DLSA West Garo Hills: The District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, is pleased to announce a golden opportunity for members of the Bar Association of Meghalaya. If you are a registered member under the Bar Council of Meghalaya and a citizen of India with the requisite qualifications, this is your chance to apply for the posts of Deputy Legal Aid Defense Counsel and Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel. These positions are based in the DLSA, Tura, under the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System Modified Scheme, 2022.
The positions are purely contractual, initially for a period of one year, with the possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance. However, the services may be terminated without prior notice. Let’s delve into the details of these exciting opportunities.
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Available Positions
1. Deputy Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel
Number of Vacant Posts: 3
Honorarium/Remuneration: Rs. 40,000/-
Qualifications:
- Practice in Criminal Law for at least 7 years.
- Excellent understanding of criminal law.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in legal research.
- Comprehensive knowledge of ethical duties of defense counsel.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with others.
- Experience in handling at least 20 criminal trials in Sessions Courts (may be relaxed in exceptional circumstances by Hon’ble Executive Chairman).
- IT knowledge and proficiency in relevant work.
- Must be a citizen of India.
Job Profile:
- Conducting trials, appeals, remand work, bail applications, and prison visits as assigned by the Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel.
- Filing and arguing appeals and bail applications in courts.
- Maintaining complete case files.
- Performing legal research in legal aided cases and guiding assistant legal aid defense counsel and law students.
- Conducting proper client interviews for quality research work and representation at remand, trial, and appellate stages.
- Executing any work or duties assigned by the Legal Services Authority.
2. Assistant Legal Aid Defense Counsel
Number of Vacant Posts: 6
Honorarium/Remuneration: Rs. 35,000/-
Qualifications:
- Practice in Criminal Law for 0 to 3 years.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Must be a citizen of India.
- Thorough understanding of the ethical duties of defence counsel.
- Excellent writing and research skills.
- IT knowledge with high proficiency in work.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with others.
Job Profile:
- Filing cases and conducting trials in magistrate trial cases.
- Executing duties as assigned by the Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel and Legal Services Authority.
- Remand/bail and other miscellaneous work.
- Legal research I legal aided cases.
- Visit to Prison and Legal aid Clinics as per directions.
- Assisting Chief legal Aid Defence counsel and Deputy Legal Aid
- Defence Counsel(s) in conduction of legal aid cases.
- Assisting in developing a defence strategy after sifting through all of the evidence collected by the prosecution and after hearing the accused version of what happened during the alleged crime in question.
- Visiting location area of alleged crime having discussions with family members etc, for effective and meaningful input of defence strategy
- Handling queries of legal aid seekers.
- Updating legal aid seekers about the progress of their cases.
- Assisting in maintaining complete files of legal aided cases.
- Handling legal queries relating to criminal matters on telephone.
- Any other work related to legal aid assigned by chief legal Aid Defence Counsel.
- Any work/ duty assigned by Legal Services Authority
Additional Vacancies
1. Office Assistant
Number of Vacant Posts: 2
Honorarium/Remuneration: Rs. 15,000/-
Qualifications:
- Graduation.
- Basic word processing skills and ability to operate a computer.
- Good typing speed with proper formatting skills.
- Ability to take dictation and prepare files for court presentation.
- Knowledge in file maintenance and processing.
- Must be a citizen of India.
Job Profile:
- Keeping updated records of legal aided cases.
- Uploading updated records/progress of legal aided cases on NALSA portal and other digital platforms.
- Maintaining complete files of legal aided cases with proper indexing.
- Typing applications, petitions, appeals, etc.
- Performing ministerial work related to cases.
- Any other task assigned by the Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel or Legal Services Authority.
2. Receptionist-cum-Data Entry Operator
Number of Vacant Posts: 2
Honorarium/Remuneration: Rs. 15,000/-
Qualifications:
- Graduation.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proficiency in word and data processing.
- Ability to operate telecommunication systems.
Job Profile:
- Greeting clients and visitors and answering inquiries.
- Answering and routing incoming calls.
- Scheduling and routing legal aid seekers.
- Maintaining the waiting area and other office spaces.
- Scanning, photocopying, faxing, and routing mail.
- Uploading initial information of legal aided cases on NALSA portal and updating the information from time to time.
- Any other work/duty assigned by the Legal Services Authority.
3. Office Peon
Number of Vacant Posts: 3
Honorarium/Remuneration: Rs. 10,000/-
Qualifications:
- Matriculate passed or equivalent from any recognized institution.
Job Profile:
- General work of MTS, Munshi, or Peon.
- Cleaning the office before commencement of office hours.
- Ensuring that all places in the office are kept clean.
- Serving water, beverages to visitors.
- Carrying dak and performing miscellaneous work.
- Any other work assigned by the Legal Services Authority.
Application Process
Interested applicants are invited to apply in the standard form along with self-attested documents and two recent passport size photographs. Application fees are to be paid by Demand Draft drawn in favor of the District Legal Services Authority, Tura, or via electronic transfer (IMPS/NEFT/RTGS) to the District Legal Services Authority, West Garo Hills, Tura account No. 38129584159, IFSC Code: SBIN0000198 (SBI Main Branch, Tura). Enclose the receipt of payment with the application form.
Last date of submission: 12th August 2024, by 5:00 PM.
Date of typing speed test: 13th August 2024, at 11:00 AM.
Date of interview: 14th August 2024, at 1:00 PM.
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General Instructions:
- No applications will be entertained after the scheduled registration time.
- Persons already in employment should bring a “No Objection Certificate” from their current employer.
- Bring original documents such as degree certificates, educational qualification certificates, age proof, caste certificate, address proof, and experience certificates for verification during the interview.
- Furnish your email ID/contact number for communication purposes.
- Incomplete applications will be summarily rejected.
- No TA/DA will be provided for attending the interview.
- Visit the official website of the District and Sessions Judge, Link in below, Tura for further details or updates:
- The decision of the DLSA, West Garo Hills, Tura as to the result of the interview shall be final.
- The authority reserves the right to cancel the interview at any stage of the recruitment process without assigning any reason.
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