Legal Counselor

Job Description

Title: Legal Counselor

Company Name: Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)

Vacancy: 2

Job Location: Chattogram, Khulna

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Law (LLM)
∎ or Master of Social Science

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Project: ASHSHASH-Legal Services Provider
∎ Probation Period: 3 months
∎ Reported to: Project Coordinator- ASHSHASH-LSP
∎ Employment Status: Full Time
∎ Job Location: Khulna and Chattogram/ Cox`s Bazar

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Responsible to implement all project related activities in field level.
∎ Ensure all field level activities in the working areas ASHSHASH-LSP project
∎ Communicate with Lawyers, Probono Lawyers, and all relevant stakeholders.
∎ Receive complaint and conduct legal counselling to file cases and communicate with the lawyers for case progress.
∎ Maintain case management system of two field areas.
∎ Responsible to work as per the action plan and lead the project from the field level.
∎ Organize all field level activities in consultation with the project head and focal person.
∎ Troubleshoot project problems, launch initiatives to reduce operational costs and defects, identify and implement creative solution for smooth project management
∎ Responsible for submitting periodic, activity reports, meeting minutes and financial reports on regular basis to implementation to project and organizations management of ASHSHASH-LSP project.
∎ Frequent field visit.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Relevance with 4 years' experience as in the similar position in human rights-based development organization.
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 20000 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ T/A

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 Aug 2021

Company Information:
∎ 22 Aug 2021
∎ Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)
∎ Address : Monico Mina Tower, 48/3 West Agargaon, Dhaka-1207
∎ Web : www.bnwla-bd.org
∎ Business : In 1979 Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers` Association (BNWLA) started its journey with a vision to safeguard the legal, social and economic rights of women and children by establishing the rule of law and upholding the status of women in the society. Due to increasing demand for essential legal aid, BNWLA has undertaken the task of making the judicial system accessible to the vulnerable group. The organization has taken up programs and established a shelter home to combat trafficking and other forms of violence against women and children and to rehabilitate the victims.

Category: Law/Legal

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