Strategic Litigation Team Manager

About the Role Reprieve focuses on the following key areas: the death penalty; torture; rendition; arbitrary detention; and citizenship deprivation. The Strategic Litigation team uses the law as a tool to advance Reprieve s organisational objectives, with the ultimate aim of effecting broader systemic legal and political change in the areas in which we work. Our litigation serves not only to help individuals obtain protection and redress through legal mechanisms, but also to highlight and challenge the abusive practices carried out and supported by governments, and to expose the absence or failings of safeguards to protect individuals from such abuses of state power. The Strategic Litigation Team Manager will work under the guidance of the Head of Strategic Litigation and collaborate closely with the casework, media, policy and mass engagement teams to progress our portfolio of cases and amplify the impact of our litigation. The types of claims in our portfolio vary, but frequently include public and civil law claims, interventions before UK and regional/international courts, and actions before complaints bodies and tribunals. The Strategic Litigation Team Manager will also contribute to the team s work of proactively identifying new litigation opportunities to further the organisation s strategic objectives. In addition, the role will encompass work on Reprieve s strategic United Nations engagement and international litigation. This will involve monitoring for relevant ..... full job details .....