South Africa: Community Advice Office Project Supervising Lawyer
ProBono.Org has a one-year contract position for a qualified lawyer to build on its community advice office ('CAO') project, which aims to support CAOs and community based organisations ('CBOs') by linking them to local lawyers.
Community Advice Office Project Supervising Lawyer
Johannesburg
ProBono.Org is a non-profit law organisation that facilitates free legal services for the poor from the legal profession.
ProBono.Org has a one-year contract position for a qualified lawyer to build on its community advice office ('CAO') project, which aims to support CAOs and community based organisations ('CBOs') by linking them to local lawyers. The responsibilities include:
- Travelling to, building relationships with, training and monitoring CAOs and CBOs in rural South Africa, particularly in Limpopo, North West and the Vaal Triangle, in need of legal support
- Travelling to, co-opting and training local private lawyers in rural areas and small towns to render pro bono services to clients sourced through rural CAOs and CBOs
- Organising workshops, seminars and clinics
- Preparing resource and publicity material
- Monitoring and evaluation of the project
The ideal candidate must meet the following criteria:
- Admitted attorney or advocate, with at least two years post admission experience with experience or interest in working in public interest law, preferably with CAOs and CBOs.
- Project management skills, with the ability to organise workshops, seminars and clinics.
- Willing to travel to rural areas, work independently and report back effectively.
- Preferably the ability to speak Afrikaans and an African language spoken in the relevant areas
The position is available immediately.
Please send your CV and a motivation letter by 24 June 2011 to Phumi Ngenelwa: [email][email protected] or fax 011 339 6077.