Assistant Lawyer

Your role

As an Assistant Lawyer, you will assist more senior members of staff in the preparation of correspondence with applicants
and draft decisions in standard form cases. You will:
 examine and deal with applications in prima facie inadmissible cases and in cases which can be dealt with in a standard
manner;
 draft decisions, minutes, reports, notes and other documents;
 advise applicants, in correspondence or, if necessary, in interviews, on the conditions of admissibility of applications;
 attend the Court’s sessions and present applications;
 assist one or more experienced case-lawyers, where necessary, in the preparation of Chamber cases for examination
by the Court.

What we are looking for
As a minimum you must:
 have a higher education degree in law obtained in Azerbaijan of a standard permitting access, either on the basis of
qualifications or after passing a competitive examination, to the judicial administration or legal professions in
Azerbaijan;
 after having obtained the relevant higher education degree in law, have at least six months’ professional experience
acquired in the legal field (preferably in the judicial service) in Azerbaijan or in international Organisations;
 have a very good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe (English, French) and the
ability to draft legal texts therein clearly and precisely; excellent knowledge of Azerbaijani (mother tongue level);
 be a citizen of one of the 47 member States of the Council of Europe;
 be under 35 years of age at the closing date of the vacancy notice.
Show us that you have the following competencies:
 Professional and technical expertise:
- thorough knowledge of the Azerbaijani legal system and ability to handle cases arising in other jurisdictions;
- knowledge of constitutional and of international law.

Drafting skills
 Concern for quality
 Planning and work organisation
 Analysis and problem solving
 Learning and development
 Teamwork and cooperation
 Adaptability

These would be an asset:
 Results orientation
 Communication
 Decision-making
 Initiative

Details:
https://www.coe-recruitment.com/JobDetails.aspx?vacancyID=1852&Lang=En&f...