Legal Professional Development and Anti-Corruption Program
(LPAC)
Date: October 4, 2019
Job Title: LPAC/LNBA Legal Aid/CLE Manager, Short-term through June/July 2020
with the possibility of extension depending on LNBA and/or LPAC funding.
Background: Checchi and Company Consulting, Incorporated (Checchi), an international rule
of law and development firm based in Washington, D.C., has been selected in 2015 by USAID
Liberia to implement the Legal Professional Development and Anti-Corruption Program
(LPAC) – a five (5) year funded activity working in partnership with the Government of
Liberia to provide capacity building, technical assistance and mentoring support to Liberia’s
James A. Pierre Judicial Institute; Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law; Liberian National Bar
Association; Liberia Legal Information Institute (LiberLII); and the Liberia Anti-corruption
Commission.
Position Responsibilities/Expectations: Under the day-to-day supervision of the Executive
Director (ED) of the LNBA, the Legal Aid/CLE Manager will have both internal and externalfacing responsibilities in managing legal aid and continuing legal education programs (CLE)
at the LNBA. The Legal Aid/CLE Manager will work closely with various LNBA staff,
members, and Standing Committees, and LPAC Advisors to ensure LNBA goals are achieved
and to develop programs that are of strategic response to an ever-changing legal profession and
community needs. The Legal Aid/CLE Manager will be an employee of LPAC but seconded
to the LNBA. Specifically, the Legal Aid/CLE Manager will perform the following:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
• Manage and develop legal aid programs in Monrovia and throughout the country
in support of the LNBA Legal Aid Program.
• Manage and develop CLE programs for members of the LNBA in support of the
Continuing Legal Education Program of the LNBA and USAID LPAC.
• Oversee and assist in the development of training courses and materials for
members of the LNBA.
• Oversee and assist the LNBA to develop outreach programs to reach citizens for legal
aid programs and LNBA members for CLE programs.
• Collaborate with LPAC Advisors and USAID when appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned by the LNBA or LPAC.
Education Requirements:
• Undergraduate degree required; LL.B or J.D. is preferred.
Work Experience Preferred:
• Three (3) years’ experience in the legal profession field or working with a diverse
population of lawyers or other highly-skilled professionals.
• Experience with legal aid programs.
• Experience with designing and implementing training programs.
• Experience managing multiple components of a project from beginning to end,
including setting and meeting deadlines.
• Experience interacting with individuals of different cultures and socio-economic
backgrounds.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and knowledge of
technology trends and tools in the use of general database systems.
Supervision:
• The Legal Aid/CLE Manager will be supervised day-to-day by LNBA Executive
Director in collaboration with the Legal Aid and CLE Committees.
Application Process: Interested candidates should send a cover letter and current CV with the
job title – “LPAC/LNBA Legal Aid/CLE Manager’’ to the following address:
liberia@checchiconsulting.com and CC: gkelvin@checchiconsulting.com, or apply through the system below. Please note that
hardcopy will not be accepted.
Deadline: The deadline for submission of applications is October 18, 2019 at 5:00PM.
However, due to the urgent need to fill this position, LPAC will conduct interview on a rolling
basis and the job may be offered before the closing date.
All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by LPAC management staff, and only
applicants selected for a personal interview will be contacted by the LPAC Project
Administrator. No phone call inquiries about the positon will be accepted.