We are hiring a lawyer

The Women’s Rights House invites to work as an assistant of a lawyer

Position: Assistant of a lawyer

Salary amount: 93,289 AMD, including taxes (excluding taxes: 68,000 AMD) 

Working period: 3 months, depending on the results, with the possibility of extension

Working hours: 10:00-17:00

Location: c. Gyumri

Expected things to do during the work:

• Provide free legal counselling,
• Draw up contracts and agreements, applications, reports, lawsuits and other legal documents,
• If necessary, should present the rights of the beneficiaries in state and law enforcement bodies,
• Conduct legal research on legal issues in the field,
• To conduct an exploration of the documents submitted to the organization and provide legal opinions and conclusions on them,
• To provide the protection of the organization’s beneficiaries by ensuring representation in all necessary state bodies and instances,
• To implement other works within the scope of her responsibilities, according to the assignments by the Employer.

The minimum requirements are:

• Creative thinking and initiative,
• Willingness to learn and high sense of responsibility
• Communication and organizational skills,
• Gender sensitivity to work with beneficiaries, as well as a strong desire to educate oneself and acquire new skills,
• Ability to orientate quickly, to work in a team and independently 
• Respect for the idea of human rights, dignity and equality, willingness to work and readiness in the field of advocacy of ensuring the mentioned values,
• Willingness to share the organization’s vision and values,
• Responsibility and ability to keep deadlines.

Requirements for an assistant of a lawyer:

• Higher legal education (Only those who graduated within the last 5 years are eligible to apply)
• Lack of experience in the professional field,
• Research work, experience in making analysis,
• Possession of computer skills: MS Office, Internet, E-mail,
• Proficient knowledge of Armenian, knowledge of English and Russian is desirable,
• Possession of legal terminology,
• Sense of responsibility and discipline, punctuality, communication skills,
• Ability to work in a team, and work in short deadlines,
• Desire to work with vulnerable groups and gender sensitivity,
• Public speaking skills.

Application procedure:

This vacancy can be applied only by persons living in Gyumri, who correspond to the above-mentioned points.

To apply, please complete the following application by January 31, 2022, inclusive.