Justice Project Pakistan (JPP)

Section 1: Basic Information

Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) is a non-profit organization based in Lahore that has been working since 2010. Their areas of work include:

Death Penalty
Overseas Pakistani Prisoners
Police Torture Victims
Mentally Ill Prisoners
Juvenile Offenders

JPP investigates, advocates, educates, and litigates, building public and political support as well as legal precedents that will lead to systemic reform of the criminal justice system in Pakistan. The organization’s work combines strategic litigation, fierce domestic and international public and policy advocacy campaigns, and building the capacity of stakeholders who can improve the representation and treatment of individuals at risk of execution. They have four different campaigns focused on Torture, Prisoner Justice day, Death Penalty day, Migrants day

Section 2: Structure of the Firm

The organization has separate operations, human resources, and finance department. Its team consists of almost 28 people.

Section 3: Hiring Mechanism

JPP’s hiring mechanism is the same for internships and other positions. The candidates are required to share their CVs which are shortlisted for interviews by HR. A sample research draft is also required. After the initial shortlisting final selection is made based on interviews conducted by HR and Legal teams. Vacancies are advertised through social media, word-of-mouth, career fare and approaching LUMS Law school. JPP prefers to hire LUMS students and Graduates.

Internship:JPP has a rigorous six weeks long internship program. The internship is unpaid. Final-year students are preferred for the internship program. Internships are usually offered only in the summer. Interns are assigned to specific projects. JPP makes weekly plans for their responsibilities and they perform the same duties as the lawyers/advocacy officers in the organization. The interns are required to write initial drafts of mercy petitions, prepare training manuals after consulting different stakeholders, visit courts and clients and accompany the lawyers for jail visits.

Law Graduates:Law graduates are hired in different positions including Case Work Lawyer and Advocacy Officer. Their hiring is done on a project-to-project basis. The candidates who have previously done internships with the organization are considered for jobs. JPP does not bifurcate based on designation/title, however, they have some hierarchy for internal reference. JPP did not disclose their salary range, they mentioned that their salaries are market competitive.