Paralegal/legal Assistant

About RUWAD HOKOUK (FR) Ruwad Houkouk FR, is working toward: 1) promoting the protection of stateless person by advocating for legal reforms and enactment of a comprehensive Nationality law, and modernizing the Personal Status Records law, and initiating a new law on Personal Status;  2) Strengthening access to justice for the refugees and stateless community living in remote rural areas. Both components complement each other and should lead to improve the humanitarian aspects of this population in terms of right to identity and to basic fundamental rights such as education, health, and work.   Project Objectives To reduce and prevent statelessness and promote legal protection for refugees and statteless persons in Lebanon. Improve access to legal protection for refugees and stateless persons  through direct provision of services, networking and monitoring of relevant actors, including public institutions.   Major Duties & Responsabilities   1.      Provision of Legal Counseling Assist in the Identification of stateless individuals Conduct interviews with stateless persons and their families Conduct legal research on cases (Law, jurisprudence...) Prepare counseling notes under supervision of the Legal Officer Conduct counseling session & provide legal couseling to stateless person Maintain written record of all developments and action on cases   2.      Assistance in Raising Awarness Activities Assist in the elaboration of tools Identify partcipants Assist in the implementation of education sessions   3.      Conduct legal and field research Identify recuring legal issues from cases Compile legal documents, jurisprudence and reports Conduct legal research under Legal Officer supervision   4.      Coordination with other stakholders Identify and coordine with lawyers Follow up with courts and local authorities and other NGOs & Stakeholders on individual stateless cases   5.      Assist the legal counselor in the implimentations of the project 6.      Writing regular analytical progress reports 7.      All other related tasks   Paralegal Qualifications & Experience required: University degree in Law or relevant humanitarian & social field. At least 1 year of working experience in a related field. Good knowledge of human rights and relevant international standards. Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel). Very good written and spoken Arabic and English; Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work in a team. Ability to work under pressure and under tight deadlines. Able to travel in the north area (Qobayat, Wadi Khaled...) Car is a must. Interviewing skills is a plus. Immediate availability  Living in nearby areas (Tripoli, Akkar..)