Legal Education News

• Project Updates

  06 December 2012

  The Ethical Path: Preparing Young Lawyers for Legal Practice

  Building on the success of last year’s legal ethics training for Russian law students, PILnet and its partners held a second edition of the four-day intensive session in Moscow, 7-10 November 2012. Read more
• Project Updates

  03 October 2012

  PILnet Welcomes the European Network for Clinical Legal Education

  Legal clinicians from across Europe recently set down the foundation for a new network.  ENCLE, the European Network for Clinical Legal Education, will serve as an information hub and an open resource for the continent’s clinical community, including law schools, instructors, legal professionals, and NGOs.  Read more
• Project Updates

  10 November 2011

  PILnet and Law Firm Partners Hold Flagship Ethics Course for Russian Law Students

  The legal profession in Russia is largely unregulated and professional ethics are not widely taught in universities. In the last few years, however, the landscape has begun to change and there have been moves towards improved regulation of the profession. Read more
• Events

  16 September 2011

  PILnet Co-sponsors Ethics Essay Competition for Russian Law Students

  Update: Competition Winners Announced!  Russian law students are invited to submit papers on the subject of legal ethics for an essay competition. Thirty winners will be selected for an intensive training to be held in Moscow 9-12 November 2011, entitled Professional Responsibility and Ethics in the Global Legal Market. Read more
• Project Updates

  09 September 2011

  PILnet Launches New Initiative in the Middle East and North Africa

  Hurriya!—Adalah igtimayyia! The Arabic words for freedom and social justice rang out across the Middle East and North Africa this past spring as the region experienced a series of dramatic uprisings against entrenched political orders. Even prior to the popular uprisings, however, NGOs and lawyers in the region had begun to organize and strategize in novel ways, considering how they could positively influence the development of legal systems and governance. Read more
• Project Updates

  30 May 2011

  Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project (JILEP) Underway in Georgia

  PILnet recently completed its contribution to the assessment phase of the USAID-funded Judicial Independence and Legal Empowerment Project (JILEP) in Georgia, which was launched in December 2010 by a consortium of partners led by the East-West Management Institute (EWMI). PILnet is working on a project component of JILEP that aims to improve legal education in Georgia, including stronger support for critical thinking, reflection on ethical values and exposure to opportunities for engaging in social issues. Read more
• Events

  08 December 2010

  Serbian Law Students Get Trained in Anti-Discrimination Law

  To support the development of a legal clinic on anti-discrimination law at Belgrade Law School, PILnet organized a workshop on December 8 to improve understanding of anti-discrimination law and practice as well as enhance students' skills in drafting legal petitions and making legal arguments. Read more
• Media Coverage

  12 January 2010

  “Pioneer Grows Hope in the Field of Public Interest Law,” Mott Foundation

  In this profile by the Mott Foundation, PILnet Executive Director Edwin Rekosh discusses how his vision for using the law to advance justice and protect human rights unifies his organization’s diverse projects that include establishing legal clinics in Central and Eastern Europe, drafting a new legal aid law in Moscow and promoting pro bono practice in China. Read more