The East Africa Emerging Public Interest Advocates Programme for young legal professionals is a flagship fellowship programme by the Center for Strategic Litigation (CSL).The programme empowers young advocates through rigorous skills-based training and practical experience in public interest litigation.The goal of the programme is to build the next generation of public interest advocates in East Africa who share a commitment to and passion for promoting social justice and democratic values.
The fellowship provides an opportunity to up to 30 outstanding young advocates from Kenya, Tanzania (mainland), Tanzania (Zanzibar), Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda and Burundi to learn from public interest litigation gurus, constitutional scholars and researchers, judges of the various courts, advocacy practitioners, both in class and in court for six (6)months under the following carefully designed curriculum.
ELIGIBILITY
- Be a citizen of the East African Community Member states and expected to reside in the region during the term of the fellowship.
- Be able to start the programme by 13 February, 2023 and commit throughout all phases of the programme.
- By February 2023, be a graduate lawyer admitted to the bar with between one and five years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrate passion for human rights, rule of law and a commitment to social justice.
- Be passionate about working with the community in pursuit of justice.
- Be well versed with the human rights and constitutional context in respective countries
- and the region as a whole.
- Be prepared to work and pursue a PIL casework during the programme.
- Be prepared to work with teams and under a mentor to guide your professional growth.
- Have provided all supporting documentation in the required format
DEADLINE: October 31, 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
