As I'm sure you've all seen, the current Left Hand of Justice, Ciara is moving on to bigger and better things. She has been an excellent addition to the Chamber of Justice these past few months during an unusually busy stretch for us, and I look forward to continuing to work with her on the Dark Council. She will stay on as Left Hand for another week or two as we resolve a pending case, which means...

I need to find a new Left Hand of Justice! I am accepting applications that are due no later than 11:59 pm EDT, Friday, May 15. Although I typically use a Google form to collect CoJ applications, for this one I'm just going to do it the old fashioned way - I will be taking standard emailed applications.

Description

The Wiki describes the job as:

Left Hand of Justice (LHoJ)—The Left Hand of Justice is a member of the Chamber of Justice and serves at the discretion of the Justicar. The Left Hand is charged with upholding the laws of the Covenant and the Brotherhood's rules and regulations. Specifically, the Left Hand of Justice is the counter-weight to the Right Hand's prosecution efforts. He serves as defense counsel and ensures that members have proper knowledge of their rights. He works with the Right Hand of Justice to gain a full discovery of evidence and helps establish a case in defense of the accused.

• Enforces the Dark Covenant and Dark Brotherhood rules and regulations
  
• Assists with the administration of justice and mitigation of problems
  
• Works as chief defense counsel
  

That description doesn't give the full story, though. The most important thing to know about either of the Hands is that the Chamber operates as a team. The Right and Left Hands are not rivals in any meaningful sense. During the investigation and complaint stages of any case, the Chamber works cooperatively. Both Hands investigate, and both do their best to offer unvarnished, impartial assessments of the evidence. Once the decision has been made to issue charges, then the Left Hand becomes defense counsel and the Right becomes prosecutor. They argue opposing sides, playing Devil’s Advocate if necessary. If the Justicar (or jury, in rare cases) renders a guilty verdict, the Hands will jointly advise on appropriate sentencing.

Whoever is selected to replace Ciara will be completing the remainder of the 2020 term, which will end in late February 2021. That means you won't gain a full year of CoJ staff time from this job, but you will be eligible to apply for RHoJ or the Appeals Panel in February.

Requirements

I have no specific rank or experience requirements, but I do want to know a few things from your application:

• Who are you? Why is this the right job for you?
  
• Do you have any prior CoJ experience?
  
• Do you have any real world legal experience? (Real legal experience is not a required trait, but it can be helpful and I'm curious).
  

In addition, you must answer one of the following two questions (you can do both if you want, but I won't hold it against anyone who only tackles one of them.) There is no right answer to either of the questions, and if you wish I will keep your answers confidential.

• Take some time to review recent CoJ cases. Do you think any of them were wrongly decided? Was the sentencing too harsh? Too lenient? Explain.
  
• What is your opinion of the current Letter of Reprimand removal policy? Do you believe the policy has been correctly applied? Should the Covenant process be amended?
  

Finally, please submit your application in PDF form.

And that's it! Remember, you have until midnight on Friday, May 15. This is a critical role for the Chamber, and I want to make sure I have a candidate lined up to take the spot as soon as Ciara steps down. If you have any comments, questions, or concerns my door is always open. Feel free to hit me up on Telegram or shoot me an email.