Staff Lawyer (IHPR project)

Job Description

Title: Staff Lawyer (IHPR project)

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

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Laws (LLB)/Master of Laws (LLM)

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 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.
∎ BLAST is looking for a Staff Lawyer for Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia) Office under the project IHPR. 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.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Performing all duties and responsibilities under the direct supervision, instruction, direction, and control of the Head of the Legal Cell;
∎ Supervising and coordinating with Law Officers and monitoring their duties and responsibilities particularly of IHPR project;
∎ Interviewing clients for legal aid in Subordinate Courts to the Supreme Court and receiving applications for legal aid required;
∎ Advising clients in person, and/or through mobile, telephone, e-mail, etc as required;
∎ Ensuring prompt response/feedback of queries on mobile and keeping update regularly maintaining notes and records of all interviews with clients or mediation sessions or hearings in Court;
∎ Ensuring follow-up of each case of Courts, Subordinate Courts and/or Supreme Court at HO as it progresses, particularly of the project titled on IHPR Project and also of settled litigation according to the organizational action plan;
∎ Monitoring and managing cases filed and conduct litigation as and when necessary;
∎ Scrutinizing the merit of cases and giving an opinion for filing cases before the subordinate court supreme Court at Cox's Bazar;
∎ Ensuring proper procedures are duly followed for legal aid services;
∎ Ensuring the preservation of case files and related records including on the Case Management System (CMS);
∎ Assisting in preparing and preserving the consolidated quantitative report/statement (monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual) on legal activities along with case studies on important settled litigation;
∎ Attending and organizing meeting and seminars as required;
∎ Frequently field visit;
∎ Performing any other relevant tasks as and when required by the management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years experience in the relevant field.
∎ Enrolled with Cox's Bazar Bar Council as an Advocate including at least 3 years of practical experience in respective local courts.
∎ Applicants, residents of Chattogram and Cox's Bazar will be given preference.
∎ Applicants who have earlier working experiences/currently working at legal aid will be given preferences.
∎ Good writing, speaking, and research skills both in Bangla and English.
∎ Good computer knowledge of MS Office.
∎ Flexibility to handle varied and demanding tasks and ability to balance priorities.
∎ Ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team, and to be flexible to accommodate the needs of stakeholders.
∎ Ability to lead the assignment and the team with remote supervision.
∎ Women are encouraged to apply.

Salary:
∎ Tk. 60000 (Monthly)
∎ Costs for fieldwork/visit will be borne by BLAST according to its policies.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 31 May 2021

Company Information:
∎ 19 May 2021
∎ 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: Law/Legal

: Interested candidates are requested to apply online through www.bdjobs.com with a comprehensive curriculum vitae that includes names and contact details of two (2) professional referees familiar with the candidate's qualifications and work experience. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. PLEASE NOTE: if any candidate tries to contact anyone linked to BLAST to solicit for the position, they will be automatically disqualified. BLAST is an equal opportunities employer; women and individuals from marginalized communities, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Candidates having experience in Law background are requested to apply only.

Source: bdjobs.com