Job Description

Title: Assistant Manager (Legal)

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dhaka

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Published: 12 Aug 2024

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Legal Information and Research
∎ Legislation Compilation and Updates
∎ Paralegal Development and Supervision
∎ Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
∎ Field Monitoring and Reporting
∎ Training and Capacity Building
∎ Case Monitoring and Analysis
∎ Documentation and Reporting
∎ Participation in Meetings and Programs
∎ General Support and Other Duties
∎ Serve as the focal point for all legal information searches for the program and sectors.
∎ Gather and compile relevant laws and legislation for organizational use.
∎ Stay updated on national and international laws and regulations.
∎ Assist the Department Head in incorporating these laws and regulations into various initiatives.
∎ Lead the development of Friendship Community paralegals by guiding, assisting, and developing legal manuals covering laws and procedures.
∎ Supervise functional activities of Project Officers Legals and Friendship Community Paralegals.
∎ Review and analyze monthly reports from paralegals and maintain regular contact with them.
∎ Regularly maintain relationships with the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) under the Ministry of LAW and Justice, SCLAO, DLAC, and other stakeholders.
∎ Maintain contact with various courts, NGOs, and national and international organizations dealing with law, justice, and governance.
∎ Monitor the activities of the Law Officer who is working at the NLASO
∎ Visit field offices (approximately 25% travel) to monitor the Legal Information Booth.
∎ Prepare detailed reports on field visits.
∎ Conduct training sessions for the development of Friendship Community Paralegals and beneficiaries.
∎ Collaborate with government agencies for training and conduct court visits for Community Paralegals.
∎ Monitor ongoing cases and provide regular updates.
∎ Maintain consistent communication with district-level penal lawyers.
∎ Collect and analyze impactful cases from the char area.
∎ Follow up on cases for at least six months and regularly report findings to management.
∎ Prepare submissions, articles, and reports for external agencies.
∎ Present at conferences and public forums.
∎ Participate in relevant meetings, training sessions, and programs.
∎ Perform any other relevant duties as required or delegated.
∎ Completion of Bachelor of Laws (Master of Laws will get preference)
∎ Must have membership of the Lower Court (Membership of the Supreme Court will get preference).
∎ Applicants should be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
∎ Very comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Bangla composing skills, internet navigation, etc.).
∎ Three years of working experience in a relevant field
∎ Demonstrated interest in judicial reform, access to justice, and legal aid services for the poor.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to achieve complex results under strict deadlines.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation.
∎ Excellent spoken and written English and Bangla.
∎ Responsible for:
∎ Legal Information and Research
∎ Legislation Compilation and Updates
∎ Paralegal Development and Supervision
∎ Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management
∎ Field Monitoring and Reporting
∎ Training and Capacity Building
∎ Case Monitoring and Analysis
∎ Documentation and Reporting
∎ Participation in Meetings and Programs
∎ General Support and Other Duties
∎ Activities:
∎ 1. Legal Information and Research
∎ Serve as the focal point for all legal information searches for the program and sectors.
∎ 2. Legislation Compilation and Updates
∎ Gather and compile relevant laws and legislation for organizational use.
∎ Stay updated on national and international laws and regulations.
∎ Assist the Department Head in incorporating these laws and regulations into various initiatives.
∎ 3. Paralegal Development and Supervision
∎ Lead the development of Friendship Community paralegals by guiding, assisting, and developing legal manuals covering laws and procedures.
∎ Supervise functional activities of Project Officers Legals and Friendship Community Paralegals.
∎ Review and analyze monthly reports from paralegals and maintain regular contact with them.
∎ 4. Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management.
∎ Regularly maintain relationships with the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO) under the Ministry of LAW and Justice, SCLAO, DLAC, and other stakeholders.
∎ Maintain contact with various courts, NGOs, and national and international organizations dealing with law, justice, and governance.
∎ Monitor the activities of the Law Officer who is working at the NLASO
∎ 5. Field Monitoring and Reporting
∎ Visit field offices (approximately 25% travel) to monitor the Legal Information Booth.
∎ Prepare detailed reports on field visits.
∎ 6. Training and Capacity Building
∎ Conduct training sessions for the development of Friendship Community Paralegals and beneficiaries.
∎ Collaborate with government agencies for training and conduct court visits for Community Paralegals.
∎ 7. Case Monitoring and Analysis
∎ Monitor ongoing cases and provide regular updates.
∎ Maintain consistent communication with district-level penal lawyers.
∎ Collect and analyze impactful cases from the char area.
∎ Follow up on cases for at least six months and regularly report findings to management.
∎ 8. Documentation and Reporting
∎ Prepare submissions, articles, and reports for external agencies.
∎ Present at conferences and public forums.
∎ 9. Participation in Meetings and Programs
∎ Participate in relevant meetings, training sessions, and programs.
∎ 10. General Support and Other Duties
∎ Perform any other relevant duties as required or delegated.
∎ Skill and Competencies:
∎ Completion of Bachelor of Laws (Master of Laws will get preference)
∎ Must have membership of the Lower Court (Membership of the Supreme Court will get preference).
∎ Applicants should be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
∎ Very comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Bangla composing skills, internet navigation, etc.).
∎ Three years of working experience in a relevant field
∎ Demonstrated interest in judicial reform, access to justice, and legal aid services for the poor.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to achieve complex results under strict deadlines.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation.
∎ Excellent spoken and written English and Bangla.
∎ Read Before Apply
∎ “FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding.  FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.
∎ Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Company Information:
∎ Friendship
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/

Address::
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 18 Aug 2024

Category: NGO/Development