Deadline- 28 June 2013
Applications are invited for one-year Legal Researcher Fellowship Program offered by Natural Justice. The objective of this program is to work on environmental and human rights law, support communities and provide technical advice to governments to secure environmental and social justice.
The Fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to lawyers who are passionate about legal research in the area of environmental law with a focus on facilitating communities to assert their rights over resources. The Fellowship will allow the legal researcher to work in a multidisciplinary environment with an opportunity to integrate design thinking and visualization of the law as an integral part of his/her approach.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Good writing and research skills with the ability to critically analyse environmental law and policy issues;
- Willingness to innovate and experiment with the creative use of different disciplines, methodologies and mediums in the research process and outcomes;
- A keen interest in advancing the rights of communities to their territories, and natural resources;
- A passion for learning, networking with partners, initiating new work and innovating on existing research work;
- Good communication skills that can be used to effectively collaborate, share and exchange information with the extended Natural Justice team and its partners;
- A degree in law, humanities or other allied discipline with an interest in the law and a basic understanding of the Indian legal system;
- A willingness to travel on a regular basis as well as an ability to work for extended periods with communities and CBOs/NGOs in remote areas;
- Fluency in English with the ability to engage in research, draft reports and legal documents; and
- Fluency in Hindi and any other Indian language with an ability to engage in discussions with communities and run workshops where necessary.
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