiency, an intimate knowledge of the operating environment; and trusted relationships with all the critical justice actors, governmental bodies, CSOs, and relevant stakeholders. The blend of our technical expertise in Ukraine and subject matter expertise is unique.

Our Ukraine team has, over time, acquired an intimate knowledge of the conflict operating environment, and built trust-based relationships with all criminal justice system actors, relevant governmental bodies, CSOs, and international partners. Our blend of technical expertise, knowledge of the Ukraine context/conflict, and language proficiency is unrivaled and is, without a doubt, our unique selling point.

DUTY STATION: The job will be based in Kiyv, Ukraine
CONTRACT DURATION: 6-month contract with a possible extension.

OBJECTIVES

GRC is looking for lawyers with specialisms/experiences covering the full spectrum of criminal conduct that can constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, including deportation, detention/torture, and other inhumane acts, CRSV, plunder, indiscriminate/disproportionate attacks, propaganda, aggression, and genocide.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Legal and factual research
• Collection of information for investigative purposes
• Assistance in drafting project deliverables
• Implementation of national investigative strategy
• Facilitation during the meetings and other interactions with the relevant stakeholders,
• Facilitation during crime scenes visits, if required
• Planning of field investigations and trips
• Other assistance to senior lawyers and senior investigator

ATTRIBUTES

Mandatory

• 5-15 years of relevant investigative experience in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide
• Role in a national or international prosecution team
• Practical experience working with justice actors
• Flexible and creative; able to work in an unstructured, changeable & fast-moving environment, proactive, anticipating problems, and solutions orientated.
• Not requiring detailed guidance to get started; can be given a ‘desired outcome’ and figure out the action areas required to reach it
• Practical thinker, able to break down and pursue the elements required to operationalize an investigative/prosecutorial strategy
• Willing to support all aspects of a national investigative/prosecutorial strategy.
• Administratively competent; able to manage to compete for urgent demands.
• Fluency in English
• Practical experience in working with highly sensitive material and an ability to demonstrate the requisite skill in storing, sharing, and working with such material.

Desirable

• Experience working in a post-Soviet country/system
• Practical experience working with justice actors
• Fluency or competency in Ukrainian or Russian
• Experience working within a legal team at one of the international ad hoc tribunals