Call for Applications
2013 PILnet Fellowship
Deadline: Monday, 25 March 2013
Applications for the 2013 PILnet Fellowship are invited from candidates in Brazil, China, the Middle East and North Africa region, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, and Southeast Asia
*For the Middle East and North Africa region, special consideration will be given to candidates in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia.
*For Southeast Asia, special consideration will be given to candidates from Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law is pleased to invite applications for the PILnet Fellowship for 2013-2014. PILnet will select lawyers from Brazil, China, the Middle East and North Africa region (especially Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia), Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, and Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam) for eight months of study and practical experience in New York City. The program, now in its sixteenth year, targets future leaders in various fields of public interest advocacy.
During their eight months in the U.S. PILnet Fellows will develop a project designed to further the rule of law in their home countries. The Fellowship begins with a semester of study at Columbia University School of Law and a series of professional development trainings. In the spring, the PILnet Fellows will participate in study visits to various cities in the US and Europe, as well as two-month internships at New York-based public interest law organizations. At the end of the program, the Fellows will return to their home countries ready to implement the rule of law projects they developed during their Fellowships. PILnet will cover the cost of a round-trip coach airfare to the U.S., housing in New York City, a monthly stipend, and emergency medical insurance. Selected candidates for the Fellowship are required to sign an agreement to the terms of the program, stating that they will complete it in full.
Application Instructions
Applicants MUST submit the following documents (all non-English materials must be accompanied by an English translation):
1. A completed program application form (application forms can be downloaded from the PILnet website)
2. A curriculum vitae or resume
3. A nominating letter from the organization where the applicant is employed, supporting the candidate’s application to the program and indicating how the applicant’s participation in the PILnet Fellowship would benefit the organization/institution
4. Two recommendation letters from individuals familiar with the candidate’s professional abilities. At least one recommendation letter must come from an individual outside of the nominating organization
5. A description of a rule of law project that the applicant would like to work on during the program, with practical significance to his/her work upon returning home*
6. A statement of purpose describing the candidate’s motivation for applying to the PILnet Fellowship and how prior professional and academic experiences have prepared him/her to succeed as a PILnet Fellow (1000 words maximum)
7. A copy of the applicant's law school transcript
8. A copy of the applicant’s bar membership if available and
9. Information on the nominating organization/institution.
*The rule of law project description should be a two- to three-page outline of a project that the candidate would like to develop during the PILnet Fellowship period. This should include:
• A preliminary description of the rule of law project,
• Why it is important that this project be executed,
• How and why the project can succeed, and
• Who will be engaged in the home country, the U.S., and Europe, in order to improve the quality of the project.
Examples of public interest advocacy projects might include but are certainly not limited to:
• Promoting legal reform to reduce racial discrimination,
• Improving implementation and enforcement of children’s rights law, and
• Establishing legal education clinics in universities.
Selection Criteria
Evaluation of Candidate:
• Public interest leadership potential in his or her country
• The nature of the candidate's relationship with the nominating organization (minimum of two years working experience with the organization is required) and
• The candidate’s ability to effectively communicate in English.
Evaluation of Rule of Law Project:
• The quality of the proposed rule of law project and its potential for promoting public interest law and human rights in the candidate’s home country and
• The track record of the nominating organization in promoting public interest advocacy.
Submission of application materials via e-mail is strongly encouraged, though printed materials may also be submitted via regular mail to the address on the application.INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. If an application is submitted without one of the required components, it will be disqualified unless the applicant can justify why s/he cannot obtain the required information.
The DEADLINE for receiving applications at PILnet is Monday, 25 March 2013.
Please submit your questions and applications to Erin Carll, Program Coordinator, at pilnetfellowship@pilnet.org .
Please note that PILnet cannot provide any financial or logistical assistance for accompanying family members, including in securing suitable family housing. Moreover, Columbia University requires evidence of financial support for accompanying family members before it can issue official invitations required for visa applications. Providing proof of the requisite financial support for accompanying family members will be the responsibility of the applicant.
公益法研究所
公益法律研究及实践项目招募候选人公告
2013-2014
申请期限为2013年3月25日(星期一)
￭ 计划从巴西、中国、中东和北非、尼泊尔、尼日利亚、俄罗斯及东南亚招募候选人
对于中东和北非地区，会特别考虑来自埃及、约旦、黎巴嫩、摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦和突尼斯的候选人
对于东南亚地区，会特别考虑来自印度尼西亚、柬埔寨和越南的候选人
在此，公益法研究所非常高兴地邀请您参与2013至2014年度公益法律研究及实践项目的申请，此项目欲从巴西、中国、中东和北非（特别是埃及、约旦、黎巴嫩、摩洛哥、巴勒斯坦和突尼斯）、尼泊尔、尼日利亚、俄罗斯及东南亚（特别是印度尼西亚、柬埔寨和越南）招募律师或有法律背景的NGO从业人员到纽约进行为期8个月的公益法学习及实践。此项目已有16届并专门招募积极致力于公益法律研究与实践的先锋。
在美国的8个月当中，项目参与者将就发展各自国家的法治设计计划。项目第一阶段，他们将在哥伦比亚法学院学习一学期有关公益法律课程，同时还将参与各种专业发展培训。第二年春天，项目参与者将去美国、欧洲的一些地区进行访问学习，并将进入纽约地区的公益法组织进行2个月的实习。项目结束后，参与者通过上述学习及实践能够将项目期间设计的法治项目在其本国付诸实施。
公益法研究所将负担项目参与者的下列费用：项目参与者由本国出发到美国的往返经济舱机票，在纽约的住宿、按月发放的生活费以及意外险保险费。被选中的项目参与人需要同公益法研究所签订一份协议，以明确此次奖学金项目的详细要求及规定，同时申明项目参与人保证完成项目所安排的全部培训课程及实习工作。
申请须知：
申请人应提交如下材料（所有非英文的申请文件必须附上英文版本）
填写完整的申请书；
个人简历
申请人所服务或从事志愿工作组织的推荐书，推荐书中应表明该组织支持申请人参与此项目，而且申请人如果参与此项目将会给该组织或机构带来何种的益处；
两份来自熟悉申请人工作能力的个人推荐书，其中应当有一份来自于候选人所服务组织之外的个人（请列明推荐人的工作单位和联系方式）；
项目期间的法治项目的描述以及其回国后将如何把学习到的相关知识运用到实践中的计划书＊；
自我陈述，说明申请人申请这一项目的动机和说明以前的专业和学术经历已经为申请人顺利完成这一项目做好的准备（最多1000字）
申请人在法学院学习期间的成绩单复印件（一份）；
申请人的律师资格证书或法律执业证书复印件（（一份）（若已取得）；
推荐组织或机构的相关信息；
＊申请人打算在项目期间完善的法治项目计划描述长短应该为2-3页，内容应包括：
一个初步的项目描述；
设计的计划为何重要；
计划如何成功和可以成功的因素；
计划将发挥美国、欧洲及申请人所在国家的哪些人物和组织的作用，来增强计划的效果。
公众利益的计划可能包括但不限于:
为了减少种族歧视，促进法律的改革；
就儿童权和相关法律改善实践和执行；
在大学里建立法律教育诊所。
选拔标准：
候选人评估：
申请人应当具有在其本国有成为公益法领导人物潜力；
申请人和其推荐组织之间的关系（至少两者应具有在推荐组织两年的工作关系）；
候选人用英文沟通的能力。
法治项目评估
设计的法治项目的质量以及它对于公益法律和人权发展在申请人所在国推动的潜力；
推荐的组织和机构在推动公益法律上所作的贡献。
鼓励申请人将上述相关电子版材料打包后通过电子邮件发送，但申请材料的硬复本还可以寄到申请书上的地址。如提交申请材料不完整将不会被考虑，如果申请人未能全面提交上述申请材料，则该申请会被视为无效，除非该申请者能够合理的解释其不能获得该材料的原因。
请将上述材料于2013年3月25日（周一）之前发送给公益法研究所的项目协调人Erin Carll，电子邮箱为：pilnetfellowship@pilnet.org. 若有和项目申请有关的问题，请直接与她联系。
请注意：公益法研究所不能为您的随行家属提供资金资助，也不能提供适合家庭居住的住房。另外，如果您希望带随行家属参加此项目，哥伦比亚大学在为随行家属提供官方邀请函之前，需要您提供该家属的经济能力担保或证明文件。提交该证明的责任由项目参与者承担，公益法研究所将不承担该项责任。
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