Assistant Lawyer

• 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 presents applications;
• assist one or more experienced case-lawyers, where necessary, in the preparation of Chamber cases for examination by the Court.

The Assistant Lawyers’ Scheme opens the doors of the European Court of Human Rights to you, legal professionals at the start of your career, giving you an opportunity to gain experience working within this European institution. You will benefit from regular working contact with experienced case lawyers, senior managers and the judges themselves. While dealing with individual applications originating from your own legal system and assisting senior colleagues in handling more complex applications, you benefit from the Registry’s in-house training programme and deepen your knowledge of the functioning of the European Court of Human Rights and the Convention case-law.

• Have a higher education degree in law obtained in Turkey 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 Turkey;
• 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 Turkey or in international Organisations;
• have a very good knowledge of one of the two official languages of the Council of Europe (English, French) and ability to draft legal texts therein clearly and precisely; excellent knowledge of Turkish (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.

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

• Results orientation
• Communication
• Decision-making
• Initiative

What we offer

• If successful, you may be offered employment based on a fixed-term contract at grade B3. In Strasbourg, you will receive a basic monthly gross salary of €3 400 which is exempt from national income tax. This salary may be supplemented by other allowances depending on your personal situation and you will be affiliated to a Council of Europe pension scheme. You will also benefit from private medical insurance, 32 working days leave per year and other benefits (including flexible working hours, training and development, possibility of teleworking, etc.).

• The Junior Professional Programme, carried out in accordance with Article 16 of the Regulations on Appointments (Appendix II to the Staff Regulations), is a specific recruitment scheme suitable for young graduates at the start of their career. Staff recruited under this scheme get a once-only opportunity of employment for a total maximum duration of four years and are not eligible for any subsequent internal competition, promotion, transfer or secondment. Details on conditions of employment (probationary period, salaries, allowances, pension scheme, social insurance, etc.) can be consulted on our recruitment website. Any changes to these conditions during the recruitment process are updated on this site and will apply at the time of the job offer.

• If your profile matches our needs but you are not recruited straight away, you may be placed on a reserve list, valid for a maximum of four years.