Headquarters and overseas staff present their anti-corruption programs during a March 2009 event.

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative is currently seeking candidates to fill programmatic positions both at our headquarters in Washington, DC and abroad in our field offices. The ABA Rule of Law Initiative offers a wide range of opportunities that call upon diverse academic and professional backgrounds.

Successful applicants would join a dynamic team of program staff, who are dedicated to promoting the rule of law in Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. Those candidates with relevant language skills, experience living abroad, and familiarity with United States Government funding requirements are particularly encouraged to apply.

Induction Ceremony of the 15th Legal Specialist Class, in Washington D.C., September 2006.

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative often seeks experienced judges, attorneys and law professors interested in lending their expertise to our rule of law reform programs for both long- and short-term assignments overseas.

Through its International Pro Bono Legal Specialist Program, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative provides legal expertise and technical assistance to emerging democracies around the globe as they modify and restructure their laws and legal systems. Legal Specialists reside in host countries for varying periods of time, and work closely with legal professionals, local governments, non-governmental organizations, law schools and other institutions to identify legal reform priorities and to implement technical assistance projects.

The Pro Bono Legal Specialist Program is the cornerstone of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative’s technical assistance efforts abroad. The program is highly competitive and candidates must often meet the requirements set by donors.

Please follow this link to learn more about the Legal Specialist Program.

The ABA Rule of Law Initiative offers a wide range of internship opportunities for undergraduate, graduate, and law students, as well as recent graduates interested in international rule of law promotion.

Please follow this link to learn more about the Internship Opportunities.

Please fill out our Online Participant Registration Form to submit your candidacy for the International Pro Bono Legal Specialist Program.