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Job Title:       Legal Assistant
Organization: Refugee Law
Project (RLP)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Programme
Manager, Access to Justice
About US:
The Refugee Law Project (RLP) is an outreach project of the School of
Law, Makerere University. Our Mission is to empower asylum seekers, refugees,
deportees, IDPs and host communities to enjoy their human rights and lead
dignified lives. Refugee Law Project’s work is currently structured in five
thematic areas: Access to Justice; Conflict, Transitional Justice &
Governance (CTJ&G), Gender & Sexuality; Mental Health &
Psychosocial Wellbeing; and Media for Social Change.
Job Summary: The Legal
Assistant provides specific legal assistance to the assigned Legal officer and
office in the provision of direct legal support to victims of forced migration
and in carrying out policy advocacy on forced migration. The Legal Assistant
also provides technical support to RLP in relation to Legal work through an
active contribution in defining Legal priorities on research, partnership,
alliance building and advocacy. The depth and scope of legal assistance work
can be modified but within the major precincts of; Legal Service, Legal
Documentation and Legal Advocacy.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
Client Support:
  • The community Paralegal will receive
    clients and visitors, carryout initial needs assessment and direct them to
    the relevant officer(s);
  • Offer research support to the Legal
    Officers on cases; support the Legal Officers in Investigations including
    locating relevant witnesses for cases and also support in interviewing
    clients and witnesses and prepare report(s) on the interview for the Legal
    Officer and providing quotes to clients.
Networking, Advocacy and Awareness Raising: Actively
participate in community education and raising awareness on forced migration,
International Human Rights, Refugee Law and also participate in relevant field
visits to refugee and IDP settlements and other places such as police stations
and prisons.
Information Management Support:
  • The Community Paralegal will carry out
    other clerkship responsibilities including; filing, taking and responding
    to legal related correspondences as necessary;
  • Provide support in basic psychosocial
    counseling for clients; prepare legal documents; research cases and any
    pertinent legal information needed and also help legal officers prepare
    for court cases, including opening and closing arguments and aiding in
    court pleadings or motions
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the Refugee Law
    Project (RLP) Legal Assistant job opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in Law from a recognized university
  • Previous exposure and experience in
    representing clients before any quasi-judicial other governing bodies
  • Previous experience in engaging with key
    partners on legal-related issues
  • Possession of a practicing certificate
    will be an added advantage
  • Ability to operationalize legal
    assignments;
  • Ability to give timely report on
    activities undertaken;
  • Ability to work under pressure with minimum
    supervision;
  • Highly creative and innovative skills;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and high
    level of self-motivation;
  • Computer literacy skills with proficiency
    in MS Office applications
  • Excellent communication and presentation
    skills;
  • Good touch typing skills of at least
    30Words Per Minute;
  • Fluency in Kiswahili and/or any other
    language spoken in refugee communities will be an added advantage
  • Knowledge of Kiswahili and/or any other
    language spoken in refugee communities will be an added advantage
How to Apply:
If you meet the above requirements and are interested, we encourage you
to address motivation letter and updated CV to the Human Resources Manager via
E-mail to recruitment@refugeelawproject.org. Please indicate the position
applied for in the subject line of the email. Copies of certificates should not
be attached, but will be requested for from short-listed candidates only.
Deadline: Friday, 7th April 2017
by 5.00pm
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