International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) is an initiative set up by leading law firms and academics, which aims to develop African lawyers’ legal skills in international law, banking and finance, corporate and commercial law and dispute resolution in an international context. 

Candidate Specification 

• Degree in law or and admitted to practise as a lawyer in home jurisdiction
• Excellent academics (minimum of a 2.1 or equivalent) from a university with a reputable law faculty
• Professional legal experience at the national level, with emphasis in public international law, corporate and commercial or banking and finance law
• Experience as Government/state lawyers in the context of international law preferable
• Not more than associate level post-qualification experience i.e. not a partner
• Fluency in spoken and written English essential
• Written undertaking to complete the placement
• Written undertaking to return home after completion of the placement

Applications are invited from qualified lawyers:-

• working or seeking to work in private practice or government service
  committed to developing their legal skills in international law,      commercial law and/or dispute resolution
  
• Interested candidates should obtain an application form online from www.ilfa.org.uk
  
• Applications for 2010 will be considered from January 2010

Candidates will be provided with:

• Visa application assistance
• Visa fee
• Flight arrangements
• Airfares
• Appropriate accommodation (food and laundry facilities not provided)
• A weekly allowance
• Monthly travel card for buses and underground trains which cover travel in the London area only

Applications
All prospective applicants should ensure they meet the Candidate Specification before applying. Click here to obtain further information.

Applicants should download and complete the application form, the form should then be forwarded to the appropriate committee address, which is detailed below.

• Application form (Microsoft Word version)
• Application form (Adobe PDF version)

Committee Addresses
Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Please select a country from the dropdown list www.ilfa.org.uk/apply.php to view the relevant committee address.

More info at: www.ilfa.org.uk/apply.php