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Senior lawyer specialising Rule of Law / Human Rights / Access to Justice / Commercial Justice programme development, design and delivery. Experienced in working in fragile environments. Track record of managing teams, finances and quality assurance. Experienced in stakeholder and donor relations including working with EU, State Department, FCO, DFID and development bank funded programmes. |
 Contact Christopher Marshall
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Area of Expertise: |
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Human Rights, Law, Migration, Conflicts, Justice
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Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Corporate Social Responsibility
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Professional Experience: |
Senior lawyer currently responsible for overseeing the development and delivery of all security and justice programming worldwide at a global not-for-profit / government agency. This includes programmes on civil, criminal and commercial justice; legal aid and access to basic legal services; justice sector reform / capacity building; justice sector coordination; policing; civil society strengthening and engagement; community engagement. Countries of focus span Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East & North Africa, South Asia and East Asia.
Experienced in designing and delivering programmes in a wide range of environments including very fragile and politically sensitive contexts including South Sudan, Pakistan and China. Able to draw on own experience as a justice sector practitioner to engage justice practitioners (including judges, lawyers and advocacy organisations) on a peer to peer basis. Also able to draw on strong ties and engagement with the UK justice sector and experience of designing and developing joint programmes with them.
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Education: |
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales (qualified in 1999)
Postgraduate diploma, Legal Practice (Distinction)
LLB (Hons) Law & European Law, University of Nottingam (2:1) including Erasmus placement on Human Rights & International Law, Universiteit Utrecht (Distinction)
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Founding chairman, Advocates for International Development (2006 – 2010), during which time built a network of over 27,000 lawyers to be drawn upon to deliver legal assistance programmes in Latin America, Africa and Asia
Committee Chair (2012 - 2014), American Bar Association Section of International Law, working with the ABA on the SDGs and engaging its members in development programmes
Member (2006 - 2014), UK Attorney General's International Pro Bono Coordinating Committee
Director (2009 - 2015), i-ProBono, focused on building engagement of justice sector professionals in access to justice issues across South Asia
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
15-20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Bachelors |
Languages:
English |
Nationality:
United Kingdom
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LinkedIn Profile:
lnkd.in/zfDUtC
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