Legal Adviser, Latin America

**Job Title**: Legal Adviser for Latin America & the Caribbean (LAC)

**Department**: Latin America & the Caribbean

**Center Background**: The Center for Reproductive Rights (the Center) is the global leader in using the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights. Headquartered in New York City, the non-profit, non-partisan organization has regional offices in Bogota, Geneva, Nairobi, and Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 200 diverse professionals. The Center’s compelling human rights mission and reputation for excellence and cutting-edge legal work has powered its exceptional growth trajectory to an operating budget of over $40 million and won the respect of the world’s leading law firms, as reflected in the additional $29 million annually in donated legal services, representing the work last year of 820 lawyers in 46 countries.

The overarching goal of the Center’s new Strategic Plan sets a high mark for impact: By 2030, half of the world’s population will be living under stronger protections for reproductive rights than they do today. The Center has a track record of success to back up this ambitious goal. Since its founding in 1992, the Center’s game-changing litigation and advocacy, combined with its unparalleled expertise in constitutional, comparative, and international human rights law, have transformed how reproductive rights are understood by courts, governments, and human rights bodies worldwide on issues including maternal health, contraception, abortion, and assisted reproduction. It has won groundbreaking cases before national courts, U.N. Committees, and regional human rights bodies, led the development of historic, proactive legislation advancing robust protections for reproductive rights, and has built the legal capacity of women’s rights advocates in more than 60 countries and counting.

**The Role**: The Legal Adviser works under the supervision of the Senior Legal Adviser for LAC and works closely with other LAC program staff to support and build the work of the regional program in all areas of work. She is integral to the implementation of the Center’s new strategic plan, particularly its ground-breaking litigation to advance reproductive rights at the national, regional, and international levels.

This position will be based in Bogota, Colombia.

**Primary Responsibilities**:
Conduct legal and policy research and analysis on international law, human rights law, and foreign and comparative law, especially laws in LAC that impact women's reproductive rights in the region.

Conceptualize innovative strategies to hold states accountable for their human rights obligations relating to reproductive rights and stay abreast of relevant jurisprudential developments.

Support the LAC Program’s litigation strategy by developing factual records and drafting legal memoranda, pleadings and amicus briefs-including conducting fact-checking and citation work
- on comparative and international human rights law and claims for use in national, regional, and/or international fora.

Support the LAC Program’s strategy on the implementation of decisions and friendly settlements.

Support the research and drafting of publications and other materials to advance the LAC Program’s work, support technical review of Comms material, and help coordinate the production of LAC Program’s publications.

Support the Legal staff for LAC in providing technical assistance to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders, as well as in preparing presentations for conferences and meetings.

Participate in and draft submissions to UN and regional human rights bodies, including the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and UN treaty monitoring bodies and Special procedures.

Support oral arguments before regional human rights bodies.

Represent the Center externally on matters related to reproductive rights through public speaking, and as required, engagement with the media.

Support operational activities of the LAC Program as needed, including maintaining filing systems, support organization of legal archive, physical and on SharePoint, maintaining relationships with NGO partners in the region, assisting with organizing program-related events and meetings, and assisting with the development of internal procedures for print and electronic media.

Help cultivate and oversee projects with pro bono partners, such as law firms and law schools, to leverage our work.

Assist the Senior Legal Adviser for LAC with the supervision of others, including interns, volunteers, and pro bono lawyers.

Other Institutional responsibilities as required.

Regional travel is required.

Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**:
Strong commitment to the Center’s mission, purpose, and values.

Degree in Law required.

Master’s degree or equivalent in human rights or a related field

Minimum 4 years of related professional ex