ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JOBS for LAW CLERK (TRAINEE)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF LAW CLERK (TRAINEE)

No of Posts: 95 Jobs

Last Date:

Friday, June 30, 2017

Abridged Advertisement

Applications for contractual engagement for one year on 95 posts of Law Clerks (Trainee) in the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on a fixed honorarium of Rs. 12500/- per month, are invited from fresh Law Graduates who are between the age of 21 years to 26 years as on 01.07.2017. The last date for submission of application forms is 30.06.2017. The application forms are available at the counters opened at Allahabad High Court and it's Lucknow Bench. Application forms may also be downloaded from the website of High Court, Allahabad . Eligibility, application forms, conditions of engagement and detailed instructions for the guidance of the candidates are available on the website of the High Court (www.allahabadhighcourt.in ).

Post Name :

Application are invited from all eligible candidates for the tenure post of ''Law Clerk (Trainee)'' in the establishment of High Court, Allahabad/Lucknow Bench carrying a fixed honorarium of Rs. 12500/- with no Dearness and/or any other allowances and also without any other perquisite such as residential accommodation etc. The engagement shall be purely contractual for a fixed term of one year. However, the term may be terminated at any time, without any notice.

Essential Qualifications:

1. Three Years Professional/Five Years Integrated Degree in Law from any Law College or recognized University throughout the country. Applications shall be accepted from such 'Law Graduates' who have not started practice as an advocate or engaged in any other profession or vocation/service. Those who have appeared in LL.B. (Final) in 2016-17 Examination and are awaiting results may also apply. Law graduates having scored not less than 55% marks in their LL. B examination are only eligible to apply for the post of Law Clerks (Trainee). They will be required to submit their final mark sheet of LL.B Examination at the time of interview, which may be held in the first week of August, 2017.

2. Computer knowledge, i.e., Data Entry, Word Processing and Computer Operations.

Age Limit:

The Candidates must have attained the minimum age of 21 years and mustnot have attained the age of more than 26 years as on 01.07.2017.

How to Apply:

1. The application forms can be purchased from the counter in the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad and at it's Lucknow Bench on payment of Rs. 300/- in cash. The application forms are also available on the web site ( www.allahabadhighcourt.in ) and may be downloaded and used subject to payment of application form of Rs. 300/- to be paid through bank draft drawn

in favour of Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.

2. The application form along with one duly attested copy of High School Mark Sheet, High School Certificate in proof of age/date of birth, Intermediate Mark Sheet, Intermediate Pass Certificates, Graduation/Post Graduation Mark Sheets and Certificates and testimonials regarding Extra Curricular Activities and Computer Knowledge along with two self addressed envelope (size 5''x10'') each bearing postage stamps worth Rs. 40/- should be sent to the Registrar General, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad either by Speed Post, Registered Post with AD or through Courier.

Selection Procedure:

For making selection, competence would be judged on the basis of the interview only, which will be held only at Allahabad. The candidates for interview will be called only after screening. No T.A. will be payable for attending the interview.

Nature of work: The successful candidates will be attached with Hon'ble Judges and shall discharge duties under directions of Their Lordships. Basically the Law Clerk (Trainee) will be required to carry out search and research on legal points and principles as desired by the Hon'ble Judge with whom he/she remains attached.He/she shall assist the Hon'ble Judge in searching out case law, articles, papers and other relevant material required by the Hon'ble Judges in discharge of judicial as well as administrative work. Besides attending the Chambers of Hon'ble Judges, the Law Clerk (Trainee) may also be asked to be present in Court during hearing of the arguments, take down or prepare notes in Court. The research work assigned to Law Clerk (Trainee) may include performing legal research, drafting memorandums and opinion, comments on statutes, relevant to questions of law. Assistance from the Law Clerk (Trainee) may also be taken in proper maintenance of the case files. Assistance in administrative functioning of the Judge shall also be desirable whichshall include maintaining of administrative files, preparation of research of academic papers, maintaining record of judgments, the points of law decided in various judgments by a Judge, maintenance of records of administrative correspondence etc. Apart from the above mentioned duties and responsibilities enumerated above, the Law Clerk (Trainee) shall perform any other duty as assigned by the Judge concerned with regard to his judicial and administrative functions. The nomenclature ''Law Clerk (Trainee)'' makes it abundantly clear that they shall be imparted training with regard to procedure and substantive law to assist the Hon'ble Judges in discharging their judicial and administrative functions. The Law Clerk (Trainee) will also be provided the schedule of training and the details of the nature of job, which they have to perform during their year of engagement. Specific assignments shall be given by the Judge with whom they are attached.