Job Title: 2 Legal Assistants
Organization: Alight Uganda
Duty station: Nakivale
Roles and responsibilities:
- Receive & register clients.
- Undertake initial interviews & summarize essential facts for sharing with the supervisor.
- Locate relevant witnesses for cases and provide support in interviewing clients and witnesses and prepare relevant reports.
- Accompany clients to record statements at police.
- Provide support in basic Legal & Psychosocial counseling for clients.
- Keep clients updated by communicating case progress.
- Actively participate in community legal education and raising awareness.
- Conduct prison visits & document findings of visits for action.
- Work with the police & settlement authorities in developing legal information & education topics.
- Mobilise & facilitating legal trainings.
- Work with local refugee leaders to mobilize communities for awareness sessions.
- Work with local refugee leaders to display legal information materials in the community.
- Work closely and monitor the Paralegal community based workers in identification and follow up of cases at the community level.
- Establish contacts and empower community based structures through regular meetings so as to effect community based protection approach.
Minimum Qualifications
- A minimum of a Diploma in Law and a Certificate in Uganda Paralegal Advisory Services (PAS) training.
- At least 2 years working experience in a similar field will be an added advantage.
- Previous exposure and experience in representing clients before any Quasi-Judicial and other governing bodies.
- Previous experience in engaging with key partners on legal-related issues.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Experience in riding a motorcycle and a valid riding permit is a MUST.
Application Instructions
Interested applicants should send their applications online via the link below:
Closing Date: 21st December 2022
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