Govt Job Alert: Ministry of Law and Justice Opens Applications for 12 Legal Consultant Posts

— New Delhi, June 12, 2025 — The Law Commission of India has put out a new call for applications to hire twelve Legal Consultants on a one-year contract basis. This shows how much more research and policy help the commission needs for its current law reform programs.

The circular, which the Department of Legal Affairs under the Ministry of Law and Justice announced on June 4, 2025, shows that the Commission’s project burden would rise significantly. The circular further stresses that the Commission would base its recommendations on expert legal knowledge.

A prior notice from April 15, 2025, asked for just six consultants. The most current notice, however, increases the number of jobs available to comply with the Commission’s increased terms of reference.

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All applicants who have applied in the past must send in their revised applications in the way that has been needed. This will make sure that everyone who applies is treated the same way under the new plan.

The selection method keeps an affirmative action framework by giving out seats. This is done by setting aside two spots for Scheduled Castes, one spot for Scheduled Tribes, six spots for Other Backward Classes, and three spots for people who are not reserved.

A qualified doctor must give a certificate of fitness to anyone who want to be consultants. They must also be Indian citizens who are less than 32 years old by April 30, 2025. Also, they need to have a Bachelor of Laws degree from a school that is legally recognized.

Candidates must be able to undertake competent legal research, speak and write in English well, and be able to use computers to make documents and manage data in order to meet basic requirements.

An LLM degree, past research experience, and published legal papers will make a candidate more appealing. However, the main focus will still be on analytical skills and project-related expertise that is relevant to the Commission’s broad mandate.

The selected consultants would earn a set monthly payment of ₹60,000, but they would not be able to access any regular government benefits like a pension, provident fund, or medical care.

The contract says that the employee must work full-time from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. But the contract lets either side give one month’s notice to end the contract early or extend it.

During the year of the contract, consultants can take a total of eight casual leaves and two limited holidays. After the engagement is over, any leave that has not been used will be lost. Any absence that isn’t permitted might lead to the immediate end of the contract. This shows how important it is for the Commission to be involved in its research process on a frequent basis.

Because of the nature of the commitments, a lot of study and paperwork needs to be done. This involves writing policy briefs, comparative legal evaluations, and background articles. Consultants may also be in charge of setting up and taking part in workshops, stakeholder consultations, and seminars that have to do with the Commission’s plan for changing the law.

The ads stress how important it is for consultants not to take on any other professional work while the contract is in effect. This makes sure that they can focus completely on the things that the Commission is in charge of delivering.

So, the Law Commission of India will hold all of the intellectual property that is created throughout the endeavor. This will help protect the privacy and ownership rights that come with government-funded research.

The Commission has set up a selection committee to oversee the empanelment procedure. This committee will look at the applications and suggest candidates based on how well they meet the project’s requirements and how well they fit the criteria.

Those who have made the cut may have to go through interviews or practical tests to find out if they are appropriate for some research jobs. The Commission’s concentration on contractual consultants is part of a wider trend among government agencies to hire subject matter experts for specific projects in a flexible way without hiring more permanent employees. This helps to make the best use of resources throughout the whole legal reform environment.

The Law Commission of India wants to hire more Legal Consultants so that it may better handle a rising number of law reform issues. Some of these themes are revisions to the Constitution, changes to criminal law, changes to environmental legislation, and changes to digital governance.

This choice was taken at a time when more and more public policy discussions are based on real-world evidence and opinions from a wide range of areas. The Commission is running this larger empanelment campaign to find fresh talent, improve its scholarship, and make well-supported suggestions that might have an impact on how India’s legal system develops in the years to come.