CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – ASSOCIATE (CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – ASSOCIATE (CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION)

The NALSAR University of Law (‘University’) is seeking to engage, on a contractual basis, one Consultant (CLE Associate) for the Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Programme being rolled out by the Fair Trial Programme of The Square Circle Clinic. This is a full-time position based in Delhi/Pune/ Nagpur and the contract will be for one year initially, extendable on a yearly basis at the discretion of the University.

The CLE Associate will play a central role in anchoring the design, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the CLE Programme. The Associate will work closely with the Programme leadership in ensuring high-quality programme delivery and sustained engagement with participating lawyers and mentors. The period of engagement will be for one year and any extension will be subject to the needs of the Programme and availability of funds.

About The Square Circle Clinic:
The Square Circle Clinic is a criminal justice initiative at NALSAR University of Law, with its offices in New Delhi, Pune, Nagpur and Hyderabad. The Square Circle Clinic undertakes pro bono criminal defense of prisoners sentenced to death and also undertrials,, research and public engagement efforts on issues relating to the death penalty, forensics, criminalisation and punishment, prevention of torture, legal aid, and mental health and criminal justice. The founders, leadership group, and the full-time staff members at The Square Circle Clinic earlier carried on the abovementioned criminal justice work as Project 39A and moved to NALSAR in April 2025.

About the programme:
The Fair Trial Programme (“the Programme”) is an opportunity for young lawyers and social workers to work for providing quality legal representation to undertrial prisoners. The Programme works in Nagpur and Pune Central prisons with a group of young professionals (Fellows) to work in collaboration with the State Legal Services Authority towards ensuring fair trial for undertrial prisoners at both pre-trial and trial stages. The twin goals of the programme are to reduce the under trial population in prisons and to work towards strengthening the legal aid system in Maharashtra. The programme has its offices in Pune and Nagpur.

The CLE Programme on Criminal Defence Practice seeks to build a cadre of competent, socially conscious, and skilled criminal defence lawyers practicing at the trial court level, particularly from non-elite and underrepresented backgrounds. The programme combines immersive learning, mentorship, casework supervision, and interdisciplinary engagement to strengthen the quality of criminal defence
representation and access to justice.