Irish Rule of Law International: Myanmar – Rule of Law Field visit – deadline 9 July 2017

IRLI is a joint initiative of the Law Society of Ireland and The Bar of Ireland as well as the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland, dedicated to promoting the rule of law in developing countries.  IRLI seeks to harness the skills of Irish lawyers in using the law as a means of tackling global injustice and empowering all people to live in a society free from inequality, corruption and conflict.

Together with the Law Society of Ireland’s Diploma Centre, IRLI has been delivering a Training Project on Legal Advocacy Skills in Myanmar and Vietnam since 2013. The Project aims to strengthen social justice in a sustainable manner by supporting a culture that values access to justice for the poor and an ethical legal profession that is committed to challenging inequalities. The Project is directed at law lecturers and law students and aims to equip them with the skills and knowledge to mainstream legal ethics within the law curriculum as a means to increasing the commitment of future advocates to use the law to assist and empower marginalised groups.

The Role of the Selected IRLI Delegation

IRLI will select a delegation of 6 to 8 members comprising 2 to 3 barristers, 2 to 3 solicitors and 2 trainees.

It is expected that selected delegates will be supporting the development and delivery of the Legal Ethics and CLE training at the University Level as well as contributing to the logistics organisation of the Mock Trial Event and the delivery of the training component which precedes this event.

Key Responsibilities

• Meeting bi-weekly from mid-July to take part to a Training of Trainers on Legal Ethics and CLE as well as to support the technical and logistical preparation of the Training Project in October;
• Attending the Law Society’s Street Law Orientation Weekend from 15^th-17^th September;
• Travelling to Myanmar in 18^th-28^th October 2017;
• Actively taking part in IRLI funding efforts towards the Project.

Please note that the delivery of this training project is dependent on securing sufficient funding to undertake the trip and the participation from Volunteers might include a self-funding component.

Person specification

• Qualified barrister/solicitor
• Committed to Human Rights, Access to Justice, Rule of Law Projects
• Familiarity/Commitment to the importance of the use of law in the process for international development
• Commitment to IRLI ethos, vision and mission
• Previous exposure to international development an advantage

Applications

Please send an Expression of Interest to applications@irishruleoflaw.ie, inclusive of a CV and a cover letter (1 page maximum) by Sunday 9^th July 2017. Candidates will be contacted by the 14^th July and an initial meeting with pre-selected candidates will take place in the Diploma Centre of the Law Society of Ireland at 6:30pm on the 19^th of July 2017.