The District Legal Services Authority Amroha, a legal aid body functioning under the National Legal Services Authority framework in Uttar Pradesh, has announced recruitment for Para-Legal Volunteer positions with 19 posts in total. Selected volunteers will help provide free legal information and consultation to poor, disabled, labouring and uneducated people, and take part in legal literacy programmes organised at the district headquarters and tehsil level in Amroha district.
DLSA Amroha Recruitment 2026 - Para-Legal Volunteer Posts
Posted 30 Sept 2026Updated 30 Sept 2026717/2026
Total Vacancies
19
Last Date
30 Sept
Closed
Apply Mode
Offline
Contract
Status
Application Closed
Recruitment status
Applications closed on 30 Sept 2026
- Notification12 Sept
- Applications Open
- Applications Closed30 Sept
About DLSA Amroha Para-Legal Volunteer Recruitment 2026
Job Overview
- Organization
- District Legal Services Authority Amroha
- Advertisement No.
- 717/2026
- Post Name
- Para-Legal Volunteer (District Headquarters Amroha), Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Amroha Sadar) and 2 more
- Job Location
- Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
- Who Can Apply
- Only residents of Uttar Pradesh (Applicants must be local residents of the tehsil or area for which they apply, verified by Aadhaar card, ration card, voter identity card, domicile or an equivalent certificate)
- Job Type
- Contract
- Gender
- All
- Nationality
- Indian
- Tenure
- One year, with up to 20 working days per month, extendable subject to satisfactory performance
Vacancy Breakdown
Para-Legal Volunteer (District Headquarters Amroha)
10
Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Amroha Sadar)
2
Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Naugawan Sadat)
3
Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Hasanpur)
4
Total19
| Post Name | Total |
|---|---|
| Para-Legal Volunteer (District Headquarters Amroha) | 10 |
| Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Amroha Sadar) | 2 |
| Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Naugawan Sadat) | 3 |
| Para-Legal Volunteer (Tehsil Hasanpur) | 4 |
| Grand Total | 19 |
Eligibility Details
Para-Legal Volunteer
The applicant must have passed the Secondary examination and must have good and comprehensive knowledge of reading and writing Hindi in Devanagari script.
| Post | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Para-Legal Volunteer | The applicant must have passed the Secondary examination and must have good and comprehensive knowledge of reading and writing Hindi in Devanagari script. |
Application Fee
All categories
Nil
Selection Process
- 1Interview
Candidates are called for an interview before the District Legal Services Authority, Amroha; no TA or DA is payable for attending it.
- 2Merit
Selection is made on merit after the interview.
- 3Training
Selected candidates must complete the prescribed Para-Legal Volunteer training before being declared successful.
How to Apply
- 1Download the application form from the official Allahabad High Court website.
- 2Fill in the application form with correct personal, educational and contact details.
- 3Attach self-attested copies of the photograph, signature, ID proof and certificates.
- 4Get two character certificates from respectable persons who are not your relatives.
- 5Send the completed form by Speed Post or Registered Post, or submit it in person, to the District Legal Services Authority, Amroha office.
- 6Make sure the application reaches the office before 30 September 2026, 4:00 PM.
- 7Keep a photocopy of the submitted application form for future reference.
Documents to Carry / Upload
•Attested copy of Secondary school marksheet or certificate for date of birth
•Attested copies of educational qualification certificates
•Two character certificates from respectable persons who are not relatives and not older than six months
•Recent passport size photograph signed and pasted on the form
•Self-attested copy of Aadhaar card
•Ration card
•Voter identity card or domicile certificate proving local residence in the tehsil applied for
•Self-attested affidavit declaring no criminal case is pending
Important Details
- The number of posts may be increased or decreased as per requirement.
- No reservation applies to these posts because a Para-Legal Volunteer works voluntarily without any benefit and it is not a government post, though all categories will be given representation as per the scheme.
- Applicants must submit two character certificates issued by respectable persons who are not their relatives and not more than six months old, along with a self-attested affidavit that no criminal case is pending against them.
- Applicants must be mentally and physically fit with no physical defect that would hinder normal service.
- Selected candidates are issued an identity card and paid the prescribed honorarium, and their work is assessed every three months; the engagement may be terminated without prior notice if the National Legal Services Authority winds up the scheme or the assessment is not satisfactory.
- Applications are accepted only by post or in person at the office of the District Legal Services Authority, Amroha, up to 4:00 PM on 30 September 2026, and incomplete applications or those without the required attested certificates will be rejected.
Who Can Apply (Eligible Groups)
- Teachers, including retired teachers
- Retired government servants and senior citizens
- M.S.W. students and teachers
- Anganwadi workers
- Doctors and physicians
- Students and law students, till they enrol as lawyers
- Members of non-political, service oriented NGOs and clubs
- Members of women neighbourhood groups, Maithri Sanghams and other self help groups, including marginalised and vulnerable groups
- Educated persons of good behaviour serving long term sentences in prisons
- Transgender persons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can candidates from outside Uttar Pradesh apply for DLSA Amroha Para-Legal Volunteer posts?
The notification requires applicants to be local residents of the tehsil or area for which they apply, proved by Aadhaar card, ration card, voter identity card or domicile certificate.
Is the Para-Legal Volunteer post a government job?
No. It is a voluntary, contractual engagement for one year and no reservation is applicable to these posts.
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