EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Law Development Centre (LDC) invites applications from suitably qualified candidates
(Ugandans) to fill the vacant positions below, tenable at the LDC Mbale campus.
Job Title: Assistant Lecturer
Reports to: Head Postgraduate Legal Studies & Legal Aid
Salary grade: N/a
Type of Contract: Part time (1 year), renewable
Duty Station / No. of vacancies: Mbale campus - 20
Job Purpose:
To teach the prescribed subject and offer professional advice to students in the allocated
subject(s).
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Teaching the prescribed subject or subjects.
2. Setting and marking examinations.
3. Marking Individual Assessments.
4. Presiding over moots.
5. Invigilation of examinations.
6. Meeting with and advising students.
7. Supervising students during clerkship and writing clerkship reports.
8. Attending pre-teaching meetings.
9. Any other relevant duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience:
i. Bachelor of Laws- LLB (Hon) degree.
ii. Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.
iii. Masters in Law- LLM shall be an added advantage.
iv. Must be an enrolled Advocate of the High Court of Uganda.
v. At least six (6) years’ work experience as a private or public legal practitioner.
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Key Competencies:
i. The ability to conduct research and publish well researched materials.
ii. Creativity and innovativeness.
iii. He/she should be a person of high integrity.
iv. The ability to produce quality results within set deadlines.
v. Effective communication and interpersonal relations skills.
vi. He/she should be a team player.
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed and up to date CVs, certified
copies of academic transcripts and certificates and any other supporting documents, day time
telephone contacts and addresses of two referees (including the current employer where
applicable) to:
The Secretary / Head, Human Resource and Administration,
Law Development Centre,
P. O. Box 7117, Kampala.
Applications should be hand delivered to the LDC reception at Kampala, Mbarara, Lira campus,
or at Mbale Court View Hotel reception, or soft copy sent by email to: hr@[Link]
Deadline: Monday 15th April, 2024 by 5:00pm
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted