Job Description

Title: Paralegal (PLA_HC project)

Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Vacancy: 3

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor degree in any discipline, Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ BLAST is a leading national legal aid and human rights organization providing legal advice, mediation, and litigation services, and undertaking advocacy to ensure the rights of women, men and children living in poverty or facing discrimination/social exclusion. BLAST works through its Head Office in Dhaka and 19 District-level Offices with 2500+ panel lawyers and 100+partner organizations.
∎ Project Description: BLAST is looking for Paralegal for Cox’s Bazar (Ukhia) Office under the project PLA_HC . The project aims to provide legal services – legal literacy, legal advice, information, referral, mediation, and where appropriate litigation – in three (3) Unions (Nhilla, Sabrang, and Baharchhara) in Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar to ensure access to justice for individuals in the community as well as to provide increased responsiveness of local justice actors – by capacity building training to project staff, community volunteers (Self-help group) and local government representatives.
∎ Project Duration: Position for six months from 01 August 2020 to January 2021.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure access to justice for individuals in the community as well as to provide increased responsiveness of local justice actors.
∎ Handle query of the legal issues, Provide legal advice to clients.
∎ Receive complain and applications from clients in the project area.
∎ Ensure implementation and reporting of project activities and achieve project objectives.
∎ Ensure project visibility in the project area.
∎ Communication with GO/NGO offices in project areas.
∎ Make referrals to Dhaka Head Office, Legal Cell for pursuing mediation and litigation in appropriate cases and accompany clients to the Head Office if necessary.
∎ Liaise between lawyers and clients, other service providers and community leaders for victim support.
∎ Make necessary referrals for legal aid or other service seekers to service providing organisations on workplace, family/land matters or livelihood issues.
∎ Meet and network with business bodies, local authorities, service providers and community leaders to ensure timely and efficient referrals of victims for comprehensive. support.
∎ Assist in carrying out advocacy activities at the local and national level for law and policy reform aimed at better protection of workers' rights.
∎ Follow up on cases.
∎ Maintain an applications database register, including certified and signed printouts of each claim forms.
∎ Prepare and preserve relevant information and documents for each applicant.
∎ Prepare monthly reports, event reports and other data reports, as required.
∎ Carry out any other activities as and when required.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Should have relevant experience in the NGO sector.
∎ Should have good experience to implement of project activities.
∎ Should have good experience to facilitate awareness sessions.
∎ Good writing and speaking skill in Bangla and English.
∎ Good computer skills in MS Office.
∎ Female applicants are encourage to apply.

Salary:
∎ Negotiable
∎ Commensurate with experience and BLAST`s salary scale. Costs in relation to field work will be borne by the organization according to its rules.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Weekly 2 holidays

Application Deadline: 25 Jul 2020

Company Information:
∎ 18 Jul 2020
∎ Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)
∎ Address : YMCA Development Center, 1/1 Pioneer Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000.
∎ Web : www.blast.org.bd
∎ Business : BLAST is one of the leading legal services organizations in Bangladesh, and the only one that provides access to legal aid across the spectrum, from the frontlines of the formal justice system to the apex court. It prioritises support to women, men and children living in poverty or facing disadvantage or discrimination. It also provides legal aid, advice and representation across a range of areas, including civil, criminal, family, labour and land law, as well as on constitutional rights and remedies, providing access to judicial remedies alongside alternative dispute resolution wherever appropriate. Alongside individual legal aid, BLAST undertakes strategic litigation, or public interest litigation, as a key part of its advocacy for law and policy reforms to ensure effective legal protection of rights.

Category: NGO/Development

Read Before Apply: Interested candidates are requested to apply online only through www.bdjobs.com with a comprehensive curriculum vitae including names and contacts (telephone, fax, and e-mail addresses) of two professional referees who are familiar with the candidate's qualifications and work experience. Only short listed candidates will be invited for interview. PLEASE NOTE: Any efforts to solicit the organization will result in disqualification of the candidate. BLAST is an equal opportunities employer; women and individuals from marginalized communities in particular are encouraged to apply.

Source: bdjobs.com

Deadline Expired on 25th Jul 2020

Job Summary

Category
NGO/Development
Location
Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Vacancy
3
Job Type
Full-time
Salary
* Negotiable
* Commensurate with experience and BLAST`s salary scale. Costs in relation to field work will be borne by the organization according to its rules.
Published
18 Jul 2020
Deadline
25 Jul 2020

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Paralegal (PLA_HC project)

Job Description

Deadline Expired on 25th Jul 2020

NGO/Development

Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

3

Full-time

* Negotiable* Commensurate with experience and BLAST`s salary scale. Costs in relation to field work will be borne by the organization according to its rules.

18 Jul 2020

25 Jul 2020