Assistant Manager (Legal)
Job Description
Title: Assistant Manager (Legal)
Company Name: Friendship
Vacancy: 1
Location: Dhaka
Salary: Negotiable
Published: 17 May 2024
Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Serve as the focal point for all legal information searches for the program and sectors.
∎ Gather and compile relevant laws and legislation for organizational use.
∎ Stay updated on national and international laws and regulations and assist the Department Head in incorporating these into various initiatives.
∎ Lead the development of Friendship Community paralegals by guiding, assisting, and developing legal manuals covering laws and procedures.
∎ Supervised functional activities of Project Officers Legals and Friendship Community Paralegals.
∎ Review and analyze monthly reports from paralegals and maintain regular contact with them.
∎ Maintain relationships with NLASO, SCLAO, DLAC, and other stakeholders.
∎ Maintain contact with various courts, NGOs, and national and international organizations dealing with law, justice, and governance.
∎ Apply knowledge of Good Governance to actively participate in and assist with developing strategies for legal support to marginalized communities.
∎ Visit field offices (approximately 25% travel) to monitor the Legal Information Booth and prepare detailed reports.
∎ Having good understanding about Traditional Shalish System and its process as well as village court system.
∎ Conduct training sessions for the development of Friendship Community Paralegals and beneficiaries, in collaboration with government agencies and conduct court visit for Community Paralegals.
∎ Monitor ongoing cases and provide regular updates. Additionally, maintain consistent communication with district-level penal lawyers.
∎ Collect and analyze impactful cases from the char area, follow up for at least six months, and regularly report findings to management.
∎ Prepare submissions, articles, and reports for external agencies and presentations at conferences and public forums.
∎ Participate in relevant meetings, training, and programs.
∎ Perform any other relevant duties as required or delegated.
∎ Completion of Bachelor of Laws (Master of Laws will get preference)
∎ Must have membership of the Lower Court (Membership of the Supreme Court will get preference)
∎ Applicants should be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
∎ Very comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Bangla composing skills, internet navigation, etc.).
∎ Three year working experience in relevant field Demonstrated interest in judicial reform, access to justice, and legal aid services for the poor.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to achieve complex results under strict deadlines.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation.Excellent spoken and written English and Bangla.
∎ Responsibilities:
∎ Serve as the focal point for all legal information searches for the program and sectors.
∎ Gather and compile relevant laws and legislation for organizational use.
∎ Stay updated on national and international laws and regulations and assist the Department Head in incorporating these into various initiatives.
∎ Lead the development of Friendship Community paralegals by guiding, assisting, and developing legal manuals covering laws and procedures.
∎ Supervised functional activities of Project Officers Legals and Friendship Community Paralegals.
∎ Review and analyze monthly reports from paralegals and maintain regular contact with them.
∎ Maintain relationships with NLASO, SCLAO, DLAC, and other stakeholders.
∎ Maintain contact with various courts, NGOs, and national and international organizations dealing with law, justice, and governance.
∎ Apply knowledge of Good Governance to actively participate in and assist with developing strategies for legal support to marginalized communities.
∎ Visit field offices (approximately 25% travel) to monitor the Legal Information Booth and prepare detailed reports.
∎ Having good understanding about Traditional Shalish System and its process as well as village court system.
∎ Conduct training sessions for the development of Friendship Community Paralegals and beneficiaries, in collaboration with government agencies and conduct court visit for Community Paralegals.
∎ Monitor ongoing cases and provide regular updates. Additionally, maintain consistent communication with district-level penal lawyers.
∎ Collect and analyze impactful cases from the char area, follow up for at least six months, and regularly report findings to management.
∎ Prepare submissions, articles, and reports for external agencies and presentations at conferences and public forums.
∎ Participate in relevant meetings, training, and programs.
∎ Perform any other relevant duties as required or delegated.
∎ Skill and Competencies
∎ Completion of Bachelor of Laws (Master of Laws will get preference)
∎ Must have membership of the Lower Court (Membership of the Supreme Court will get preference)
∎ Applicants should be highly organized and able to prioritize multiple tasks.
∎ Very comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Bangla composing skills, internet navigation, etc.).
∎ Three year working experience in relevant field Demonstrated interest in judicial reform, access to justice, and legal aid services for the poor.
∎ Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team to achieve complex results under strict deadlines.
∎ Demonstrated commitment to ethics, transparency, and accountability in program implementation.Excellent spoken and written English and Bangla.
∎ Read Before Apply
∎ “FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.
∎ Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.
Employment Status: Contractual
Job Location: Dhaka
Company Information:
∎ Friendship
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Address::
∎ K-14/2A, Baridhara North Road (Kalachadpur), Dhaka - 1212, Bangladesh
∎ https://friendship.ngo/
Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job
Application Deadline: 23 May 2024
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 23rd May 2024
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