Natasha Latiff
Work
I consult legal aid organisations, donors, foreign embassies and lawyers.
People learn best by doing. I coach lawyers on-the-job through live cases.
You will measure the results of my coaching, not by number of workshops, topics covered or knowledge surveys - but by the petitions we win, the lessons we learn and our impact on the client and on the justice system.
What I help NGOs and lawyers with
Many lawyers struggle to pull together a strong case because of weak case theory, misplaced evidence and loose arguments. When a right of a client is in line, the consequences can be devastating.
I coach lawyers to plan, document and deliver their cases better.
I also teach lawyers to seek out victims who are so often the subject of human rights reporting and never so much the object of justice.
How my coaching works
I work with lawyers over the life of a case.
I guide them to suss out the best possible case theory. We line up the evidence to meet our case.
We then do whatever it takes to win: prepare pre-trial motions; practise oral submissions; compile precedents; write letters to the State; file complaints through the UN Procedures; engage with the media; and raise funds to help clients.
Lawyers will learn how to use the influence of the media, UN, foreign embassies and the government and advocate for justice in and out of court.
Courses
01/
How to prosecute crimes against women + subtitle
Lawyers will learn to:
1.1 Interview clients with trauma
1.2 Assess clients for risk
1.3 Apply for protection in and out of court
1.4 Quantify and claim for compensation
1.5 Address victim-blaming and harmful gender and sexual stereotypes
1.6 Obtain preventive and restorative remedies
1.7 Remedy inadequate investigations
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Coaching on public interest litigation
Lawyers will learn to:
3.1 Find public interest or human rights cases
3.2 Identify and seek out victims
3.3 Obtain documents from the government
3.4 Document evidence systematically
3.5 Identify patterns of violations
3.6 Build partnerships with interested parties
3.7 Develop an out-of-court advocacy strategy
3.8 Use the media effectively
3.9 Use UN Procedures to pressure state action
3.10 Draft press releases and articles
3.11 Draft submissions and demands for remedies
3.12 Draft letters to pressure state action
3.13 Involve clients in the decision-making process
02/
Coaching on legal practice
Lawyers will learn to:
2.1 Develop case theories
2.2 Document evidence systematically
2.3 Evaluate evidence for credibility, reliability and authenticity
2.4 Identify the need for pre-trial motions
2.5 Draft pre-trial motions
2.6 Draft submissions and demands for remedies
2.7 Examine medical examination reports
2.8 Draft questions to medical doctors
2.9 Use expert evidence
2.10 Cross-examine witnesses
2.11 Monitor and evaluate performance
2.12 Become better editors of their own work
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Reporting and writing
Articles, research, press-releases are tools we use to advocate, inform and impress.
I turn legal topics into bite-size copy to influence people and inspire action.
4.1 Investigative Reports
4.2 Position Papers
4.3 Press Releases
4.4 Articles
4.5 Research Papers
4.6 Petitions to the government
4.7 Letters to the state
4.8 Case studies
4.9 Monitoring and Evaluation Reports
4.10 Donor Reports
4.11 Annual Reports
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Awards & Recognition
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