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Posted: Fri May 14th, 2010 03:48 am | 1st Post |
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CRIMINAL DIVISION OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING INTERMITTENT LEGAL ADVISOR IN MALAYSIA)
The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, seeks an attorney with significant prosecutorial experience to serve as an Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) for an export control assistance program in Malaysia. The position is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the term of the assignment is for approximately six months. This is a reimbursable detail.
About the Office: The mission of the Criminal Division’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) is to develop and administer technical assistance designed to enhance the capabilities of foreign justice sector institutions and their law enforcement personnel. This assistance is administered in order to enable those institutions and their personnel to more effectively combat terrorism, organized crime, corruption, financial crimes, trafficking in persons and other types of crime, such as the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery, as well as other forms of conventional proliferation, in a manner consistent with the rule of law. This assistance is also administered to enable those institutions and their personnel to more effectively cooperate regionally and with the United States in combating such crime.
Responsibilities and Opportunities Offered:With funding from and in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State, OPDAT will post an Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) to assist the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) of Malaysia for a period of approximately six months by providing technical assistance and training to Malaysian prosecutors and law enforcement officials in implementing their Strategic Trade Law, which is pending final passage.
The ILA’s general scope of work will include: (1) Sharing U.S. experience in investigating and prosecuting export control violations, including evidentiary issues, commodity identification, and other relevant topics; (2) Conducting case-based skills development training programs for investigators and prosecutors charged with enforcing Malaysia’s new export control law; (3) Establishing working relationships with and providing effective support for key members of the Malaysian Attorney General’s Chambers and other Malaysian law enforcement officials who are integral to developing and sustaining improvements in the country's strategic trade control and law enforcement efforts; (4) In conjunction with the Attorney General's Chambers, coordinate with other Malaysian government agencies involved in implementing the Strategic Trade Law; and (5) As requested, providing briefings to the Attorney General and U.S. Embassy regarding his or her work-related activities.
Required and Preferred Qualifications:The applicant must have significant prosecutorial experience with at least some experience in export control prosecution. S/he must have the ability to function effectively in an international, multi-cultural environment; be mature, flexible, and self-sufficient, but also responsive to her/his supervisor; be able to efficiently initiate and manage work projects; and be able to conduct his or herself diplomatically in an international context. Comparative law or other experience gained working in an Asian context would be helpful but is not necessary.
More Information
http://www.justice.gov/oarm/jobs/10-crm-opat-overseas-maylasia.htm
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