# Legal Assistant

**Company**: International Rescue Committee
**Location**: Mae Sot District Soi 14, Thailand
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Non-Profit

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## Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking a Legal Assistant to provide legal information and guidance to displaced persons and community-based organizations within temporary shelter areas in Mae Sot District Soi 14, Thailand.

The successful candidate will support the Deputy District Chief/Camp Commander in providing legal information and guidance on the Thai justice system and community justice mechanisms in the camps. They will receive complaints, conduct fact-finding, provide legal counseling, and facilitate legal assistance for displaced persons residing in temporary shelter areas.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide legal information and guidance to displaced persons and community-based organizations

- Receive complaints, conduct fact-finding, and provide legal counseling

- Coordinate with government authorities, community-based organizations, and relevant civil society networks

- Liaise with relevant stakeholders to strengthen and support referral mechanisms

- Compile and prepare monthly and quarterly reports on activities and outcomes

Deliverables:

- Maintenance of case management records

- Activity reports and participant records for all legal awareness and legal education activities conducted

- Monthly progress report and scheduled quarterly report

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Law

- Minimum of 2 years of experience in legal assistance, legal aid, or related legal services

- Demonstrated understanding of displacement issues and experience working with mobile and displaced populations

- Strong communication and coordination skills

- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, online communication platforms, and mobile technology

- Excellent written and spoken Thai language skills

- Ability to communicate in English, Burmese, and/or Karen languages will be considered a strong advantage

## Skills

### Required
- Law
- Communication
- Coordination
- Microsoft Office
- Thai

### Nice to have
- English
- Burmese
- Karen

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