General Background

GRC is an international law foundation established in 2013, dedicated to promoting accountability and strengthening justice systems through the application of international law. With ongoing operations in some of the world’s most complex legal and security environments, Global Rights Compliance continues to provide specialized legal expertise, policy solutions, and strategic advisory services to uphold justice and strengthen the rule of law globally.

About the Team

In Pakistan, GRC works with local and international partners to strengthen labour rights accountability in the garment sector by empowering workers through awareness-raising sessions, community building, and tailored legal aid. Over the past two years, legal aid centres and women workers’ cafes have become key venues for capacity building and support, fostering a “virtuous circle” of empowerment and legal recourse. As a result of the project, workers report feeling safer in voicing concerns and seeking assistance. This shift in worker confidence marks a significant step toward ensuring justice in high-risk areas by building community trust and resilience against rights abuses.

We are seeking a Business & Human Rights Legal Adviser to join our team in Pakistan. The BHR Legal Adviser is responsible for assisting with the delivery of project activities with Civil Society Organisations, international garment brands and government actors in the garment and apparel sector in Pakistan. The role carries out legal research for project activities; analysing evidence; drafting and editing legal submissions and legal accountability materials and tools; preparing training/mentorship materials and undertaking preparatory work.

Full / Part-time: Full-time

Duty Station: Pakistan; Lahore, Karachi, or Islamabad

The Role

• Deliver workshops, multi-stakeholder events, and training courses.

• Facilitate meetings and other interactions with relevant stakeholders.

• Conduct legal research and jurisprudence reviews.

• Review legal briefs on business-related human rights violations, access to remedy, documentation, and investigation and support in drafting responses for dissemination.

• Ensure the smooth delivery of all project-related advocacy work, including launch events, roundtable discussions and briefing sessions.

• Support with undertaking regular site visits to field legal aid centres to meet field staff and workers.

• Provide guidance on related international law and regulatory frameworks on business and human rights and associated legislation and link these to Pakistan’s domestic legal system and compliance mechanisms.

• Align with other team members to ensure efficient working streams and timely completion of project deliverables.

• Actively participate in team brainstorming sessions on project implementation strategies bringing local context, stakeholder insights, and practical knowledge of administrative procedures.

Your Background

• 4+ years experience in business and human rights, ideally with considerable knowledge in international human rights, criminal and/or humanitarian law.

• Law degree, admission to the relevant bar and LLM preferred.

• Sound working knowledge of business and human rights laws and regulations on national and regional level.

• Theoretical and/or practical knowledge on international labour rights and the garment and apparel sector.

• Research experience desirable (knowledgeable of Pakistani laws and ideally access to local legal databases/repositories) and familiarity with judicial and administrative complaint mechanisms).

• Practical experience working with a variety of clients including businesses, civil society organisations, and governmental institutions particularly those engaged in labour rights, corporate accountability.

• Able to work on their own initiative and with limited supervision.

• Able to work as part of a multicultural remote team working towards a common goal and respectful of differentiating working approaches.

• Flexible, versatile, and creative and able to work in a changeable & fast-moving environment.

• Capable of spontaneously supporting project deliverables that are not in the defined remit where needed.

• Proactive character, suggesting solutions and approaches, anticipating problems and foresees potential challenges.

• Able to think practically, to break down and pursue the elements required to operationalise a strategy.

• Administratively competent; able to manage competing urgent demands.

• Fluency in English and Urdu, both written and verbal skills.

How to apply

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter (in English) to Application Form - BHR Legal Adviser by 21st November 2025.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.