Assistant Law Reporter at Council for Law Reporting

The Council for Law which is officially mandated institution responsible for the publication of the Ghana Law Reports and the Review of Ghana Law from qualified personnel to fill the following position as Assistant Law Reporter

ASSISTANT LAW REPORTER

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:

• Must have a Degree in Law (LLB/BA Law)
• Applicant must have been called to the Ghana Bar for at least one (1) year
• Must be computer literate

Applicants must have completed statutory National Service