Council for Law Reporting Recruitment for Assistant Law Reporter

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for the Council for Law Reporting Recruitment for Assistant Law Reporter.

The Council for Law Reporting is a statutory body established under the Council for Law Reporting Decree, 1972 (NRCD 64) as amended by PNDC Laws 194 and 234.

The Council for Law Reporting which is officially mandated institution responsible for the publication of the Ghana Law Reports and the Review of Ghana Law.

Job Description

Company: Council for Law Reporting
Location: Ghana
State: Accra
Job type: Full-Time

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Screens and determines the reportablirty of judgements rulings and opinions from the Superior Courts
Proofreads and edits judgements to the required acceptable standards of the Ghana Law Reports
Prepares headnotes of selected judgements of the Superior Courts for publication in the Ghana Law Reports
Screens, reviews and edits articles, critiques and comments of judgements and legislations for publication in the Review of Ghana Law Compiles statutory updates, legal articles. etc for publication in the above-mentioned Journal
Provides input and collates data for the formulation and implementation of editorial policies and guidelines for the Councils publications
Must possess an appreciable level of skill in syntax with a flair for the English language, as well as an ability to do legal research
Must be computer literate

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: