JOB POST: Senior Legal Researcher & Legal Researcher @ NLUD’s Project 39A: Apply by Aug 24.

About the organisation

National Law University, Delhi is a law university in India, offering courses at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Situated in Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi, India, NLUD is one of the national law schools in India built on the five-year law degree model proposed and implemented by the Bar Council of India.

Project 39A draws inspiration from Article 39-A in the Indian Constitution on equal justice and signals the broadening of our work on the criminal justice system in India. The project undertakes litigation, research and outreach relating to forensics, torture, legal aid, forensic psychiatry and death penalty.

Fair Trial Fellowship Programme: The Programme commenced in August 2018 and has established a Fellowship Programme to support empanelled legal aid lawyers under the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA).

Job Description

Designations: Senior Legal Researcher and Legal Researcher

Location

Mumbai, Nagpur or Pune

Eligibility

Senior Legal Researcher

1. Graduate with an LLB degree.
2. Proficiency in English and Hindi and/or Marathi is Mandatory.
3. Candidates with an LLM degree/ Postgraduate degree in subjects related to the Programme will be preferred.
4. Minimum of five years of experience of working in programmes on child rights/criminal justice/ legal aid support will be desirable.

Legal Researcher 

1. Graduate with an LLB degree.
2. Proficiency in English and Hindi and/or Marathi is mandatory.
3. Candidates with an LLM degree/Postgraduate degree in subjects related to the Programme will be preferred.
4. Minimum of three years of experience of working in programmes on child rights, criminal justice/ legal aid support will be desirable.

Application Process

Email: Interested persons must send their resume and statement of purpose (SOP) to p39arecruitment@nludelhi.ac.in and the subject of the e-mail should be ‘Application – ‘mention the position’ – Fair Trial Fellowship Programme’.

Deadline

The last date for receiving applications is August 24, 2019.

NOTE-Applications received after this deadline will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted via e-mail. If you do not hear from us within four weeks after the deadline, please assume that your application has not succeeded. Unfortunately, we cannot reply to individual queries about the status of applications.

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