Job Opportunity (Legal Advisor (2 years tenure on retainership basis))

Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi invites applications for the role of Legal Advisor on 2 years tenure on retainership basis as per the following terms and conditions:

Eligibility Criteria
(Required Educational Qualification/ Experience):

The candidate must:

  1. Be an advocate of High Court and actively practicing as advocate.
  2. Be registered as a Legal Practitioner/Member with Punjab Bar Council.
  3. Possess minimum 5 (five) years experience at High Court level immediately before the last date fixed for the receipt of applications.
  4. Have regular appearance at District Courts/ High Court/ Supreme Court.
  5. Have complete knowledge of Punjab Government Service Rules, University Ordinance, Service Statues/Rules & Regulations and related functioning of university.
  6. Have the ability to pursue cases relating to University before any Court of Law.

CONDITIONS:

  1. Interested Applicants are required to apply online through University website i.e. careers.fjwu.edu.pk and MUST also submit the hard copy of the application form along with required documents.
  2. Appointment shall be made for a period of 2 years tenure on retainership basis.
  3. Only Punjab Domicile holder candidates can apply against the advertised post.
  4. One Set of application with (i) complete bio-data and attested documents including degree, certificates, transcripts, CV and experience certificates, (ii) CNIC, (iii) Domicile, (iv) NOC (if applicable) (v) 2-recent photographs, (v) original receipt of paid challan should reach the office of the Registrar by the due date i.e., April 10, 2026.
  5. Processing fee of Rs. 3,000/- (non-refundable) to be paid via any online banking app using kuickpay on or before April 10, 2026.
  6. Degrees only from HEC recognized university / degree awarding institutions will be considered.
  7. Must provide Active Membership Certificate from the Concerned Bar Associations: District Court, High Court, Supreme Court, along with list of cases from High Court/ Supreme Court for the last 2 years.
  8. Must provide the Bar Council Enrollment Certificate of District Court/ High Court/ Supreme Court.
  9. Monthly retainership fee shall be paid as per the university approved rates after deduction of applicable taxes as per law and No fee shall be charged for tendering advice required by the university in all other issues.
  10. Applicants already working in Government/Semi-Government Organizations/Autonomous Bodies should apply through proper channel by due date and submit updated service certificates issued by their present employer; otherwise, their applications will not be entertained. However, the University may entertain advance copies.
  11. If the candidate who has applied after taking NOC from his parent department / institution / university and got selected in any other department / institution / university during the process of selection, he/she would be required to send immediately an NOC from the new employer, failing which the application will be rejected ab-initio.
  12. Must provide the No inquiry / audit pending certificate from current organization / institution, and from previous employer / organization (if currently left the previous job).
  13. Applications with incomplete documents and received after due date shall not be entertained by any means.
  14. Candidates applying for the posts must enlist the attached documents with signatures.
  15. Foreign degree holders must provide equivalence certificate issued by HEC.
  16. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview. (Decision of the University shall remain binding in all cases). No TA/DA will be paid for interviews.
  17. The University is not responsible if call letters are delayed or not received due to any lapse of courier service/post office/ telephone message.
  18. The University reserves the right to increase/decrease the number of Legal Advisors, not to fill the role, and/or withhold the advisership/withdraw the appointment against any advertised post.
  19. The advisership of Legal Advisor to be terminated by University Administration on one month notice or payment of one month retainership fee at any time.
  20. In case any information provided by the candidate in his/her application form is found to be incorrect or false at any stage, he / she shall be disqualified ab-initio and action will be taken as per rules.
  21. Applications will NOT be processed if:
    1. Both online and hard copies are not submitted by due date.
    2. Documents are incomplete.
    3. Fee is not submitted.
  22. Last Date for Submission of Applications:

Application on prescribed form complete in all respects should reach the Registrar Office by April 10, 2026.

For further information contact: Deputy Registrar Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi. Tel. 051-9292900 Ext 1012/1020 Email: recruitments@fjwu.edu.pk support@fjwu.edu.pk