About NLUO

National Law University Odisha is a public law school and a National law University in India located at Cuttack, Odisha. It was established in 2008 under the National Law University Odisha Act, commencing its first batch from July 2009. The institute offers undergraduate courses, and post-graduate courses in law.

About the Opportunity

National Law University Odisha is inviting applications on contract for a period of 3 years for the post of Project Fellows (Law) for Cuttack (Three positions) for its Prison Advocacy Project supported by a grant from the Azim Premji Foundation for providing Quality Legal Aid to undertrials for timely bail and release in four chosen prisons of Odisha namely Choudwar Circle Jail, Bhubaneswar Special Jail, Khurda District Jail and Banki Sub-Jail.

Number of Vacancies

3

Roles and Responsibilities

• Visiting prison with the duty counsels of the DLSA and providing legal counseling to inmates requiring legal aid in the selected prisons.
• Coordinating with DLSA and authorities from the Prison Department to ensure allocation of DLSA panel advocates for undertrials who do not have any legal representation.
• Briefing and assisting the Legal Aid Defense Counsel and/or the panel lawyer of the DLSA assigned on a case during court hearings at both pre-trial and trial stage.
• Assisting the Legal Aid Defense Counsel counsels and/or the DLSA panel advocates in drafting legal documents to be submitted at both pre-trial and trial stage.
• Regularly communicating with prison authorities to obtain case specific information and documents.
• Organising and conducting training workshops and conferences.

Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelors Degree in Law from a recognized institute.
• Minimum of three-year experience of criminal law practice at trial court level
• Registration as a practicing advocate with Bar Council of any state in India
• Proficiency in reading, writing and speaking Odia.
• Familiarity with the use of MS-Office, emails and the internet.
• Prior work experience in work with the District Legal Services Authority is desirable

Salary

Project Fellows will be paid a consolidated salary of INR 40,000 per month with an annual increment of 10 percent.

How to Apply?

The filled-up application form  along with necessary documents and a Demand Draft of Rs. 500/- drawn from any scheduled bank in favor of Registrar, National Law University, Odisha payable at Cuttack should be sent to Registrar, National Law University Odisha, Kathajodi Campus, CDA13, Cuttack-753015.

https://www.lawctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/APPLICATION-FORM_Legal-Fellow.pdf

Application Deadline

December 5, 2024

Location

Cuttack.