Becoming a Reprieve Volunteer in London

Volunteers in Reprieve's London office are involved in all aspects of our work and contribute enormously to keeping the office running and ensuring we do the best for our clients.

A placement might involve helping to manage client case-files, doing direct investigation work, answering phones and dealing with post, keeping our database up to date, working on press and website development, assisting with events or any one of a huge variety of other tasks.

At the moment we only offer placements to those who can come into the office. We’ve found that this works best for us and for the volunteer. We also ask that volunteers give a minimum time commitment of either one day per week for six months or three days per week for three months. If you're unable to meet these time commitment then please consider adding your details to our skills bank instead.

Volunteers work within one of Reprieve's three teams: Secret Prisons and Extraordinary Rendition, Death Penalty, or Operations.

The Secret Prisons and Extraordinary Renditions (SPER) team represents clients held in America's infamous prisons including Guantánamo Bay and Bagram Airbase. We also actively seek out victims of the 'war on terror', secret prisons and new developments in the conduct relating to the treatment of detainees held in the name of 'war on terror'. Volunteers have varied roles which include case management, conducting factual and legal research, drafting correspondence and legal documents where appropriate, and working with our lawyers and investigators to find, develop and drive forward cases.

Reprieve's Death Penalty team represents British nationals held on death rows all over the world. Members of the EC Project also investigate the cases of prisoners facing the death penalty in the United States who may have claims to European nationality. A regular day in the office could involve anything from tracking down a client's medical records to preparing a memo on Spanish nationality law, as well as general administrative tasks such as scanning copies of clients' records or booking accommodation for visiting lawyers.

The Operations team handles media relations and communications, fundraising and development, and the general management of the office. Volunteers tend to perform a wide range of tasks, including briefing journalists, managing Reprieve's website and social networking profiles, helping to organize press conferences, writing reports and applications for funding, assisting with public appeals, research, data entry and donor administration.

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