The Bihar Law Department is recruiting for 13 positions, including Additional Advocate General and Additional Standing Counsel. Advocates meeting the eligibility criteria can apply by email, speed post, courier, or hand delivery. The last date for submission is 16 November 2026.
| Post | Vacancies | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Addl. Advocate General | 03 | Fee and other facilities (if any) as determined and notified by the Law Department |
| Additional Standing Counsel | 10 | Fee and other facilities (if any) as determined and notified by the Law Department |
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The Law Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, is looking for advocates to fill 13 law officer posts: 3 Additional Advocate General posts and 10 Additional Standing Counsel posts. These law officers will represent the Government of Bihar in the Supreme Court of India. Advocates who meet the eligibility criteria of the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023 can send their willingness in the prescribed format by email, by speed post or courier, or by hand. The window is 15 working days from the date the notice is published on the Law Department website. Willingness sent after that is not accepted.
The official notification does not specify the application fee, the age limit, the minimum educational qualification or a fixed amount of pay.
The Law Department is a department of the Government of Bihar and is based in Patna. Secretary-cum-Legal Remembrancer Balram Dubey issued this notice. Willingness forms go to the office of the Advocate General, Bihar, at the High Court, Patna.
The notice does not give a fixed amount. Law officers who are engaged receive the fee and any other facilities that the Law Department, Government of Bihar, decides and notifies from time to time.
The notice is open to advocates who are eligible under the criteria fixed in the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023. The notice does not repeat those criteria.
The official notification does not specify the minimum educational qualification.
The willingness format asks for the following details, so candidates should have them ready:
For the full eligibility conditions for each post, see the official notification and the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023.
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Counted from the notice date of 27 October 2026, with only Saturdays and Sundays left out, the 15 working days end on 17 November 2026. Public holidays in between would make the deadline later. The notice says willingness sent after the 15-day period "shall not be entertained".
A Selection Committee set up under Rule 4 of the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023 selects and recommends advocates, and engagement follows that recommendation. Sending a willingness does not give anyone a right to be engaged. All rights over selection and engagement stay with the Law Department, and its decision is final.
Other terms and conditions of the engagement are those set out in the Engagement Rules, 2023, or notified by the Law Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
Documents to send with the willingness:
You must follow the instructions in the format. If you do not, your willingness may not be accepted. You can ask questions at the Law Department or at the office of the Advocate General, Bihar, High Court, Patna, on working days during working hours.
Have a question about this job?
There are 13 posts in total. The notice lists 03 posts of Addl. Advocate General and 10 posts of Additional Standing Counsel.
They will act as law officers of the Government of Bihar in the Supreme Court of India.
Advocates who meet the eligibility criteria of the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023 can apply.
Send it to the office of the Advocate General, Bihar, High Court, Patna. You can email it to [email protected], send it by speed post or courier, or deliver it by hand.
The deadline is 15 working days from the date the notice is published on the Law Department website. Counted from the notice date of 27 October 2026, and leaving out only weekends, that is 17 November 2026.
You need your enrolment certificate, your Bar Association or Bar Council identity card, and copies of your income tax returns for the last three years.
They will receive the fee and any other facilities that the Law Department, Government of Bihar, decides and notifies from time to time.
A Selection Committee set up under Rule 4 of the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023 makes the selection. The Law Department's decision is final.
Yes. Item 7 of the willingness format asks for your AOR number. The form also asks whether you are a designated Senior Advocate.
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...Read More| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Law Department, Government of Bihar, Patna |
| Reference number | 8769, dated 27.10.2026 |
| Posts | Additional Advocate General, Additional Standing Counsel |
| Total vacancies | 13 (3 + 10) |
| Place of work | Supreme Court of India |
| How to apply | Willingness in the prescribed format, sent by email, speed post/courier or by hand |
| Last date | 15 working days from the date of publication on the Law Department website |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice date | 27.10.2026 |
| Last date for willingness | 15 working days from publication on the Law Department website |
| Link | Open |
|---|---|
| Official notification with format (PDF) | Law Department Bihar notice (PDF) |
| Email for willingness | Advocate General, Bihar email |
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The last date to apply is 16 November 2026.
There are 13 vacancies, including 3 for Additional Advocate General and 10 for Additional Standing Counsel.
Advocates must meet the criteria specified in the Bihar Law Officers (Engagement) Rules, 2023.
You can apply by sending your willingness in the prescribed format via email, speed post, courier, or hand delivery.
Applications should be sent to the office of the Advocate General, Bihar, High Court, Patna.
Always verify details on the official notification before applying.
