Student Court Observer Criminalization

1 month ago

Halifax, Canada Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Full time

**Job Posting**

**Student Court Observer Criminalization & Survivorship Project**Part-time position - Halifax

Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic offers trauma-informed legal services and representation, counselling, and multilingual interpretation, and drives system transformation to support women and gender diverse people who have experienced violence. Rooted in the foundations of intersectionality, innovation, and a client-centered approach, we foster the skills and resilience of the people we serve and amplify their voices to create individual and collective change.

We are seeking Student Court Observers for our project, Criminalization & Survivorship: Strengthening GBV-sector responses to criminalization, coercive control, and litigation abuse in Canada.

Criminalization & Survivorship is a 30-month National project our clinic is leading. The project’s goal is to prevent and address the criminalization of survivors of gender-based violence by scaling up our promising practices and developing a policy paper to combat the injustice of survivor criminalization.

To accomplish our goal, we will host two bilingual forums and set up regional court observation sessions in Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal and the Greater Toronto Area to test and adapt promising practices using a gender-based analysis + (GBA+) approach. We will also consult with legal experts, partners, service providers and GBV survivors on regional realities and local adaptations.

At the end of the project, we will produce an evaluation report highlighting key findings and lessons learned. This will allow us to share information and provide training, support and implementation strategies to replicate and expand the promising practices.

**What we need**

We are looking for law students in Edmonton and Halifax excited to contribute to our Criminalization and Survivorship project This role entails attending bail court, plea court, set date court and other criminal court hearings and recording observations in an organized, efficient manner with a high degree of accuracy and detail. Since this project involves the 2 identification and expansion of effective interventions and practices in addressing the criminalization of GBV survivors, your work will be imperative to the success of the project, and support to GBV survivors.

This project is a multi-faceted effort to address the criminalization of GBV survivors through a combination of research, community engagement, policy development, and knowledge dissemination. Your volunteering is not only an opportunity to gain firsthand exposure to the criminal court system, you will also be contributing to the project’s evaluation report by collecting the necessary observational research we require.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

All duties and responsibilities will be carried out in accordance with Barbra Schlifer Clinic's Mandate, Mission and Values Statements.

**CRIMINAL COURT HEARINGS**
- Coordinate the students doing criminal court observations in the Greater Toronto Area
- Attend and observe criminal court hearings
- Review the court sessions and fill out relevant facts on information template with a high degree of accuracy and detail
- Produce succinct and detailed notes on the characteristics of the proceeding including but not limited to information about the plaintiff, defendant, criminal matter, and the decision-maker

**EVALUATION AND REPORTING**
- Collect and organize student’s court observation sheets on a weekly basis
- Provide key findings and lessons learned throughout the hearings to the supervisor

**KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND TRAINING**
- Share hearing information, findings, and lessons learned within the organization and supervisor

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**
- Law student at University of Alberta or Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University (1L, 2L, 3L)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with attention to detail Strong understanding and interest of the legal landscape related to GBV and criminalization issues
- Awareness of intersecting conditions that affect the experience of violence and trauma among a diverse clientele
- Demonstrated understanding of legal and social issues relating to domestic violence, consistent with an intersectional feminist/anti-oppression analysis
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

**CORE COMPETENCIES**
- Commitment to working collaboratively with and supporting diverse survivors of gender violence within the context of a diverse agency
- Engagement in a self-reflective, ethical and collaborative practice that is non-judgmental and empathetic and reflects the vision and mission statements of the Clinic
- Incorporation of principles of diversity and equity in responding to the service needs of clients
- Commitment to working toward removing systemic barriers to the independence and wellbeing of women and marginalized communities
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