The Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI), a public service
project of the American Bar Association, is currently seeking experienced
attorneys for the following positions. Unless noted, the positions are
based in the capital city and require a twelve-month commitment. The start
dates are noted in parentheses.
CEELI considers attorneys for long-term positions with a minimum of five
years of legal experience in the United States, U. S. bar membership, high
level of energy and initiative, strong interpersonal skills, and
demonstrated legal expertise in the substantive area of the position.
International experience and foreign language skills are preferred, but not
required. All participants over 2 months receive a generous support
package that covers travel, housing, general living, and business expenses.
In-country foreign language training, medical evacuation insurance and
reimbursement for medical insurance premiums are also included.
To receive an application/information packet, please contact our Liaison
and Legal Specialist Department, e-mail ceeli@abanet.org, or download the
form from www.abanet.org/intlegalreform , or by phone: 1-800-98CEELI or
(202) 662-1754, by fax: (202) 662-1597 or visit our website
http://www.abanet.org/ceeli.
LONGTERM POSITIONS (around 12 months, in alphabetical order)
ADVOCACY TRAINING PROGRAM LEGAL SPECIALIST - Russia (October 2002)
* Develop a curriculum to train Russian advocates the skills they
will need to participate in Russian criminal jury trials.
* Development of basic skills and follow-up seminars for more
advanced skills training, including interviewing a client, preparing a
witness, opening statement, closing argument, preserving issues for appeal,
case investigation, how to work with evidence, etc.
* Prefer experience with developing new programs, especially CLE
type advocacy training.
* Must have training experience,
* Good interpersonal skills also preferred, because position
entails staff development and skills transfers.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bulgaria (August 2002, 9
months)
* Prefer experience as a mediator and with mediation training
experience.
* Work with the Ministry of Justice ADR task force to develop and
implement a framework to support the introduction of ADR in Bulgaria. Work
includes providing technical assistance to task force (advising on the
development of civil procedure code amendments or a law on mediation,
developing ethics rules for mediators, developing public education campaign
on mediation, etc.), assisting with implementation of pilot court related
mediation programs in Plovdiv and Sofia.
* Assisting with the development of private ADR centers around the
country. Providing mediation skills training to attorneys and other
individuals who will provide mediation services for private centers and
court affiliated programs.
* Work with the Ministry of Labor on the development of a Labor
Conciliation Institute, modeled after the US Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service. Responsibilities include providing technical
assistance to MOL with developing the institutional infrastructure for the
Institute, helping develop and implement a public awareness campaign on
labor mediation, and training mediators who will service the Institute.
COMMERCIAL LAW LIAISONS - Bulgaria (August 2002)
* Coordinate commercial law related CEELI activities in the host
country.
* Identify, develop, and implement technical legal assistance
projects in partnership with the local legal community and government
representatives.
* Organize interactive training workshops on topics such as
banking law, bankruptcy, and intellectual property.
* Manage legal reform programs focusing on continuing legal
education, bar development, and judicial reform.
CRIMINAL LAW LIAISONS
* Coordinate criminal law related activities in the host country.
* Organize interactive training workshops for prosecutors, judges,
and defense attorneys on topics such as the drafting and implementation of
modern criminal justice legislation, supervision of investigations,
individual rights, white collar crime, political corruption, organized
crime, and jury trial procedures
Armenia (August 2002) Moldova (April 2003)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (August 2002) Russia (April 2003)
Bulgaria (April 2003) Slovakia (October 2002)
Georgia (August 2002) Ukraine (June 2003)
Yugoslavia-Montenegro (August 2002) Uzbekistan (October 2002)
GENDER ISSUES LEGAL SPECIALISTS - Serbia (June 2003), Russia (September
2002)
* Conduct training workshops on domestic violence, sexual assault,
and trafficking for the purpose of prostitution.
* Develop training programs on gender related employment issues,
including sexual harassment and discrimination.
* Assist non-governmental and government organizations in legal
literacy initiatives relating to women's legal rights.
* Help to develop legal clinics to assist the victims of domestic
violence and gender discrimination.
* Provide guidance in the development and strengthening of women's
bar associations.
* Prefer experience with domestic violence prevention, solid
background in trafficking issues.
* For the Russia position, Russian language is a plus.
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING LEGAL SPECIALISTS - Tajikistan (September 2002).
* Assist the parliaments in the drafting and revising of
legislation.
* Organize interactive training workshops for parliamentary staff
on issues such as public hearings, legislative drafting procedures, and
legislatures' role in enforcing and implementing laws.
* Assist in strengthening the legislative drafting centers
throughout Central Asia.
* Work with parliamentarians and NGOs to provide training in
gauging and utilizing public sentiment and developing mass media relations.
* Manage legal reform programs focusing on bar association
development and judicial reform.
REGIONAL TRADE LAW LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bulgaria (6-12 months, TBD)
* Initiate programs to improve trade throughout Southeastern
Europe.
* Help to draft trade legislation.
* Assist in the development of a free trade zone.
RULE OF LAW LIAISONS
* Coordinate CEELI rule of law related activities in the host
country.
* Identify, develop, and implement technical legal assistance
projects in partnership with the host country's legal community and
government representatives.
* Organize interactive training workshop on topics such as
creating an independent judiciary, drafting ethics codes, revising
administrative procedures, and developing judicial training programs.
* Manage legal reform programs focusing on continuing legal
education, law practice management, and bar development for one year.
Albania (February 2003 and July 2003) Belgrade, Serbia (June 2003)
Armenia (May 2003 and August 2002) Nis, Serbia (June 2003)
Azerbaijan (April 2003 and September 2003) Tajikistan (January
2003)
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina (January 2003) Turkmenistan (June
2003)
Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina (January 2003) Ukraine (January
2003)
Oskemen/Almaty, Kazakhstan (November 2002) Ferghana/Tashkent,
Uzbekistan (January 2003)
Astana, Kazakhstan (October 2002) Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Sept 2002
and May 2003)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (January 2003) Yugoslavia-Kosovo (June 2003 and
February 2003)
Osh, Kyrgyzstan (December 2002) Yugoslavia-Montenegro (April
2003)
Moldova (April 2003)
Samara, Russia (Fall 2002)
SHORTER TERM POSITIONS (less than 1 year, in alphabetical order)
AIRPORT CONCESSIONS LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bulgaria (1-2 weeks Winter/Spring
2002)
* Assist Ministry of Transport officials in developing
concessioning procedures.
* Conduct training on these procedures.
CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST - Georgia (January 2003)
COURT ADMINISTRATION LEGAL SPECIALIST - Slovakia (6-8 months, Aug 2002)
* Assist in implementing court management, administration reforms
at sights around the country based on a model developed and tested this
past year.
COURT ADMINISTRATION LEGAL SPECIALIST - Romania (7-8 months, Aug 2002)
* The primary substantive focus of the position will be working
with a pilot court in Bucharest that is testing case and court management
reforms.
* Oversee the development of forms and new administrative
practices to streamline case processing, development of a system for
evaluating reforms and coordinate computerization of the court with the
court and the EU.
* The project includes a focus on increasing public understanding
of the courts through outreach and media initiatives.
* Oversight of our initiative to develop the institutional
infrastructure and programming of three judges associations.
* Work with the judges associations and the MOJ to develop and
implement reforms to respond to issues raised by the CEELI JRI.
CRIMINAL LAW LEGISLATIVE LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bosnia (Multiple 2-4 month
positions, August 2002)
* Assist, through providing drafting support, in the development
and adoption of new criminal justice laws.
* Current program focuses include criminal procedure and
substantive criminal law provisions, including money laundering,
trafficking in persons, plea bargaining, witness protection, and
anticorruption.
* Significant legislative drafting experience, preferably of
criminal justice or related legislation.
* Criminal law practice desirable but not necessary
* Must be available for at least 6 weeks
* 2-4 month availability highly preferable.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT LEGAL SPECIALIST - Kyrgyzstan
EUROPEAN ATTORNEYS LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bulgaria (2 weeks, 2002)
* Work with Supreme Bar Council working groups on the revision of
the Attorneys Act.
* Prefer experience with European Union regulations governing the
legal profession.
LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL SPECIALIST - Tashkent, Uzbekistan (3-4 months
beginning Fall 2002)
* Work with Tashkent State Law Institute to assess their current
offerings and make suggestions on new courses and methodologies.
* Assist with consolidating current law faculties in Namangan,
Ferghana, Andijan, Samarkand and Nukus with the Tashkent program.
* Assist in establishing LL.M. program
* Prefer experience or knowledge of law school administration and
establishing LL.M. or similar programs.
PROCUREMENT LAW LEGAL SPECIALIST - Bulgaria (3-4 months beginning Spring
2002)
* Assist the Bulgaria Government Procurement Directorate
with revising the procurement law.
* Organize training programs on the new legislation and
procedures.
CONSULTANT POSITIONS
NIS REGIONAL ANTICORRUPTION STRATEGY ADVISOR (12 months renewable contract,
August 2002, NIS country TBD)
* Assist liaisons in the six NIS countries, or a subset TBD, in
the development and implementations of anticorruption programming.
* Track anticorruption trends and initiatives to maintain
expertise, and serve as a resource to CEELI generally.
* Represent CEELI at country and regional meetings.
* Minimum of five years of legal experience related to
anti-corruption issues, preferably in both preventive and law enforcement
measures
* Experience developing and implementing anti-corruption, public
integrity, and/or accountability programs in developing countries
* High level of energy and initiative and strong interpersonal
skills
* Experience in or knowledge about the region preferred
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