Assistant Coordinator, Legal

Society for DISHA is looking to hire an Assistant Coordinator for a community based para-legal project at rural level, which requires the candidate to have legal acumen and basic legal procedural understanding, ability to assess and understand community needs and assist lawyers with conducting Legal Aid clinics at village level.

She/he will be responsible for:

Assisting facilitation of community based Legal Aid clinics

Working with experienced Lawyers, assisting in drafting and pleading

Conducting legal research and preparing legal drafts for community members/organisations

Planning and conducting legal awareness camps for community based organisations at village level

Liasioning with concerned authorities, field level activists and community resource persons

Preparing topically relevant training materials and providing training to activists

Collecting information, documentation and monitoring ongoing programmes and activities

Writing and sharing of reports timely and responding to queries

Maintaining database of programme and activities

Supporting project implementation work and the work assigned by the organisation from time to time

Working Place: Kolkata Head Office along with required travels mainly in the following districts of West Bengal Purulia, Jhargram and Paschim Bardhaman.

Qualifications required: A Bachelors degree in Law is a must. 2 3 years of prior litigation experience / working in advocates chamber is preferable. Prior experience in working as a lawyer on rights-based issues will be given weightage in selection of candidates.

Knowledge & Skills required:

Understanding of law and legal process

Efficiency in filing documentation and petitions

Efficiency in drafting and pleading

Efficiency in written and spoken English and Bengali is a must

Knowledgeable in legal research and methodology

Reasonably good knowledge in computer - word, excel, PPT presentation

Salary: INR 22,000

Instructions for Applying:

1)Applications are accepted over email only. Emails to be sent to dishaenvironment@gmail.com

2)Applicants must submit their full CV with an application letter, clearly mentioning their statement of purpose (SOP) for applying to this project

3)Please mention in the heading/subject line - APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT COORDINATOR, LEGAL

*Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for written test and oral interview round.

**Last date of application 15.02.2026. Interview dates will be confirmed over email.