News from the ACWL
LDCs and ACWL Members respond positively to launch of Secondment Programme for Trade Lawyers
Least developed countries and ACWL Members have responded positively to the recent launch of the Secondment Programme for Trade Lawyers. The ACWL has received 52 applications. Over one half of the candidates are from least developed countries. The Secondment Programme for Trade Lawyers will give lawyers from the governments of least developed countries and ACWL Members entitled to the services of the ACWL the opportunity to join the staff of the ACWL as paid trainees from mid-September 2005 to mid-June 2006. Click here for the Secondment Programme for Trade Lawyers (pdf)
The Programme is intended to provide government officials entrusted with functions relating to the legal aspects of trade policy the opportunity to broaden their professional experience in the field of WTO law by temporarily joining the staff of the ACWL. The participants will be provided with both theoretical training and practical experience in WTO law and an opportunity to participate actively in WTO dispute settlement proceedings. Upon completion of the Programme, the participants are expected to resume their employment with their government.
The application process is now closed. The recruitment board of the ACWL is currently considering the applications with a view to making a short list of candidates to be interviewed. It is expected that interviews will take place at the end of May 2005.