From the Field: Building a Career in Human Rights by Vicki Prais

This seminar is hosted by the Centre for Human Rights and the School of Law Research Seminar Series. Our series offers exciting insights into ongoing research projects within the law school and conducted by our external research partners. We often feature work from our research centres (the Centre for American Legal Studies, the Centre for Human Rights, the Centre for Science, Law and Policy, and the International Business Law Research Group). Our work is often transdisciplinary, dealing with law's relationship with broadly defined social justice, policy-making, science and much more. Join us for invigorating discussion! 

In this session, we hear from Vicki Prais. Vicki Prais, a London-based human rights lawyer, will offer up some candid and personal advice and share some of her experiences as a practitioner in the field. Her talk will focus on: the different entry points into a human rights career ; the lifestyle; remuneration and salary expectations; skills set and personal characteristics; International v. domestic opportunities and top tips as you start out in your career. Talk will be followed by a Q & A session. 

In this session, Vicki Prais will deliver a research and career discussion, followed by interactive Q&A:

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From the Field: Building a Career in Human Rights

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Vicki Prais is an international human rights lawyer and independent human rights consultant with particular expertise in prisoners' rights, prison reform, dignity behind bars and torture prevention. She has over 25 years' experience in the human rights sector and a professional background in International Organizations (the UN, Council of Europe), the British Government (Human Rights Advisor to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), non-governmental organisations (Amnesty International, Penal Reform International) National Human Rights Institutions (the Scottish Human Rights Commission) and academia (Surrey University, England and a Fellow in Residence at the Centre for Human Rights & Legal Pluralism, McGill University, Montreal). Vicki's international experience has taken her to Japan, Canada, Thailand, Georgia, Kosovo, Russia, Bangladesh and Ethiopia. She has written widely both academically and for a wider audience through blogs, industry journals and Op-Eds. As a consultant, Vicki has worked with International Partnership for Human Rights, Penal Reform International, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Human Rights Careers.com. She has also undertaken consultancy work with the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Council of Europe. Vicki has an undergraduate degree (LLB) in Law and a Masters degree in Human Rights and Civil Liberties from the University of the West of England, Bristol and the University of Leicester, respectively.

This event will take place in C482 in the Curzon Building. 

If you have any questions, contact Iyan Offor, the Research Seminar Series leader at iyan.offor@bcu.ac.uk