Law Clerks at High Court of Bombay [64 Seats, Salary 65K]: Apply by Jan 29

About High Court of Bombay

The High Court of Bombay is the high court of the states of Maharashtra and Goa in India, and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. It is seated primarily at Mumbai, and is one of the oldest high courts in India.

About the Opportunity

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for preparing Select Lists of candidates to be appointed as ‘Law Clerk’, on contract basis, for a period of one year from the date of appointment, on the establishment of the High Court of Bombay and its Bench offices at Nagpur and Aurangabad, as per the following:

Eligibility Criteria  

The following categories of applicants shall be eligible to apply for selection as Law Clerks :

• Fresh Law Graduates who have passed the final LLB Examination in the first attempt with a minimum of 55% marks or Candidates possessing a Post Graduate Degree in Law.
• The High Court may consider giving preference to candidates holding a Post Graduate Degree in Law.
• Candidates must have basic knowledge in the use of Computers/Laptop and software relating to case laws.
• The candidates must not be less than 21 years of age or more than 30 years of age, on the date of application.

Honorarium of Law Clerks 

Each Law Clerk may be paid a consolidated amount of Rs. 65,000/- per month as Stipend/Honorarium for his/her assignment, or such amount as may be prescribed from time to time by the Government. 

Law Clerks shall not be entitled to any other allowances and shall not be treated or deemed to be in the regular employment of the High Court. 

Period 

All Law Clerks will be ad-hoc appointees on a contractual basis for a period of one year. 

Last Date to Submit

29/01/2025 till 5.00 p.m

Procedure for Submitting Applications

The candidature of each applicant should be recommended by the Principals of any of the institutions from where they pursued the LL.B/LL.M.

In the alternative, the applicants may be recommended by: 

For Principal Seat at Bombay:-

• the President of the Bombay Bar Association; or
• the President of the Advocates Association of Western India; or
• the President of the Incorporated Law Society

For Bench at Nagpur the President, High Court Bar Association, Nagpur.

For Bench at Aurangabad the President, High Court Bar Association, Aurangabad

For Bench at Panaji-Goa. the President, High Court Bar Association, Panaji-Goa

The Principals of the respective institutions or, as the case may be, the respective Presidents of the Bar Associations should follow objective and transparent criteria in recommending applicants in order to ensure that candidates have an equal opportunity to apply for selection.

* (Note:- Candidates are hereby directed to show the aforesaid clause ‘C’ to their respective college for their recommendation).

The application form is here and brochure is here.