Center for Civil Society International ([email protected])
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 10:37:03 -0800 (PST)
From: [email protected]
Be a Part of History in the Making. . .
The Central and East European Law Initiative (CEELI), a public
service project of the American Bar Association, is currently
seeking experienced attorneys for the positions outlined below.
Although CEELI is a public service project, all participants
receive a generous benefits package which covers travel, housing,
general living, and business expenses.
CEELI considers attorneys with a minimum of three years of legal
experience or fluency on a language of the region, high level of
energy and initiative, and strong interpersonal skills. International
experience is preferred.
To apply, send your name an address to To apply, send your name an address to [email protected]. Or call
1-800-98CEELI or (202) 662-1754.
WOMEN'S ISSUES LEGAL SPECIALIST - Moscow, Russia
One year beginning June 1998.
� Organize workshops and develop training programs concerning gender
related employment issues (sexual harassment and discrimination)
� Provide guidance in the development of women's bar associations in
Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities
� Organize and participate in workshops concerning violence against
women (domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking for the
purpose of prostitution)
CRIMINAL LAW LIAISONS - Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia,
and Ukraine
One year, with a variety of start dates
� Coordinate criminal law related activities in the host country.
� Organizing 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, and jury trial procedures.
LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING SPECIALIST - Almaty, Kazakhstan
One year beginning July 1998
� Help the Kazakh Parliament develop a legislative drafting center.
� Organize interactive training workshop on topics such as legislative
drafting skills, creating an independent judiciary, revising
administrative procedures, and developing judicial training programs.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGAL SPECIALIST - Moscow, Russia
One year beginning June 1998.
� With local partners, identify the legal and business communities'
needs for improving the understanding of intellectual property law in
Russia.
� Organize workshops on copyright, patent, and trademark regulations,
as well as on trade secrets.
� Create workshop materials, such as a workbook, handouts, and other
relevant materials for workshop participants.
� Consult members of Gore-Chernomyrdin Commission as well as members
of the Ministry of Justice and the Russian Parliament on intellectual
property issues.
MEDIA LAW LEGAL SPECIALIST - Tbilisi, Georgia
One year beginning October 1998
� Manage legal reform programs focusing on judicial reform, continuing
legal education, and bar development
� Develop and implement training workshops on media law related
subjects
� Provide input to the Parliament on drafts pertaining to media
legislation; coordinate CEELI rule of law related activities in
Georgia
� 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 freedom of
the press, freedom of speech, and media and the judiciary.
RULE OF LAW LIAISONS - Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
One year, with a variety of start dates
� 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.
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW LIAISONS - Armenia and Ukraine
One year beginning May 1998
� Manage the Environmental Public Advocacy Center (EPAC), which
encourages and supports individual legal cases as they wind their way
through the judicial process.
� Support the work of legal experts in the Environmental Advocacy
Network.
� Submit articles for the newsletter.
� Organize interactive training workshop on topics such as
environmental protection regulations, national park development, land
use, international environmental conventions, advocacy strategies, and
NGO development for law students.
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