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Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons in the CARICOM region to fill the following position at the Caribbean Court of Justice:

The Judicial Research Assistant will be required to:

• conduct research for the President and Judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice on legal matters impacting the work of the Court;
• assist generally with any legal work as it pertains to the Court.

The Judicial Research Assistant must possess:

• training as evidenced by the possession of a Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognised university and admission to practice in any court within the CARICOM region;
• a minimum of three (3) years’ experience in the practice of law;
• strong research and analytical skills;
• excellent  oral and written communications skills;
• effective interpersonal skills;
• working knowledge of relevant computer applications.

Working knowledge of a foreign language will be an asset.

• President and Judges of the Court
• Staff members at all levels

• International, local and regional courts and organisations

Salary - US$2,500.00 (free of income tax)

Interested persons are invited to visit the court website at www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org and click on “Recruitment:  Judicial Research Assistant” for application forms for the position of “Judicial Research Assistant”.

Applications must be made on the APPROPRIATE application form which may be downloaded from the above mentioned website, or faxed to you upon request to the Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission at (868) 623-2225 Ext 2241, or collected from the office of the commission at the address below.

Applications may be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and any other information which the candidate may consider necessary and must be sent to the offices of:

The Secretary
Regional Judicial and Legal Services Commission 
134 Henry Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago

Applications must be received by 4:00pm on Friday 2nd May 2008

The RJLSC does not undertake to acknowledge or respond to all applications.

Application forms may be downloaded from the Commission's website at the following links:

Application Forms

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