Set up, maintain, and administer relational databases that map entities, incidents, units, command chains, and crime elements.
Load large structured and unstructured datasets, standardize metadata, remove duplicates, run OCR, and resolve name and location variants, such as transliterations and call signs.
Run complex Boolean, SQL, and relational queries to link evidence across investigation tracks.
Work with digital forensics, data, and OSINT colleagues to integrate analysis tools, GIS mapping, and timeline software.
Enforce and monitor chain-of-custody procedures from collection through submission, in line with international standards.
Hash digital files on intake (MD5, SHA-256), archive them securely, and record verification and provenance metadata, including Berkeley Protocol compliance.
Catalogue and register physical and digital exhibits, interview records, expert assessments, and intercept logs in the master evidence registry.
Support legal teams in compiling factual and legal dossiers, element-of-crime tables, and witness bundles.
Coordinate transcription, translation, and verification of Ukrainian, Russian, and English materials, and track language versions in the database.
Implement access controls and witness protection measures, and manage redactions under judicial protective orders and Do-No-Harm principles.
Requirements
4+ years of progressively responsible experience in case management, trial support, paralegal work, or evidence management (tribunal, war crimes unit, human rights NGO, or litigation practice), or a related degree / paralegal qualification with 2 to 3 years of specialized experience.
Hands-on experience administering relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Airtable/Notion) or e-discovery platforms (e.g., Relativity, Nuix, ZyLAB, Ringtail).
Proven track record with digital evidence pipelines, including metadata verification, cryptographic hashing, and chain-of-custody logging.
Fluency in English, written and verbal.
Desirable: familiarity with the Berkeley Protocol on Digital Open Source Investigations.
Desirable: understanding of military structures, nomenclature, and geography relevant to the conflict in Eastern Europe.
Desirable: basic scripting or data wrangling skills (e.g., Python, regex, SQL).
Desirable: strong understanding of Ukrainian factual, legal, and institutional contexts.
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