Legal Projects Officer, TrustLaw
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The Thomson Reuters Foundation is hiring a Legal Projects Officer in Nairobi to support donor-funded legal projects. The role involves connecting civil society organisations and social enterprises with pro bono legal support, managing legal requests, coordinating research and events, and supporting project monitoring and budgeting. The position reports to a Legal Project Manager in London and is based in the Nairobi office.
- Based in Nairobi with regional and global team collaboration
- Requires qualified lawyer with 2+ years post-qualification experience
- Focus on human rights, social justice, climate and just transition work
- Involves pro bono legal matching, research, events and donor-funded projects
- Some evening meetings required for global team overlap
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- Required2+ years of relevant experienceThe job post includes a minimum experience signal.
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- RequiredAvailability to work in NairobiThe vacancy is associated with this location.
- UnclearComfort with the Full Time contract termsConfirm hours, duration, probation and benefits at the original source.
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Original source description
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is recruiting a dynamic Legal Projects Officer to support the delivery of legal activities on donor-funded projects. This role will work closely with CSOs and social enterprises focusing predominantly on human rights, social and economic justice, climate and just transition, connecting them with pro bono legal support from law firms around the world and helping to strengthen their operational and legal capacity.
You will report to a Legal Project Manager based in London, and will work closely with regional TrustLaw teams. The role will be based in our Nairobi office.
Key
Responsibilities
- Project Implementation
- Support the Legal Project Manager to develop, administer, implement and monitor progress against project plans, to ensure that activities and logistics are delivered in a timely manner.
- Conduct outreach to and onboard relevant civil society organisations, legal teams and other partners, and engage existing TrustLaw members.
- Scope and draft pro bono legal requests, and manage these legal requests from inception to completion, including connecting clients with lawyers in the TrustLaw network and following up with the parties involved.
- Design and manage cross-border legal research projects that address operational, advocacy, and policy needs of CSOs.
- Coordinate the development, design and dissemination of legal resources, tools and knowledge products.
- Organise and support the delivery of workshops, trainings, convenings and other events.
- Collect and compile data and information to support the projects’ Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework, including tracking key indicators, beneficiary feedback, and outcomes.
- Support knowledge capture and internal record keeping, including updating Salesforce and internal record-keeping systems, to ensure that networks, relationships and ongoing conversations are documented systematically.
- External Coordination
- Actively support external project communications in collaboration with project teams, external engagement team, and project donors.
- Working closely with the Legal Project Manager, support the onboarding and management of project consultants including coordinating their workplans, deliverables and contractual obligations.
- Liaise with project stakeholders to support the planning, management and follow up of events and project activities.
- Support regular engagement with TrustLaw members, including coordinating introductions, follow-ups and relationship-building activities linked to the delivery of pro bono legal support.
- Budget support
- Contribute to project budget oversight through monitoring of project expenses and tracking budget allocations as necessary.
- Collaborate with the Legal Project Manager and Finance team to ensure financial compliance and accurate project reporting.
- Support vendor and/or consultant procurement as per internal policy, manage processing and payment of invoices, and ensure all backing documentation is logged.
- Other
- Undertake travel where required and safe to do so.
- Support other projects and tasks as needed.
- Work hours that overlap with global team availability, including some evening meetings each week.
- Required qualifications
- Qualified lawyer with two years’ post qualification
Experience
- (2+ years PQE), with
- gained in a law firm, in-house team, or non-profit organisation, ideally in pro bono, international development, or social change.
- Strong understanding of the legal and non-profit landscape in Africa and/or Asia, and familiarity with the opportunities and challenges pro bono work presents for both law firms and CSOs.
- coordinating and delivering project or programme activities, including delivering or facilitating legal services, organising trainings, workshops and events.
- with donor-funded projects is a plus.
- Comfortable engaging a wide range of stakeholders, from senior law firm partners to grassroots CSO leaders.
- supporting beneficiaries such as CSOs and social enterprises to access and use legal services.
- Strong organisational, project management, and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong legal research, writing, and analytical abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- working with databases
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with Salesforce is an advantage.
- This is a fixed-term contract starting as soon as possible and ending in September 2028.