Reporting Line:
The Legal Officer (Immediate Office of the Specialist Prosecutor) reports to the Deputy Specialist Prosecutor through the Legal Officer Team Leader.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
· To deputise for and carry out the duties and responsibilities of the Legal Officer Team Leader in his/her absence, including but not limited to planning, organizing and managing the work of the team;
· To assist the Legal Officer Team Leader with a variety of special assignments;
· To advise and support in managing and overseeing the work of the staff in the team;
· To assist the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) in pre-trial, trial or appellate proceedings under the day to day supervision of the Legal Officer Team Leader, primarily in the preparation of written legal submissions, including, as appropriate, indictment, briefs, motions/responses/replies, and communications with other parties in the proceedings in the course of investigations and prosecutions;