A legal charity is seeking to hire a full-time attorney for a 2 year fellowship programme to work on criminal and constitutional cases before the District & Higher Courts in Pakistan on thematic areas of rule of law, social justice and due process in addition to other strategic litigation and advocacy tasks pertaining to the protection of fundamental and constitutional human rights of the citizens of Pakistan.
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
• Must have a license to practice law at the High Court and 3 years of experience since obtaining his/her initial license
• Must have an LLB from an HEC accredited University
• Must have proficiency in English and Urdu
• Must have excellent writing and editing skills with keen attention to detail
• Must have willingness and ability to travel outside of Islamabad
• Must have knowledge of Word, Excel and databases
• Must have commitment to the organization’s goals and interests in human rights and be able to think strategically on complex and sensitive issues