join the legal profession and to give them exposure to various facets of
litigation and branches of law and familiarity with Court procedures, the
proposal for appointing Law Clerks-cum-Research Assistants in the High
Court of Karnataka
till 31.01.2012 has been approved by the High Court
and the Government.
Applications are invited from interested candidates for appointment to 31 posts of Law Clerks-cum-Research Assistants on the following terms and conditions:-
1) The Law Clerks-cum-Research Assistants will be attached to the
Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Karnataka and he / she
will assist the Judge not only in the Judicial work but also in
the administrative work.
2) The duties and responsibilities of a Law Clerk-cum-Research
Assistant will include:
(i) Reading of case files, preparation of the case including case
summary and notes and chronology of events;
(ii) Identifying facts and issues and questions that may arise or
may have to be addressed;
(iii) Presence in the Court during the hearing of cases, taking
notes of arguments and citations; (iv) Research work on case law, books and articles for the
purpose of assisting the Judge in the preparation of
judgments; and
(v) Assisting the Judge to prepare speeches and academic
papers.
3) The Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistant will have free access to the
Court Room and Library and also to all materials including
Computers and Internet. If necessary, he / she will be allowed access
to the chamber of the Judge, with the permission of the Judge.
4) The assignment will be from the date of appointment till 31.01.2012.
During the period of assignment the Law Clerk-cum-Research
Assistant will be paid a monthly honorarium of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees
Ten Thousand only).
5) The assignment as Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistant is a full-time
one and during the assignment, the Law Clerk-cum-Research
Assistant will not be entitled to practice as a Lawyer or to take up any
employment. He / she is liable to maintain confidentiality at all
times.
6) The Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistant attached to a particular Judge
will not be entitled to appear before that Judge for a period of one year
during the practice after conclusion of the assignment. He/ she will
not be entitled to appear in any case handled by the Judge to whom he/she was attached, regardless of whether he /she had worked on
that case.
7) Only on satisfactory completion of the assignment, the Law Clerkcum-Research Assistant will be entitled to a Certificate issued by the
High Court of Karnataka certifying that he / she has satisfactorily
completed the assignment as Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistant in
the High Court of Karnataka. The assignment as Law Clerk-cumResearch Assistant will not confer any right or preference for any employment under the High Court or the Government.
For eligibility, applying procedure please refer official advt link of Karnatak High court.
http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in/recruitmentNotifications/lawclerk-2011.pdf
Last date of application submission : 19.08.2011.
