What are the duties of a Grade II Legal Aid Assistant? What are the professional and operational competence standards of a Grade II Legal Aid Assistant in Vietnam?
What are duties of Grade II Legal Aid Assistant in Vietnam?
According to Clause 1 Article 6 of Circular 05/2022/TT-BTP, the duties of Grade II Legal Aid Assistant are as follows:
Grade II Legal Aid Assistant - Code: V02.01.01
1. Duties
a) Providing legal aid in accordance with the law on legal aid;
b) Assessing the quality of legal aid cases handled by Grade II Legal Aid Assistant, Grade III Legal Aid Assistant, and other legal aid practitioners assigned by the Leader of the State Legal Aid Center;
c) Evaluating the effectiveness of legal aid cases in litigation to determine the success of litigation involvement by Grade II Legal Aid Assistant, Grade III Legal Aid Assistant, and other legal aid practitioners as assigned;
d) Researching, developing, or organizing the implementation of documents, programs, and legal aid plans; participating in the development of documents, programs, and legal aid plans as assigned;
dd) Organizing the editing or participating in the composition of training programs and materials on legal aid skills;
e) Organizing or participating in the training and guidance of legal aid skills for Grade III Legal Aid Assistant and other legal aid practitioners;
g) Performing other tasks as assigned.
Thus, the duties of Grade II Legal Aid Assistant include:
- Providing legal aid in accordance with the law on legal aid;
- Assessing the quality of legal aid cases handled by Grade II Legal Aid Assistant, Grade III Legal Aid Assistant, and other legal aid practitioners assigned by the Leader of the State Legal Aid Center;
- Evaluating the effectiveness of legal aid cases in litigation to determine the success of litigation involvement by Grade II Legal Aid Assistant, Grade III Legal Aid Assistant, and other legal aid practitioners as assigned;
- Researching, developing, or organizing the implementation of documents, programs, and legal aid plans; participating in the development of documents, programs, and legal aid plans as assigned;
- Organizing the editing or participating in the composition of training programs and materials on legal aid skills;
- Organizing or participating in the training and guidance of legal aid skills for Grade III Legal Aid Assistant and other legal aid practitioners;
- Performing other tasks as assigned.
What are the duties of Grade II Legal Aid Assistant? What are the standards of professional competence for Grade II Legal Aid Assistant in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What are the standards of professional competence for Grade II Legal Aid Assistant?
According to Clause 2 Article 6 of Circular 05/2022/TT-BTP on the standards of professional competence for Grade II Legal Aid Assistant:
Grade II Legal Aid Assistant - Code: V02.01.01
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2. Standards of professional competence
a) Mastering and being capable of applying the guidelines, policies of the Communist Party, and the laws of the State in legal aid work;
b) Possessing knowledge and understanding of the legal system and in-depth expertise in the field of law assigned;
c) Proficiently performing legal aid tasks; effectively implementing legal aid activities;
d) Confirmed by the Legal Aid Department to have successfully handled at least one litigation case;
dd) Capable of guiding professional skills, legal aid skills for Grade III Legal Aid Assistant and other legal aid practitioners;
e) Basic IT skills, proficiency in a foreign language or a minority language required for public employees working in minority areas, depending on job requirements;
g) Public employees applying for or being considered for promotion to Grade II Legal Aid Assistant must have held the position of Grade III Legal Aid Assistant or equivalent for a total of at least 9 years (108 months), of which the time holding the position of Grade III Legal Aid Assistant is at least 1 year (12 months), up to the deadline for submitting application or consideration for promotion.
Thus, Grade II Legal Aid Assistant must meet the standards of professional competence as stipulated above.
What are the training and education standards for Grade II Legal Aid Assistant in Vietnam?
According to Article 4 of Circular 05/2022/TT-BTP, the training and education standards include:
Standards of training and education
1. Have a bachelor's degree in law or higher;
2. Have a certificate of graduation in lawyer training or be exempted from lawyer training;
3. Have a certificate verifying the results of legal aid practice or a certificate of results of training in law practice, except for Legal Aid Assistants who have been appointed according to the Legal Aid Law 2006 or are exempted from legal aid practice pursuant to the law.
Thus, Grade II Legal Aid Assistant must meet the following training and education standards:
- Have a bachelor's degree in law or higher;
- Have a certificate of graduation in lawyer training or be exempted from lawyer training;
- Have a certificate verifying the results of legal aid practice or a certificate of results of training in law practice, except for Legal Aid Assistants who have been appointed according to the Legal Aid Law 2006 or are exempted from legal aid practice pursuant to the law.
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