FRESHERS JOB | Law Assistant At Patna High Court: Apply by June 21

About the Patna High Court

The Patna High Court is the High Court of the state of Bihar. It was established on 9 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915. The court is based in Patna, the administrative capital of the state of Bihar, India.

About the opportunity

Online applications are invited from eligible candidates for engagement to the 16 posts of Law Assistants on contract basis in the High Court of Judicature at Patna by the way of ‘Selection through Advertisement’ under the relevant Clauses of the ‘Revised Scheme for Engagement of Law Assistants in the High Court of Judicature at Patna, 2021’

Eligibility

(i) Nationality- A candidate for engagement to the post of Law Assistant must be a citizen of India.
(ii) Character :- The character of a candidate must be such as to render suitable in all respect for engagement in the service in the High Court. The decision of the Appointing Authority in this regard shall be final.
Note – Person terminated/ dismissed by the Government or by a Local Authority or a Corporation owned or controlled by the Government or convicted of serious offences (other than those punishable with only fine) by Court of law will be deemed to be ineligible for the engagement.
(iii) Age limit :- A candidate applying for engagement as Law Assistant must not be below 18 years of age as on the 1st January, 2022.
(iv) Minimum Educational Qualifications :- Applications are invited from candidates who are :-
Law Graduates/ Post Graduates from a University/ College recognized by Bar Council of India shall be eligible to apply/ serve as Law Assistant provided that the applicant has passed LL.B/ LL.M examination within two years from the
date of detailed advertisement. Also, their candidature must be recommended by a designated Senior Advocate of this Court or by the Head of the last Law School/ College/ University attended by him/her. or

A final year Law student pursuing 03 year/ 05 year Law Course shall also be eligible to apply for the post of Law Assistant subject to production of provisional degree certificate on the date of his/ her interview for being considered for selection. Such applicants will have to submit/ upload copies of marksheet/ gradesheet attested by Head/ Dean/ Director of institution/ department of last preceding year (2nd year/ 4th year) along with their application forms.

Application procedure

Willing candidates may apply online through the link provided on the official website i.e. www.patnahighcourt.gov.in only after payment of an application fee of Rs. 250/- only (Rupees Two hundred and Fifty only). The application fee once paid shall not not be refunded under any circumstances. The link shall remain active from 01.06.2022 to 23.06.2022 till 23:55 hrs., after which the link shall be disabled. However, should a candidate fail to submit the application online on account of a technical glitch, the candidate shall be at liberty to submit the application, duly filled in the word processing format through speed post within two days of the closure of the link i.e. till 25.06.2022. The application submitted through speed post must contain all duly attested copies of required certificate along with a proof that their applications were not accepted through online mode on account of a technical issue. They must enclose a Demand Draft of the requisite examination fee issued in favour of the Registrar General, Patna High Court, payable at Patna.