SALIGAN- Mindanaw is looking for a LAWYER in Davao City

SALIGAN or Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal is a legal-resource non-governmental organization. As an alternative law group, SALIGAN seeks to effect societal change by working towards the empowerment of women, the basic sectors and local communities, through the creative use of the law and legal resources. SALIGAN has three offices – one main office in Metro Manila, and two branches (one in Bicol and one in Mindanaw).

SALIGAN-Mindanaw implements the following programs:
– Moro and Indigenous Peoples
– Peace
– Environment
– Labor
– Local Governance
– Women
– Urban Poor (underprivileged and homeless citizens)
– Peasant (farmers, farmworkers, and fisherfolk)

SALIGAN- Mindanaw is looking for a LAWYER in Davao City

SALIGAN’s work in each of the programs can be divided into the following major activities:

– Alternative legal education and paralegal formation
– Policy work
– Litigation support
– Research and publications

The lawyers’ principal duties and responsibilities are:
– conducting legal literacy trainings to marginalized sectors
– advocating for policies and laws that are pro-poor
– handling cases, particularly precedent-setting in favor of basic sectors
– preparing reports and other written materials
– working with SALIGAN’s partner organizations, institutions and communities
– doing other work which may be required by the organization

Qualifications
– openness to alternative lawyering and developmental work
– keen interest in working with marginalized sectors
– excellence in verbal and written communication skills
– willingness to travel around Mindanao
– computer literacy

Interested persons may send to Atty. Arnold F. De Vera, Executive Director, their letters of application with curriculum vitae. Applications may be sent to the address below:

SALIGAN-Mindanaw
Door 1, 422 Champaca Street
Juna Subdivision
Matina, Davao City 8000

Alternatively, applications can also be sent through email <saligan@saligan.org>, or fax at (082)2984161 on or before July 31, 2012.

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