Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Coach, 2024/2025

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 5pm, 19 June 2024

Applications are invited from current graduate students at the University of Oxford for the role of coach of Oxford’s team in the Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2024/25. 

About the Moot

The Jessup is the largest mooting competition in the world, attracting participants from over 700 law schools. The competition is run by the International Law Students Association. The UK National Rounds take place in London in February, with the top two teams progressing to the International Rounds in Washington DC in April. Oxford has won the national competition several times and has progressed deep into the international rounds. In 2022-23, Oxford’s team made it to the Top 8 teams in the international rounds, after winning the UK National Rounds. In 2023-24, the team made it to the semi-finals.

The coach will be expected to accompany the team to the UK National Rounds in London, and to the International Rounds in Washington DC (if the team qualifies to the international rounds).  

Outline of Role

The duties of the Coach will include, but are not limited to:

• selecting the 2024/25 team;
• providing the team with general instruction on the basic principles of public international law, research sources, and methods;
• providing general advice on memorial writing techniques;
• organising and recruiting judges for participation in practice moots;
• providing general advice on oral advocacy techniques;
• managing the Jessup budget; and
• organising and administrating participation in the competition.

The Coach would need to start working closely with the team by around September 2024, although they may want to provide the team with some reading over the summer vacation. In addition, the Coach would need to manage the submission of written memorials over the winter vacation of 2024-25.

Duration and Work Hours

Working hours: a total of up to 66 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the project supervisor.

Start date: 24 June 2024

Date by which the work must be completed: 30 April 2025

Please note that the number of work hours will increase if Oxford’s team progresses to the International Rounds of the competition.

Reporting

The Coach will report to the Law Faculty Moot Co-ordinator, currently Professor Thomas Krebs.

Requirements

• A background in law or legal studies is essential.
• Some previous mooting experience (as a participant and/or coach) is essential, but does not need to be extensive.
• Good organisational and leadership skills are essential.
• A good working knowledge of public international law is desirable.
• Previous participation in the Jessup competition is desirable.

Your normal place of work will be the St Cross Building or the Manor Road Building, Manor Road.  You will be expected to accompany the team to the UK National Rounds in London, and to the International Rounds in Washington DC (if the team qualifies to the international rounds).  

With the exception of travel for participation in the international rounds, the work must be undertaken in the UK. 

Please note that you will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact you directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk)

Eligibility

This role is open to current graduate students in the University of Oxford.

Rate of Pay

he work will be paid at £17.03 per hour, which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

How to Apply

To apply, please send a brief cover letter (stating your interest and experience in international law and/or mooting) and your CV to aaditya.gambhir@law.ox.ac.uk by 5pm on Wednesday, 19 June 2024. Informal enquiries may be emailed to aaditya.gambhir@law.ox.ac.uk.