Lawsikho

Deadline Open Deadline

Location New Delhi, India

Salary The LRCs shall be paid based on the units of work done @ Rs. 100 per unit. The total remuneration in a month for Registration/Attachment of dak, preparation of proceeding and other legal work etc. shall not exceed Rs. 75,000/-

Details of the Organization

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. The statute under which it is established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006. It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights held in Paris in October 1991, and endorsed by the General Assembly of the United Nations by its Regulations 48/134 of 20 December, 1993.

Details of the Job/Internship

National Human Rights Commission proposes to engage law graduates, who are well conversant with the provisions of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 as well as the procedural regulations framed there under, as 'Legal Research Consultants (LRCs)' on a contract basis.

Upper age limit: Candidates should be below 32 years of age as of the date of advertisement.

Duration of engagement: Period of engagement to be 2 years initially, extendable up for 2 years more, based on performance, fitness and organisational requirements. An extension of 1 more year can be given on the same grounds with a maximum engagement of up to 5 years only.

Role and Responsibilities

Registration/ attachment of complaint: each LRC1 Unit/ complaint/ shall register/ dispose of a minimum of 15 complaints per day.
Chalking out cases from the data base, prepara- 2 units per case preparation of summary of cases. Preparation of Summary of cases.
Preparation of Proceedings: each LRC shall prepare a minimum of 5 proceeding per day.
Four correspondence with the authorities.
Preparation of summary facts of court cases, correspondence with authorities in court cases in which Commission is a party.
Regularly chalking out of the cases to be includedin the Annual Report of the Commission, MHA and also compendium.
Assist in organizing workshops deliberations onissues specifically mandated to the law division like Bonded Labours, Human Right Defenders,Human trafficking etc.
Assist the Reporting Branch to conduct video conferencing for procurement of reports from the authorities, preparing synopsis of such cases to be discussed and preparation of the backup documents like minutes of meetings, compendium of cases, compendium of authorities to be involved etc. to complete the process.
Regularly chalking out of the cases to be included in the Annual Report of the Commission, MHA and also compendium.
Preparation of draft curtain raiser, press releases, etc. for the open hearings, camp
sittings organized by the Commission.
Assist various Divisions like Research, Investigation, Training and Coordination etc as
and when required.
Any other work as assigned by the Commission from time to time.

Eligibility

Bachelor Degree in Law from reputed Law schools and colleges of the country with a minimum of 70% marks or equivalent grade.

Salary/Stipend

The LRCs shall be paid based on the units of work done @ Rs. 100 per unit. The total remuneration in a month for Registration/Attachment of dak, preparation of proceeding and other legal work etc. shall not exceed Rs. 75,000/-