Job Title: Legal Officer – Law Reform
Organisation:
Law Development Centre (LDC)
Law Development Centre (LDC)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Head
– Law Reporting, Research & Law Reform
– Law Reporting, Research & Law Reform
About US:
The Law Development
Centre (LDC) has a mandate to provide legal education to lawyers and
non-lawyers, undertake research in topical legal issues, contribute to legal
reform, produce legal publications, teaching materials, law reports and also
provide community legal services.
Centre (LDC) has a mandate to provide legal education to lawyers and
non-lawyers, undertake research in topical legal issues, contribute to legal
reform, produce legal publications, teaching materials, law reports and also
provide community legal services.
Job Summary:
The Legal Officer – Law Reform will actively participate in developing
proposals, planning and implementing activities for Law Reform.
The Legal Officer – Law Reform will actively participate in developing
proposals, planning and implementing activities for Law Reform.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To participate in developing proposals for law reform.
- To carry out research on the proposed law(s) for reform.
- To draft advice and legal opinions to Parliament or any other body
responsible for law reform. - To participate in Research and Law reporting activities.
- To assist in planning and budgeting for departmental activities.
- To perform any other duties assigned by the Head of Department.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the Legal Officer – Law Reform job must hold a
Bachelor of Law- LLB (Hon) degree from a recognized University. - Possession of a postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Law
Development Centre. - Must be an enrolled advocate.
- A minimum of two years of work experience in law reform or related
area of law. - Strong knowledge of computer applications.
- Possesses strong relationship and management skills.
- Highly creative and innovative.
- He/she should be a person of high integrity.
- Results Oriented.
- Effective communication and interpersonal relations skills.
- Good team player.
How to Apply:
All candidates
should send their applications addressed to The Secretary, Law Development
Center, P.O. Box 7117 Kampala either via post or hand delivery to the Law
Development Centre Reception. The applicants should attach up-to-date
Curriculum Vitae, Certified copies of academic and other relevant documents and
indicate names and contacts of two referees.
should send their applications addressed to The Secretary, Law Development
Center, P.O. Box 7117 Kampala either via post or hand delivery to the Law
Development Centre Reception. The applicants should attach up-to-date
Curriculum Vitae, Certified copies of academic and other relevant documents and
indicate names and contacts of two referees.
Deadline: 25th May 2018 by 5.00pm.
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