EU Law and Policy Specialist

Liberty is one of the UK's oldest human rights and civil liberties organisations. Since 1934, Liberty has been working to protect civil liberties and promote human rights, campaigning on a broad range of issues - from privacy to the prohibition on torture to the rights of young people and free speech and protest, Liberty works to defend and protect the rights and freedoms of everyone in society.

Liberty works in a number of ways; campaigning through the media, raising awareness of human rights and civil liberties issues in the wider community; lobbying Parliament, exposing laws that undermine civil liberties and human rights and working with politicians to correct them; challenging laws, by taking test cases to domestic courts and to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg; and providing free advice to members of the public.

EU Law and Policy Specialist
Circa £40,000 p.a.
Fixed term for 12 months
 
Liberty is looking for an EU Law and Policy Specialist to join the team and deliver exceptional quality research on the possible implications of Brexit for the rights people living in the UK.

We want someone who can:

• Work independently to deliver first rate legal research
• Write fluently, explaining complexities at the level of detail appropriate to the audience

 
You may be a practicing lawyer or come from a policy background but you will definitely have an existing interest in EU law and a strong grounding in the principles of policy research. You will share our commitment to human rights and be ready to deliver this critical piece of work to a high standard and against external deadlines.
 
Closing date for applications: 12noon Wednesday 18th January 2017
First Round interviews: Week commencing 23rd January 2017
Second Round interviews: Later that week or the following week
 
The job description/person specification is attached, and applications should be made via our website: https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/who-we-are/work-us