• Manage and support a team in planning, coordination and monitoring activities aimed at enhancing access to justice & legal awareness; • Conduct research to identify areas of intervention to enhance access to justice for marginalized communities including reducing excessive pretrial detention, creation of prison advocacy cells in law schools and institutionalization of pro bono legal services in the country; • Coordinate, participate & document consultations with civil society actors, government and judicial stakeholders & lawyers to identify bottlenecks within the system; & explore efficient solutions for maximum results; • Provide support in conceptualizing initiatives, drafting concept notes, project documents & design, workflows & instituting policy changes;• Liaise with project partners & stakeholders for informing, strengthening and monitoring projects - undertaking field trips to inspect activities & participate in workshops; • Provide technical inputs in implementation of project activities, including course corrections, where required; • Review & provide quality inputs on knowledge products created by project partners as well as for display for public consumption; • Conceptualize conferences on specific issues;• Provide support to team in conducting trainings, including ways of improving the training techniques & toolkit;• Assist in setting up the policy framework for pro bono legal services programme in India including building alliances with relevant partners on the issue; • Undertake research and development of bench books for the judiciary on specific thematic issues including through consultations with stakeholders; • Provide regular & timely support in development of annual work plans, finance commission documents etc.

As Project Officer with the Access to Justice project, I am responsible for providing technical legal input and assistance to the Project Manager in implementing the Project activities as per the approved UNDP Work Plan.Specific work responsibilities include: • Providing technical inputs in project activities with focus on working planning, coordinating and monitoring the project outcomes.• Developing the Annual Work Plan in consultation with the Project Manager, leading dialogue with project partners and relevant stakeholders. • Managing Project Fund including sending out request for proposals; shortlisting proposals as per laid down criteria and place them before the Selection Committee. • Initiating dialogue with relevant state agencies (including ministries, legal services authorities, judicial academies and civil society partners) to foster strategic partnerships and identify key areas of intervention for impact and scale.• Providing substantive inputs to partners regarding access of justice including development knowledge products and facilitating knowledge building and sharing. • Undertaking field visits to track progress made in implementation of the Project and take corrective action as required. • Participating in the periodic review meetings and discussions related to project implementation, monitoring and follow-up. • Assisting in preparation of quarterly and annual reports to be submitted to Department of Justice and UNDP. • Representing the project nationally and internationally.

Current research focus on "Pretrial Detention in India"Job responsibilities include:Research & Analysis• Organize and undertake field and desk research for information-gathering, fact-finding, analysis and assessment of relevant human rights concerns, including responding to opportunistic or short-term social, legal or political developments on the thematic area.• Write or contribute to the drafting of timely and effective reports, briefings, position papers, correspondence, action materials, press releases, and other internal and external documents in order to implement AI India’s agreed strategies for human rights change.• Create powerful, innovative and accessible verbal/written/audio-visual research content and communication that will reach out to different audiences (including media, politicians industry, and civil society) in order to persuade them to take human rights action for positive change.Networking and Partnerships• Identify and maintain effective working relationships with partners in and outside of the organization—such as rights activists, partner organizations, members of legal and other professions—to optimize information gathering and verification for research.• Represent AI India in the field on the specific thematic area along with the Research Manager, including to governmental, inter-governmental and other public forums and officials; partner organizations and the media.Project Management• Co-ordinate and collaborate with colleagues across various departments including campaigners, media and advocacy and fund-raising teams to ensure that the research findings and recommendations inform all strategies in order to achieve the desired human rights impact on the ground.• Assist the Research Manager in the monthly monitoring of budget costs and expenditure during the project implementation phase.• Update project information/management systems regularly and ensure proper and timely documentation and archiving of project records.

• Extensive work on the last Trial Judgement of the Tribunal – The Prosecutor v. Augustin Ngirabatware.• Legal research and drafting legal memorandums for the Bench and Legal Officers on specific topics including Law on Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, Law on Alibi and Joint Criminal Enterprise.• Drafting, revising, editing, cite-checking, and compiling information for various sections of the Judgement.• Compilation of evidence through detailed analysis of witness testimonies and Prosecution and Defence pleadings.• Assistance in the final editing of the Judgement.

Areas of Study: Public International Law International Human Rights Law, International Refugee Law, Foreign Affairs & Peace building.

 Provided comprehensive legal advisory and litigation services. Background and experience in handling matters relating to Constitutional, Human Rights, Arbitration, Contract, Competition and Consumer Laws. Drafted legal representations and pleadings along with regular appearances before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, Competition Commission, Consumer Fora and other Tribunals. Handled Briefs and assisted Senior Counsels in various matters before the Supreme Court of India and High Court of Delhi.