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Job Overview

The International Criminal Justice Initiative (ICJI) at Georgetown University Law Center is seeking an entry-level legal professional with demonstrated interest in international criminal law for its 2026-2027 International Criminal Justice Fellowship position. ICJI is dedicated to building a more effective and efficient global system of criminal accountability for atrocity crimes. The International Criminal Justice Fellow is a full-time position dedicated to supporting the ICJI’s Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group for Ukraine (ACA) project.

The ACA project is a joint initiative between the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States governments in partnership with the Ukrainian government. ACA works with Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General (OPG) to advance accountability for crimes committed during the conflict with Russia through provision of expert advice, assistance, and training in the documentation, investigation, and prosecution of atrocity crimes.

The Fellow will be responsible for conducting research; drafting research memos, reports, and external communications; helping coordinate and organize study visits, conferences, and other meetings; supervising and providing assistance to student Research Assistants (RAs); and otherwise assisting the operational and administrative functions of ACA.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Work with the Principal Investigator and staff to conduct research projects, including legal and policy research on issues relevant to international criminal law (ICL) and international humanitarian law (IHL);
• Support ACA with the organization of convenings of varying sizes, including study visits for Ukrainian stakeholders, conferences, and speaker events. This will involve coordination of content and programs with participants and external partners, development of messaging, and overseeing planning and logistics;
• Contribute content to ACA external communications, including website material, external blog posts, articles, and media materials;
• Assist with ACA monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reporting, including management and analysis of information and documentation related to project activities and outcomes;
• Supervise student RAs working on the ACA project through the provision of tasks, review of work, and related support;
• Other projects and responsibilities as assigned.
  
  

Work Interactions

The Fellow will work under the supervision of ICJI’s Program Coordinator/Secretariat Coordinator, as well as the ICJI Senior Legal Fellows. The Fellow will directly support the programmatic and leadership teams working on the ACA project at ICJI, collaborate with some of the most prominent international criminal justice experts in the world, and receive oneon-one instruction and feedback from mid-level and senior staff responsible for legal support, impact reporting, communications, grant writing, and the operational and administrative functions of ACA.

Requirements And Qualifications

• The position is open to recently graduated individuals with a JD or LLM degree and 0-3 years of work experience;
• Excellent legal research and writing skills and proven ability to write for diverse audiences are required;
• Exceptional organization and project management skills are required;
• Applicants must be able to work well as part of a small team dynamic and operate professionally in interactions with a range of stakeholders, including student RAs and international actors;
• Applicants must be based in the D.C. area or prepared to relocate to the D.C. area for the position, although there is considerable flexibility for remote work from outside of D.C., depending on the final terms of the Fellowship;
• Demonstrated interest in international law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, or other related fields is required; work experience in these fields is strongly preferred;
  
  

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website:https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-HYPERLINK"https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation"designation.

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