Asylum Lawyer at the European Lawyers in Lesvos (Mytilene)

European Lawyers in Lesvos seeks for:
- Asylum Lawyer

Skills and experience required:
- Law degree and registration with a Greek Bar Association
- In depth knowledge of Greek asylum law
- Excellent verbal and written English and Greek skills
- Excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills
- At least two years’ experience of practising asylum law, preferably with experience of working for an international organisation or INGO/NGO
- Experience of providing face-to-face legal assistance in a humanitarian/emergency context
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g. international law, human rights, refugee law, international relations) desirable
- Experience with asylum or refugee status determination procedures and working in a humanitarian/emergency response desirable
- Knowledge of international refugee law and human rights law desirable
- Ability to adapt to a changing legal, humanitarian/emergency-response environment
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multicultural environment and to cope with competing demands under tight deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills and experience of establishing good working relationships with a variety of people of different nationalities
- Capable of being proactive and working independently
- Passionate about supporting the rights of refugees and migrants
- Culturally sensitive
- High professional ethics

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