Clinical Legal Education Expert, Bahrain
The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) seeks a Clinical Legal Education Expert (CLEE), who will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and evaluating an in-country legal education program focused on human rights. S/he will be required to:
- Pilot a new human rights clinical legal education program;
- Assist with development of administration procedures and policies for clinics, legal clinic curriculum, teaching modules and syllabi, and clinical education methodology and pedagogy;
- Organize training for clinic faculty;
- Provide general organizational capacity development support to clinics;
- Assist the University of Bahrain to develop policies and processes for provision of legal clinics;
- Develop linkages between university clinics and the greater legal and civil society community or employment community;
- Develop internship and externship programs for law school students at public sector justice institutions and CSOs; and
- Assist clinics in developing support for community advocacy programs.
The CLEE will work with a dedicated Country Director. S/he will be based in Manama, Bahrain during fall 2012. A CLEE will also be required for the spring semester, starting January 2013. Specific dates and leave for the holidays are negotiable.
Qualifications
- JD or foreign equivalent and 4 years of relevant experience in establishing and operating legal clinics;
- Experience teaching in law school or in a clinical legal education program required, as well as at least 3-5 years practical experience in participatory teaching methodologies, curriculum, and course development;
- Experience managing US Government donor-funded international legal reform or civil society programs; and
- Knowledge of USAID rules and regulations preferred but not required.
- Email:
- jobs@americanbar.org
To apply, please visit http://abanet.devhire.devex.com/jobs/325448. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are only able to follow up with candidates who are selected for interviews.
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