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[NOW CLOSED] Join our Team! We are Hiring for a Legal Officer

[NOW CLOSED] Join our Team! We are Hiring for a Legal Officer

Media Defence is hiring for a Legal Officer, to join our talented Legal Team. In this role, you will:

  • conduct strategic litigation
  • provide case support to lawyers representing media and (citizen) journalists
  • deliver trainings on media law and strategic litigation
  • help assess grant applications, and
  • help with communications via social media and through other channels, working closely with the Legal Director, Senior Legal Officers and Legal and Grants Officer.

 

Please see full job description:

Legal Officer JD June 2021 Final

To apply for this role, please email your CV and covering letter referencing ‘Legal Officer’ to: recruitment@mediadefence.org.

Closing date: 23 July 2021.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 26 July 2021.

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