• 12 Mar 2026
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Manager, Nyaaya Kannada

About Nyaaya

Nyaaya provides simple, actionable and contextual legal information to help people from underserved communities understand their rights and solve their day to day legal problems. We do this in multiple formats and languages, through our open access website, and with the help of our network of community based organisations, our Samvidhaan Fellows, and our Access to Justice Network of law students and volunteers.

Description of position

Nyaaya is looking for an experienced lawyer to manage the Samvidhaan Fellowship in Karnataka. We are looking for someone who is passionate about changing the way citizens interact with the law. They should be fluent in Kannada, experience in litigation in Karnataka, plan and implement collaborative projects with governmental and non-governmental organisations in Karnataka. This role will primarily support the implementation of the Karnataka Fellowship programme, including overseeing community engagement, outreach, grievance redressal and litigation and documentation of our work in Karnataka.

Responsibilities

Your primary task will be to support, guide, and engage fellows, including contributing to training sessions, content review, and coordination related to fellowship activities including overseeing legal help desks and litigation. This includes:

  • Supporting the day-to-day functioning of the Karnataka Fellowship by assisting with fellows’ onboarding, orientation, and ongoing engagement during the fellowship period
  • Undertaking outreach to identify and build partnerships with local organisations, legal aid providers, community groups, and collectives to strengthen the fellowship and ensure a steady flow of work for the Fellows.
  • Working with fellows and community members to identify legal issues on the ground and support the creation of relevant legal information and resources.
  • Creating content for campaigns (both online and offline) and working with the Access to Justice Lead and Karnataka Fellowship Manager to ensure reach of Nyaaya’s content.
  • Coordinating with Nyaaya team and Samvidhaan Fellows to ensure timely responses on Ask Nyaaya Whatsapp Helpline.
  • Facilitating connections between community members and appropriate legal aid or support mechanisms, including coordination with partner organisations where required.
  • Planning, finalising and implementing collaborations with governmental and non-governmental organisations in Karnataka.
  • Supporting the documentation of the fellowship, including reports, case studies, community stories, and content reflecting the work and learnings of the fellowship.

Requirements

Essential

  • At least five years of litigation experience in Karnataka.
  • Fluency (particularly, in writing) in Kannada and English is mandatory for this role.
  • Strong research and writing skills.
  • Ability to take ownership of a project and manage end-to-end execution.
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional team.

Desirable

  • Previous experience in Kannada research and content writing.
  • Experience working on fellowship programmes, community-based initiatives, or grassroots legal projects will be an added advantage.

What’s in it for you?

  • Working in a small dynamic team where equal importance is given to different functions across tech, content, design, and marketing.
  • Working with grassroots organizations to scale impact and be a part of the change to enable the citizen to access services and understand their rights.
  • A non-hierarchical work environment, and opportunities to ideate solutions and execute them.
  • Make a positive impact in transforming the relationship between the law and the people interacting with it.

Location and Remuneration

  • This position is based out of Bengaluru.
  • Remuneration will be competitive, in line with experience and existing structure at Nyaaya.

Method of Application

Interested candidates should apply through our online portal and must submit the following documents merged into one document:

  • Latest Curriculum Vitae (CV) in not more than two A4 pages;
  • 1 original writing sample in Kannada of not more than 1000 words;
  • A cover letter on why you want to work with Nyaaya and your thoughts on the work.

Please ensure that the file is titled “FirstName LastName_Application for Position Name” and is uploaded as a single PDF file under the field of ‘Additional Documents’.

The deadline to submit the application is 12 April 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Queries may only be sent through e-mail, titled ‘Samvidhaan Fellowship Nyaaya Karnataka Manager_Name (Date)’, addressed to kanav@nyaaya.in

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Apply here

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