Advocate
Legal Assistance / Access to Justice | Teknaf
Key Responsibilities
- Take assigned cases following consultation with the Project Coordinator and management.
- Review survivor documents, determine appropriate legal action and preserve complete case documentation.
- Represent and support survivors before courts and tribunals and travel outside Cox’s Bazar, including to the High Court Division, when required.
- For compoundable offences or family matters, consider appropriate resolution initiatives based on the survivor’s informed opinion and organizational consultation.
- Provide regular case-progress updates, maintain confidentiality and communicate court dates in a timely manner.
- Ensure survivor attendance and required follow-up; support previous cases in coordination with Pulse Bangladesh Society.
- Do not receive remuneration or additional money from survivors or their family members for case-related purposes.
- Handle relevant legal processes including filing, hearings, bail, custody, attendance, petitions, warrants, DNA-test petitions where needed, investigation-report objections, witness matters, FIRs, medical reports and collection of necessary documents.
Submit Your Application
Submit an updated CV/Resume and Cover Letter/Application Letter by email.
Suggested subject:
Application for Advocate
Qualifications & Experience
- LLB (Hons) in Law and Bangladesh Bar Council Certificate are mandatory; LLM is preferred.
- Must have Cox’s Bazar Court affiliation.
- A master’s degree or specialization in human rights, refugee law or international law is preferred.
- At least 3–5 years of legal practice in civil and criminal matters, preferably involving human rights, refugee law or legal aid.
- Experience working with vulnerable populations, particularly refugees, is highly desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of local laws and procedures; strong legal strategy, judgment, analytical, communication and professional-ethics skills.
- Proficiency in English and Bengali; knowledge of Chittagonian dialects is an advantage.
Apply before the approved closing date shown in the source Job Description.
Core Skills & Competencies
- Professional integrity and confidentiality
- Survivor-/client-centred communication
- Legal analysis and problem solving
- Coordination and stakeholder engagement
- Documentation, reporting and attention to detail
- Ability to work respectfully in diverse humanitarian settings
Advocate
Review the requirements carefully and submit your application using the email stated in the source JD.
Safeguarding, PSEA, Neutrality & Equal Opportunity
The successful candidate is expected to comply with organizational safeguarding, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), confidentiality and code-of-conduct requirements, and to promote a safe environment for community members, colleagues and partners. Pulse Bangladesh Society is committed to equal opportunity, professional neutrality, dignity, non-discrimination, accountability and a respectful workplace. Recruitment decisions should be based on merit and the requirements of the position.
Pulse Bangladesh Society promotes fair, merit-based and inclusive recruitment.
Applicants should not pay any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
