Supreme court Engagement of Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates
on short-term contractual assignment:
Last date for Applying Online: 30.04.2023 (2400 Hrs)
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Apply for a job at Supreme court: Online applications are invited in terms of “Scheme for Engaging Law
Clerk-cum-Research Associates on Short-Term Contractual Assignment in the
Supreme Court of India- April 2023” for preparation of a panel of suitable
candidates for engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates in the Supreme
Court of India purely on contractual assignment initially on a consolidated
remuneration of Rs. 80,000/- per month for the assignment term 2023-2024.
The selection will be made subject to fulfillment of the following essential
qualifications and other eligibility conditions. It is made clear that the
engagement as Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate is a full time assignment,
purely contractual in nature. It will not confer any right on the selected
candidates to claim regular appointment/continuance in service in the
Supreme Court of India. Further, such engagement may be terminated by the
Registry at any point of time with prescribed notice. A Law Clerk will not
accept any other assignment during their assignment term as Law Clerk.
They shall not practise as an Advocate in any Court of Law during the course
of their assignment term as Law Clerks.
Essential Qualifications:-
(i) The candidate must be a Law Graduate (before taking up the assignment as
Law Clerk) having a Bachelor Degree in Law (including Integrated Degree
Course in Law) from any School/College/University/Institution established
by law in India and recognized by the Bar Council of India for enrolment as
an Advocate.
(ii) The candidate studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law
Course or the third year of the Three-Year Law Course after graduation in
any stream will also be eligible to apply, subject to furnishing proof of
acquiring Law qualification before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk-
cum-Research Associate.
(iii) The candidate must have research and analytical skills, writing abilities, and
knowledge of computers, including retrieval of desired information from
various search engines/processes such as e-SCR, Manupatra, SCC Online,
LexisNexis, Westlaw etc.
Age Limit:
The candidate must not be below the age of 20 years and above 30 years as
on the final date for registration for the Law Clerks exam i.e., 30.04.2023.
Method of selection:
The selection process shall be conducted in three phases: Part I- Multiple
Choice Based Questions, testing the candidates’ ability to understand and apply
the law, and comprehension skills; Part II- Subjective Written Examination,
covering writing and analytical skills; Part III- Interview by individual Judges.
Details of the Pattern of Examination, Minimum Qualifying Standards, Terms and
Conditions of contractual assignment are given in the “Scheme for Engaging Law
Clerk-cum-Research Associates on Short-Term Contractual Assignment in the
Supreme Court of India-April 2023” available on the website of the Supreme
Court of India, i.e. www.sci.gov.in.
Choice of Test Centre:
Part I and Part II shall be conducted on the same day in two sessions at
twenty three centers across India i.e. Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar,
Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad,
Imphal, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune, Raipur,
Ranchi, Srinagar, Thiruvananthapuram and Visakhapatnam. A break of two hours
shall be provided to candidates between the conducting of Parts I and II. The
number of test centers may be increased or decreased, subject to the number of
applications received and as per directions of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India or
the Committee of Hon’ble Judges on Law Clerks.
Registration of application and payment of fee:
Eligible candidates are required to apply online for which the link will be
provided through Supreme Court website, www.sci.gov.in.
The application will be
accepted through online registration only which is to start from 09.04.2023 at
00:00 Hours. Candidates will be required to pay Application/Test Fee of Rs.500/-
plus bank charges, if applicable, through online mode only. Fee shall not be accepted in any other form. No postal application shall be accepted. The fee shall
be paid online through Payment Gateway provided by UCO Bank.
Closing Date for online applications:
The starting date for online registration of application is 09.04.2023 at 00:00
Hours and last date thereof is 30.04.2023 at 24:00 Hours.
General Instructions:
(1) The applicants would be admitted to the Written Test on the basis of the
information furnished by them in their application form. They are, therefore,
advised to ensure that they fulfill all eligibility conditions before applying.
If any candidate is found to have given false information or does not fulfill
any of the eligibility conditions, the candidature of such applicant would be
cancelled and no correspondence in this regard would be entertained.
(2) Issuance of Admit Card for the examination will NOT confer any right for
selection.
(3) The candidates should scan his/her signatures and photograph having 5 cm
height and 3.8 cm width (50 kb) in JPG format for uploading the same at
relevant space on the online application.
(4) The candidates should fill up the required data in the application and make
online fee payment in accordance with the instructions displayed on the link
provided for the purpose.
(5) On submitting application online, a candidate will get a preview of
application with Application Number. The candidates are advised to get a
printout of the filled up application for their record.
(6) The candidate should retain his/her Application Number carefully for
generation of admit card/call letter and for any other information regarding
Written Test/Interview etc.
(7) APPLICATIONS WHICH DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE
INSTRUCTIONS SHALL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.
(8) All rights regarding the contractual engagement of Law Clerks are reserved
with the Competent Authority, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
(9) Final engagement will be subject to the candidate(s) fulfilling the eligibility
conditions, verification of their academic certificates and other required
formalities.
