Summer traineeship

The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation was founded following the assassination of Daphne on the 16th October 2017. Our primary objective is to seek full justice for Daphne and for the corruption she exposed. Our team of lawyers, here in London and in Malta, have already made history. They won landmark constitutional cases on freedom of expression and the right to life, they have brought the number of posthumous libel suits against Daphne down from 43 to 25, are fighting alongside prosecutors to convict three hitmen and one mastermind, and they have succeeded in pressuring Malta’s government into convening a public inquiry into the state failures that enabled her assassination—Malta’s first truth and justice commission.

Our mission

Malta has been struggling to protect human rights, uphold the rule of law, and address the high-level corruption Daphne exposed as an investigative journalist. The foundation is working to address these problems both in Malta and internationally by:

1. ensuring the public interest of full justice for Daphne’s assassination by using all legal means available;
2. supporting efforts to protect investigative journalists by collaborating with international organisations;
3. preserving Daphne’s work by creating a digital archive of all significant print and online material produced by her;
4. promoting a culture of public interest litigation by ensuring that journalists, media organisations, and victims of political discrimination, abuse of power, and state collusion in criminal activity, have access to justice;
5. supporting independent, non-partisan media by promoting the growth and resilience of independent media organisations and investigative journalists.

Traineeship description

We are looking to recruit a Junior Legal Support Assistant who has a passion for human rights and/or a good understanding of how corruption and financial crime work. While no law degree is required, applicants must have excellent English communication and writing skills, and a willingness to compile evidence and assist in research for ongoing criminal and civil cases. This traineeship is an excellent opportunity for anyone seeking to pursue a career in human rights. You will learn how to use tools and legal mechanisms to obtain access to information in cases of corruption, money-laundering and corporate and official malfeasance.

Potential applicants must be able to work 30 hours per week over two months or 20 hours per week over three months, with some flexibility. This traineeship will be paid according to the rate set out in the Jobsplus Work Exposure Scheme.

Interested applicants should send their CV and a cover letter outlining their motivation for the traineeship to tina@daphne.foundation by no later than 7 July 2020.