Singapore Legal Fellowship 2024 (Fall & Winter)

Singapore, Volunteer

JWB Singapore is welcoming applications for our Fall 2024 & Winter 2024 Legal Fellowship Programme.

 

What our Fellows will be doing

Fellows will engage in legal projects on behalf of victims of labour exploitation, covering Singapore and other countries in the region. As a Fellow, you will take on an active role in one or more projects that may include: identifying and preparing cases for potential litigation, strategic legal research to support current and/or future litigation; and preparing training workshops for migrant workers. You will also have the opportunity to work on regional, cross-border projects with JWB’s offices and/or partners in the regions (including in Hong Kong, Indonesia and the Philippines). 

 

Time commitment

  • Fall Fellowship: Part-time (10h/week, with at least 1 weekday spent in the JWB office), any time between 1 August 2024 and 22 November 2024, for a minimum of 10 weeks.
  • Winter Fellowship: Full-time (40h/week), any time between 11 November 2024 and 10 January 2024, for a minimum of 4 weeks.
  • Priority will be given to those who can commit to staying on for consecutive Fellowships (e.g. Fall + Winter) and/or those who can commit to a full-time arrangement.


Required skills

  • Completed coursework in Contracts and Torts;
  • Fluent in English, with strong written and oral communications skills;
  • Skilled in legal research and writing;
  • Works well within a team;
  • Possess strong organizational and time management skills; able to manage multiple tasks with different deadlines and prioritise work as needed;
  • Self-directed; able to take initiative and actively address issues that come up in the flow of work;
  • Have their own laptop with Microsoft Office; and
  • Professionalism – JWB treats its Fellows as professionals and entrusts high levels of responsibility in them accordingly.

A note about the job scope

  • As we are an NGO (not a law firm), for a holistic Fellowship experience, Legal Fellows will be expected to assist in non-law related tasks from time to time, including but not limited to admin, fundraising and other NGO-related work. 
  • We may require your presence for 2-3 hours at a time, at 1 or 2 trainings conducted on Sundays or other weekdays, during your Fellowship. 

Desirable, but not required, skills

  • Working proficiency (written and/or oral) in Bahasa Indonesia and/or Tagalog; and/or
  • Graphic design, photography, video production.

This is an unpaid fellowship.

 

How to apply?

To apply, please submit the following to ijechi@forjusticewithoutborders.org:

  • Your CV;
  • A statement of interest of no more than 200 words

Short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview (to be conducted in-person or via teleconference).

 

Application Deadline

  • Deadline for applications of Summer Fellowship is Friday, 23 August, 2024, 23:59h

 

About JWB

JWB is a not-for-profit organisation that supports victims of labour exploitation in seeking just compensation against their abusers, even after returning home. Operating at the regional level, we work with local service organisations along key migration routes to ensure victims can access legal assistance, wherever they are.

In Singapore, JWB develops the knowledge and know-how needed to handle cross-border litigation cases. We work with local NGOs to screen cases for potential civil claims, and with lawyers to pursue cases and conduct strategic legal research on complex or unsettled areas of the law. As we cross into our 10th year of operations, JWB has screened more than 1,000 cases regionally, and facilitated cross-border access to justice for more than 120 migrant domestic workers.

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