NLU Delhi is seeking to engage on a contractual basis, one ‘Legal Strategy Co-ordinator’ for the Nagpur office of the Fair Trial Fellowship Programme.
About NLU Delhi
National Law University, Delhi is a National Law University in India, offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
About the Programme
The Fair Trial Fellowship Programme is an opportunity for young lawyers and social workers to work for providing quality legal representation to undertrial prisoners.
The Programme mentors a group of young professionals to work in collaboration with the State Legal Services Authority towards ensuring a fair trial for undertrial prisoners at both pre-trial and trial stages. The Programme is rolled out for work in Nagpur and Pune Central prisons.
The twin goals of the programme are to reduce the undertrial population in prisons in Pune and Nagpur and to work with the legal aid system in Maharashtra. To this end, there is a research as well as a litigation component to the programme. The programme has offices in Pune and Nagpur.
Responsibilities
This is a full-time paid position based in Nagpur. Selected candidates will be expected to reside within the municipal limits of the city of their selection. The responsibilities of the Legal Strategy Co-ordinator will include:
- Developing and implementing litigation strategy for cases of under-trial prisoners and coordinating the work of the Legal Fellows in each office.
- Reviewing the progress of individual cases assigned to Legal Fellows in the respective offices.
- Coordinating and liaising with District Legal Service Authorities, Legal Aid lawyers, prison authorities, police system, criminal law experts and other stakeholders to ensure effective implementation of the programme.
- Managing the overall functioning, administration and coordination of the Nagpur Office.
- Writing reports and compiling data extensively, as may be required for the purposes of programme documentation, monitoring and evaluation.
- Assisting the programme team in any other work that may be required for effective programme implementation.
Qualifications
- Minimum 7 years experience in litigation in trial court/ criminal appellate court.
- Familiarity with the workings of the State and District Legal Aid Systems would be preferred Proficiency in English and Marathi is necessary.
- Familiarity with MS Office, emails and the internet is required.
- Note: The above qualifications may be relaxed in exceptional circumstances.
Salary
Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, and will be within the range of Rs. 65,000-Rs.75,000 per month.
Duration
The maximum period of engagement will be for three years and the contract will be renewed on an annual basis.
How to Apply?
- Interested persons must attach their resume and a statement of purpose, explaining their role and interest in working on this programme, through the link provided at the end of this post.
- The statement of purpose must not exceed 700 words.
- Shortlisted candidates will be called for the selection process which will be held in Nagpur. The selection process may have multiple rounds.
Location
Nagpur
Application Deadline
December 10, 2022
Click here to apply
Source: Lawctopus
