Clinical Legal Education Expert - The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative, Indonesia

Clinical Legal Education Expert at The American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative in Indonesia

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 and activities. S/he will be required to:

• support existing and pilot new clinical legal education programs; 
• assist with development of administration procedures and policies for clinics, legal clinic curriculum, teaching modules and syllabi, and clinical education methodology and pedagogy; 
• facilitate exchanges between foreign and Indonesian legal clinics; organize and deliver national and regional workshops for legal clinics 
• provide general organizational capacity development support to clinics; assist universities to develop policies and processes for provision of legal clinics; 
• develop linkages between university clinics and the greater legal and civil society 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.

Experience and Education:

• JD or foreign equivalent and 10 years 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.
• Preference will be given to individuals with work experience in Indonesia or southeast Asia, and a knowledge of Bahasa Indonesian.

The CLEE will work with a dedicated Country Director and Legal Education Advisor. S/he will be based in Jakarta, Indonesia, and work in close cooperation with ABA ROLI’s Washington, D.C. office. Position is dependent on a funding decision.

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