Practical Skills Advisor, Egypt

ABA ROLI is seeking a Practical Skills Advisor for its Continuing Legal Education and Legal Education focused Program in Egypt. The Practical Skills Advisor will be based in Cairo, Egypt with some travel inside Egypt. The Practical Skills Advisor will assist in developing and administering several initiatives, including but not limited to the development of moot court competitions and clinical legal programs. The focus of these activities will be on developing critical thinking and practical lawyering skills among participating law students and young lawyers. The Practical Skills Advisor will work under the supervision of the ABA ROLI country director.

The Practical Skills Development Advisor’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintenance of partnerships with local universities and law schools
• Development of and overseeing the implementation of moot court and writing competitions;
• Development of pilot law clinics at Egyptian law faculties;
• Training of local faculty to continue the administration of these programs after the program’s completion;
• Formulation and maintenance of working group charged with implementation

Ideal candidates will have:

• JD
• 10 years professional experience including 5 years experience in legal education.
• Familiarity with running law clinics and moot court competition
• Experience with training other instructors;
• Project management and organizational skills
• Experience working on US government-funded programs and Arabic language skills a plus.

How to apply

Application: please click here: http://www.abanet.org/rol/opportunities/applywithus.shtml to apply. Please be prepared to upload your cover letter, resume, and a list of three professional references. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.