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STEP Newsletter

March, I. Edition, 2011

ELSA STEP Newsletter


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STEP is a Student Trainee Exchange Programme that enables law students and young lawyers to gainfrst hand experience o the substansive and procedural law as well as the culture o another country.

Te traineeships are between 2 weeks and 2 years and can take place in any law related area: law rms,courts, public institutions, universities, banks, in-house legal departments, consulting rms and internatio-nal organisations.

Each year ELSA oers traineeship opportunities all over Europe and occasionally in the other parts o theworld. Beore and during the traineeship, ELSA provides assistance in nding accommodation, applyingor visas, when necessary, and organising social events to involve the trainee in the daily lie o the localcommunity.

In this catalogue, you will nd the available traineeship opportunities. For urther inormation about SEPcheck http://www.elsa.org/traineeships/howtoapply.html or contact your Local ELSA Group.

Countries in this issue:

Partner of ELSA International

Czech Republic ........................................................................................................................................3

Germany .................................................................................................................................................11Italy ........................................................................................................................................................16Poland ....................................................................................................................................................21urkey ....................................................................................................................................................23USA ........................................................................................................................................................28

raineeship in the World Health Organisation ........................................................................................30raineeships in the Council o Europe ....................................................................................................31


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Czech Republic

STEP Employer: Achour&Hajek

City: Prague

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-CZ/01

Law FirmELSA Group:Organisation ype:

ELSA Prague

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Achour & Hajek is a Czech law rm that delivers high-end legal advice in M&A and Corporate Law,Real Estate and Construction Law, capital markets, banking and nance, litigation and arbitration. Ourclients imclude both local and multinational rms active in a wide range o businesses and industries. Wetake care o all legal aspects o their dealings within Czech Republic.


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DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 30th April 2011

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAINEESHIP

asks: rainee will be responsible o revision o contacts and their drating, researches andanalyses mainly in the eld o commercial,contract and M&A law: preparation orworkshops and team meeting within the law

rm.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum weeks:

Preerred Start Date:

Required Graduation Level:

4

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, German

1st July 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Contract Law, Corporate Law, Mergers andAcquisitons

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT PRAGUE

Net salary: 13000 CZK per month

Prague, is situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia. Prague is the capital and largest city o theCzech Republic. Prague has been the political, cultural and economic center o the Czech state or morethan 1,100 years. For centuries, during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, Prague was the permanent seato two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the capital o the Holy Roman Empire. Te city playedrole in the Protestant Reormation, the Tirty Years War, and in 20th-century history, both during thetwo World Wars and during the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number o amous cultu-

ral attractions, many o which survived the violence and destruction o twentieth century Europe. Since1992, the extensive historic center o Prague has been included in the UNESCO list o World HeritageSites, making the city one o the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, receiving more than 4.1million international visitors annually, as o 2009. Prague is classied as a global city.

Preerred End Date: 31st August 2011

General level: Insolvency Law, Commercial Law, InsuranceLaw, Securities (shares, stocks, bonds) Com-parative Law

Maximum weeks: 8

Currently studying masters programme in law is a requirement, preerably with a previous experience ina law rm.


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STEP Employer: Advokatni kancelar JUDr. Milan Bedros

City: Brno

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA BrnoDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Our oce was established in 1997. Te same year the oce established cooperation with Italian lawyersoce or that purpose to coordinate mutual representation o the Italian clients in the Czech Republicand the Czech clients in Italy. We deal with commercial law, civil law, criminal law and administrativelaw. We cooperate with other oces in Vienna, Gera, Dren, Paris, London and Amsterdam.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 15th May 2011


asks: rainee will be arranging contacts or nextpossible cooperation in a oreign country

and observing the basic running o the oceand try to engage in.

LEGAL STUDIES

Duration o the traineeship:


Required Graduation Level:2 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

01st July 2011

Undergraduate

Good level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Property Law, Ci-vil Procedure, Commercial Law

Good:

INFORMATION ABOUT BRNO

Net salary: 2000 CZK per week

Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a populationo 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. Inaddition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visitto Brno. Na zdravi!



Number o trainees: 3

www.bedros.cz


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STEP Employer: The Supreme Admionistrative Court o Czech RepublicCity: Brno

GENERAL INFORMATION


Court

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:


Te Supreme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, seated in Brno, is the highest judicial autho-rity in matters alling within the competence o administrative courts.



asks: rainee will be able to participate on elabo-ration o legal comparative analysis o both,legislation and case law. He/she may be also

asked to translate legal text to his mothertongue.

LEGAL STUDIES




2 months

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

01st June 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Social Security Law, ax Law, AdministrativeLaw.

Fluent:


Net salary: Unpaid - Accomodation will be provided.

Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a population

o 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. Inaddition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visitto Brno. Na zdravi!

Preerred End Date: 31st July 2011


www.nssound.cz


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GENERAL INFORMATION


Court

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:



DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 31st May 2011


asks: rainee will have the chance to get an insighto operation o the Supreme AdministrativeCourt by discussions with a German spea-

king judge. Te trainee will cooperate onpreparation and overview o German textsconcerning constitutional or generally pub-lic law.

LEGAL STUDIES



Required Graduation Level: 4 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS

German

01st July 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Constitutional Law.

Fluent:



Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a populationo 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. Inaddition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visit

to Brno. Na zdravi!



www.nssound.cz

Good level: Administrative Law, European Constitutio-nal Law


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GENERAL INFORMATION


Court

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:



DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 15th June 2011


asks: rainee will be able to participate on elabo-ration o legal comparative analysis o both,legislation and case law. He/she may be also

asked to translate legal text to his mothertongue.

LEGAL STUDIES




2 months

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

01st August 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Social Security Law, ax Law, AdministrativeLaw.

Fluent:



Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a population

o 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. Inaddition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visitto Brno. Na zdravi!

Preerred End Date: 31st September 2011


www.nssound.cz


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STEP Employer: Ofce or International Legal Protection o Children

City: Brno

GENERAL INFORMATION


Government

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:


Central authority or children abductions, international adoptions and maintenance enorcement.



asks: rainee will cooperate on case work in inter-national amily law.

LEGAL STUDIES




LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, German

01st June 2011

Undergraduate

Good:



Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a populationo 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. In

addition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visitto Brno. Na zdravi!

Preerred End Date: 30th September 2011


Good level: Administrative Law, Family and InheritanceLaw, Private International Law, HumanRights

Number o trainees: 2 - both trainees should come at the sametime.

Knowledge in Italian also welcomed.


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STEP Employer: Kyjovsky, Blazek & Kolegove

City: Brno

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:


Our law rm was ounded in 1990 by JUDr. Milan Kyjovsk. We advocate our clients at courts o lawand also in the scope o extra-judicial settlements. We provide ull o our services in the German, Eng-lish and Russian languages. Our oce urther represents commercial rms listed at the Prague StockExchange and also one Austrian bank institution. Apart rom general legal advising, we concentrate oncorporation law, commercial law, labor law, nancial advising or juristic persons, bankruptcy law, indus-trial property law (especially trade mark law), unair competition law and cartel law. We represent Czechas well as oreign clients in the Czech Republic.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 15th May 2011

INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAINEESHIPasks: rainee will get basic orientation in Czechlegal system and legal institutions. Te trai-nee will assist the lawyers and do research ororeign cases.

LEGAL STUDIES



Required Graduation Level:2-4 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, German

01st June 2011

Undergraduate

Good:INFORMATION ABOUT BRNO

Net salary: 1000 CZK per week

Brno is the biggest city in Moravia and the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It has a populationo 370 000 people and throughout the year is home to the numerous students o Masaryk University. Inaddition, Brno is the centre o Czech justice. Te Constitutional Court o the Czech Republic, the Su-preme Administrative Court o the Czech Republic, the Supreme Court o the Czech Republic and thePublic Deender o Rights are all situated in the city o Brno. In Brno, we can also visit Spilberk Castle,the Brno Exhibition Centre and ugendhat Villa (a UNESCO monument). Tere is also the amousBrno Masaryk Circuit. Visitors to Brno are able to experience a truly global city in which traditionalCzech social and cultural traditions fourish. No trip to the Czech Republic is complete without a visitto Brno. Na zdravi!



Good level: Family & Inheritance Law, Property Law, Ci-vil Procedure, Corporate Law, Labour Law


Advanced level: Civil Law, Criminal Law, Industrial & Intel-lectual Property Law


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Germany

STEP Employer: Justus Liebig University Giessen

City: Giessen

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-DE/03

Educational InstituteELSA Group:Organisation ype:

ELSA Giessen


From July 16 until August 13 2011, the summer will see the continuation o the joint Marquette Uni-versity, University o Wisconsin and University o Giessen Summer Program on the campus o the Uni-veristy o Giessen. Trough these three law schools and their riends worldwide, the program will bringtogether students rom all over the world to study comparative and international law or one-monthsession.


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asks: rainee will involve and support o the pro-gram planning o the summer law school,assist or participants and lecturers and ad-ministrate the program planning.


LEGAL STUDIES




LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

1st July 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Human Rights, Comparative Law

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT GIESSEN

Net salary: 250 per month + Accomodation

Giessen lies in the core o Germany. It is a university town with more than 20,000 students and some75,000 overall inhabitants. For there are many dierent ways to get in contact with these many stu-dents, it usually doesnt last long or newcomers to eel very comortable in Giessen! Culture ands sportscan be ound in and around Giessen as well: E.g. theres the wonderul big Botanic Garden o the

university, where the people o Giessen relax and enjoy themselves. Not only or sports ans theres atop basketball club with a antastic atmosphere. Yet it is possible to do wonderul sports on your own.Giessen is surrounded by numerous castles and beautiul towns like Wetzlar, Marburg or Friedberg. Tetaste o big city lights is also just a ew kilometres away: Frankurt/Main with its pulsating nightlie, thebig international airport, one o the longest shopping-streets in Germany, various exhibitions on the airarea and many highlights more! Te local ELSA group in Giessen exists since 1993 and currently hasabout 200 members. Its local board is very excited to meet you and to spend some lovely summer weekstogether with you in Giessen!

Preerred End Date: 15th August 2011

General level: Administrative Law, Industrial & Intellectu-

al Property law, Public International Law


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STEP Employer: CMS Hasche Sigle

City: Stuttgart

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA ubingenDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

CMS Hasche Sigle is one o the largest law rms in Germany (more than 600 lawyers). We oer highlyqaulied advice in every area o commercial law. Wheter medium-sized company or major enterprise- we provide our clients with advice on all legal issues o all types raised in the course o corporate andbusiness activities.



asks: rainee will be responsible or legal research,drating o documents particular tasks de-

pending on specic rainee`s expertise.

LEGAL STUDIES




LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

June 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Legal Teory, Civil Law, Contract Law, Cor-porate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT STUTTGART

Net salary: 600 per month

Te traineeship is hosted by ELSA-bingen e.V., an very active and motivated group in the south oGermany. Te beautiul city bingen itsel has managed to keep the atmosphere o an old Universitytown. With 80.000 inhabitants and 23.000 students, it is a young and vivid town, in which traditian modern liestyle are moulded together. In the heart o the town, the well-maval city-centre, which only pedestrians have access to, a lot o cas and bars await the visitors, andduring the summertime, young people gather at the market place to drink and chat all night long. 45

km away rom it there is Stuttgart where the traineeship will take place. Stuttgart is the capital o Baden-Wrttemberg and with its population o round about 600.000 the sixth-largest city in Germany.

Preerred End Date: September 2011

General level: Legal History, ax Law, Industrial & Intel-lectual Property Law, Insolvency Law, Priva-te International Law, Property Law, Com-mercial Law, Labour law, Securities (shares,stocks, bonds), Competition Law

GermanGood:



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STEP Employer: Noerr LLP

City: Berlin

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA BerlinDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Noerr is a rst class European Law Firm. Our core business is excellent legal and tax advice. We developsustainable solutions in law, tax, nance and management.



asks: rainee will be responsible or legal researchand memos drating, act nding, client com-munication, general support o the attorneysin the area o law chosen by the trainee.

LEGAL STUDIES



Required Graduation Level:4-8 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

June 2011

Graduate

Advanced level: Civil Law, Industrial & Intellectual PropertyLaw, Inormation echnology Law, Com-mercial Law, Corporate Law, CompetitionLaw

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT BERLIN

Gross salary: 400 per month

Berlin is Germany`s largest city located in northeastern Germany, it is the center o the Berlin/Branden-burg Metropolitan Region, compromising 5 million people rom over 190 nations. It is a metropoliswhich has a special fair, restless, a city with contrasts: elegant boulevards and alternative-scene districts,exciting nightlie downtown and residing between everything is the government o our country. Berlinowns 2 law aculties, one at the Freie Universitat Berlin, situated in the ormer West o Berlin, and theother one at the Humboldt Universitat, in the ormer East. About 6500 students are presently enlistedin both aculties. ELSA Berlin is present at both universities and is o course looking orward to welcomeyou in their beautiul and exciting city!

Preerred End Date: October 2011

GermanBasic:


Only one o the above mentioned advanced skills will be enough in order to apply.


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STEP Employer: University o Passau, Chair o Labour Law and Civil

LawCity: Passau

GENERAL INFORMATION


Educational InstituteELSA Group:Organisation ype: ELSA Passau


Te Chair o Labour Law and Civil Law o University o Passau is an internationally oriented with em-phasis on Eastern European Law.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 03rd April 2011


asks: rainee will be in charge o research andwrite short comparative essays on Bulgarianor Romanian labour law, particularly with

regard to the infuence o European law onnational law.

LEGAL STUDIES



Required Graduation Level:2 months

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English or German; Romanian or Bulgarian

01st June 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Labour Law

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT PASSAU


Passau is a town in the southern east o Bavaria. It is also known as the Dreifssestadt or City o TreeRivers because the Donau is joined at Passau by the Inn rom the south and the Ilz rom the north. Youhave the possibility to easily visit Austria and even the border to the Czech Republic is not ar away. Pas-sau has a population o 50,000, o whom about 10,000 are students at the local University o Passau.A cultural highlight in Passau is the St. Stephans Cathedral. With a heigth o 69 metres and a length o102 metres it is one o the most prominent sights o Passau. Old narrow streets and a oundation o aormer Roman camp are signicant examples which show the history o the town. Tat makes the cityabsolutely beautiul and worth a visit.




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Italy

STEP Employer: Giambrone Law ILP

City: Palermo

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-IT/03


ELSA Italy


Giambrone Law Oce is an award-winnig Italian Law Firm with oces in Milan, Rome, Palermo andoverseas oces in London, New York, Sao Paolo and Casablanca. Our clients are split almost equallybetween businesses, corporations and private individuals. Te rm uses its our divisions Internationaland Italian Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate & Commercial and Private Client - to orm an Italian lawrm with a wide range o expertise that compliments, and actively contributes to each division.


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asks: rainee will be responsible or legal research,drating o documents and legal transla-tions.


LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum months:



3

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

July 2011

Graduate

Advanced level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Family and Inhe-

ritance Law, Private International Law, Pro-perty Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law,Corporate Law, International axation

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT PALERMO


Perched in the yrrhenian Sea, Palermo is one o the most beautiul cities in Italy. Palermo boasts a uniquemixture o dierent art styles, testiying the peaceul integration between peoples rom various countries,such as Byzantines, Arabs, Normans and Spaniards, making it the crossroad to the Mediterranean Sea.Nowadays, Palermo is one o the most visited cities in Italy or its touristic attractions, its perect climateand delicious ood. Besides, Palermo has a tradition o university city and many students choose to studyhere. As a result, the Atheneum comprises various courses o study and living costs are aordable.

Preerred End Date: September 2011

General level: Consumer Protection Law. ax Law

FrenchGood:

Maximum months: 3


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STEP Employer: Giambrone Law ILP

City: Palermo

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA ItalyDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Giambrone Law Oce is an award-winnig Italian Law Firm with oces in Milan, Rome, Palermo andoverseas oces in London, New York, Sao Paolo and Casablanca. Our clients are split almost equallybetween businesses, corporations and private individuals. Te rm uses its our divisions Internationaland Italian Real Estate, Litigation, Corporate & Commercial and Private Client - to orm an Italian lawrm with a wide range o expertise that compliments, and actively contributes to each division.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 31st August 2011


asks: rainee will be responsible or legal research,

drating o documents and legal transla-tions.

LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum months:



3

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

October 2011

Graduate

Advanced level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Family and Inhe-ritance Law, Private International Law, Pro-perty Law, Banking Law, Commercial Law,Corporate Law, International axation

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT PALERMO


Perched in the yrrhenian Sea, Palermo is one o the most beautiul cities in Italy. Palermo boasts a uniquemixture o dierent art styles, testiying the peaceul integration between peoples rom various countries,such as Byzantines, Arabs, Normans and Spaniards, making it the crossroad to the Mediterranean Sea.Nowadays, Palermo is one o the most visited cities in Italy or its touristic attractions, its perect climateand delicious ood. Besides, Palermo has a tradition o university city and many students choose to study

here. As a result, the Atheneum comprises various courses o study and living costs are aordable.

Preerred End Date: December 2011

General level: Consumer Protection Law. ax Law

FrenchGood:

Maximum months: 3



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STEP Employer: Marcello Floris Law Firm

City: Cagliari

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA CagliariDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Floris law rm is based in Cagliari and operates at a national and international level, in colloborationwith oreign partners. In addition, Mr Marcello Floris is Honorary Consul o Republic o Estonia.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 31st March 2011


asks: rainee will be responsible or the typicaltasks o a law rm, in particular carrying outlegal research and drating documents. Inaddition, trainee will be responsible or legal

translation o Estonian Consultates docu-ments.

LEGAL STUDIES



LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

15th June 2011

Undergraduate

General level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, La-bour Law.

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT CAGLIARI

Net salary: 100 per week

Cagliari is the capital o the island o Sardinia, a region o Italy. Cagliaris Sardinian name Casteddu lite-rally means castle. It has about 160,000 inhabitants, or about 400,000 including the outlying townships.An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the occupation o several civilisations. It was thecapital o the Kingdom o Sardinia(which in the 1861 became the Kingdom o Italy) rom 1324 to 1720and rom 1798 to 1815. Seat o the important University o Cagliariand the Primate Roman Catholicarchdiocese o Sardinia, the city is an important regional cultural, educational, political and artistic cen-tre, known or its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments.

Preerred End Date: 15th July 2011

ItalianBasic:


Duration o the traineeship: 4 weeks

Students who are native in Estonian would be preerred.


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STEP Employer: Marcello Floris Law Firm

City: Cagliari

GENERAL INFORMATION


Law Firm

ELSA Group:

Organisation ype:

ELSA CagliariDESCRIPTION OF THE EMPLOYER

Floris law rm is based in Cagliari and operates at a national and international level, in colloborationwith oreign partners. In addition, Mr Marcello Floris is Honorary Consul o Republic o Estonia.



asks: rainee will be responsible or the typicaltasks o a law rm, in particular carrying outlegal research and drating documents. Inaddition, trainee will be responsible or legal

translation o Estonian Consultates docu-ments.

LEGAL STUDIES



LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

15th September 2011

Undergraduate

General level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Criminal Law, La-bour Law.

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT CAGLIARI


Cagliari is the capital o the island o Sardinia, a region o Italy. Cagliaris Sardinian name Casteddu lite-rally means castle. It has about 160,000 inhabitants, or about 400,000 including the outlying townships.An ancient city with a long history, Cagliari has seen the occupation o several civilisations. It was thecapital o the Kingdom o Sardinia(which in the 1861 became the Kingdom o Italy) rom 1324 to 1720and rom 1798 to 1815. Seat o the important University o Cagliariand the Primate Roman Catholicarchdiocese o Sardinia, the city is an important regional cultural, educational, political and artistic cen-tre, known or its diverse Art Nouveau architecture and several monuments.

Preerred End Date: 15th October 2011

ItalianBasic:


Duration o the traineeship: 4 weeks

Students who are native in Estonian would be preerred.


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Poland

STEP Employer: Barristers Chambers Marcinkowski/Szymanski/Trzeci-

ak & PartnersCity: Lodz

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-PL/03


ELSA Lodz


Since 1992 we lead the greatest cases or insurance company having its registered oce in Lodz. Telaw Oce provide service or several large companies rom the region Lodz and also rom Warsaw. Temembers o the Law Oce acted in Boards o the insurance company and the corporation noted onStock Exchange in Warsaw, set in Polish Parliament or governed the work o National Counsel o Radioand elevission. Te Law Oce handles cases or individuals and economic entities, including asserting

service leading negotiations the contracts, legal transormations and mergers. Our law oce is a well-known company in the local market.


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asks: rainee will be responsible or legal research,drating o documents through EuropeanCorporate Law.

Net salary: Unpaid - Food/accomodation will be provi-ded.

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 15th June 2011

LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum weeks:



5

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

15th August 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Civil Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT LODZ

d, is the third-largest city in Poland. Located in the central part o the country, it had a popu-lation o 742,387 in December 2009. Although d does not have any hills nor any large bodyo water, one can still get close to nature in one o the citys many parks, most notably agiewniki(the largest city park in Europe). d has one o the best museums o modern art in Poland, Mu-zeum Sztuki on Wickowskiego Street, which displays art by all important contemporary Polishartists. Tere is also a branch o Muzeum Sztuki called MS2 located in the area o d largestmall Manuaktura.


General level:

GermanGood:

Maximum weeks: 5


Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Euro-pean Competition Law.


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Turkey

STEP Employer: Karakaya Law Ofce

City: Istanbul

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-TR/01


ELSA Istanbul


Karakaya Law Oce provides extensive legal counseling services and submits advisory resolutions that isprepared specically in avor o clients needs by using its legal experience in a stable and creative way andvia taking into account the dierences between cultures. Along with these, Karakaya Law Oce suppliesthe highest quality o legal counseling service which is given under the view o ethic and proessionalismregardless o the type o the representation , size or the degree o complication o the issue, to its clients.

Karakaya Law Oce provides service both in English and German.


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asks: ranslation o various legal documents, ma-king a legal research o comparative law,assisting attorneys, participating meetingsregarding cases, researching case documentsin avor o ligitation and corporate depart-

ments.


LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum weeks:



4

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

1st July 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Criminal Law, Human Rights

Good:

INFORMATION ABOUT ISTANBUL


Istanbul is the largest city o urkey and th largest in the world. It is also the cultural and nancial ca-pital o the country. It extends in both Europe and Asia continents divided by Bosphorus. A traineeshipin a law rm in Istanbul can be the most challenging experience o your lie.


Te students who already nalized 2nd, 3rd year are requested to apply.

General level: Civil Law, Constitutional Law, Public In-ternational Law, European ConstitutionalLaw.

Maximum weeks: 4



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STEP Employer: Ozulku Attorneys At Law

GENERAL INFORMATION



Almost 20 years o dedication, experience, excellent command o corporate and commercial law, oreigntrade and investment and a determined hardworking team, zlk Attorneys At Law is a highly reputa-ble and consulted mid-sized law rm especially by national and American, French, English and Germanclients.


LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum weeks:



4

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English or German

1st July 2011

Undergraduate

General level: Legal Teory, Legal History, Civil Law,Contract Law, Family and Inheritance Law,Property Law, Corporate Law, CompetitionLaw.

Good:INFORMATION ABOUT ISTANBUL


asks: rainee will be responsible or legal researchand drating o documents. Also trainee will par-ticipate at the meetings and court proceedings.




ELSA Istanbul

City: Istanbul


Maximum weeks: 4

www.ozulku.com


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DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 1st July 2011

STEP Employer: Karahan Law Firm

GENERAL INFORMATION



Our broad client base would like to do business in developed countries such as the US, Canada, theU.K., and EU member countries. Our clients preer us because they recognize our quality service andthey get the close attention they deserve supported by reputable associates, always ready to help. Te Ka-rahan Law Firm provides creative, solution-ocused counsel that helps clients meet these challenges andachieve their objectives whenever and wherever representation is needed.


LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum weeks:



4

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

1st September 2011

Graduate

General level: Industrial & Intellectual Property Law, Ban-king Law, Commercial Law, CompetitionLaw

Good:



asks: rainee will be responsible or legal researchand drating o documents. Also trainee will par-ticipate at the meetings and court proceedings.




ELSA Istanbul

City: Istanbul

Preerred End Date: 1st October 2011

Maximum weeks: 4


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DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 1st April 2011

STEP Employer: Bagatur Law Ofce

GENERAL INFORMATION



Bagatur provides legal service in English, German and French Languages as well as urkish Language.Our strength lies years o experience combined with quality and eciency o services. We always committo maintain the highest legal standards as well as ocusing on the individual needs o each client to pro-vide a time and cost-eective advice with regard to each clients unique needs.


LEGAL STUDIES




4 weeks

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

1st June 2011

Graduate

Advanced level: Industrial & Intellectual Property Law, Mer-gers and Acquisitions, European Competiti-on Law, Competition Law

Fluent:



asks: Te trainee shall ollow the international and le-gal issues as well as legal research, reportingand presentations.




ELSA Istanbul

City: Istanbul


GermanGood:

General level: ax Law, Contract Law, Human Rights, Ma-ritime and ransport Law, Commercial Law


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USA

STEP Employer: Butzel Long

City: Detroit

GENERAL INFORMATION

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-EI/02


ELSA International


We are a leading US Law Firm with over 170 lawyers and oces throughout Michigan and in strategiclocations in New York, Washington DC, Mexico and China. Te rm`s practice ranges rom clients onthe cutting edge o technology and innovation to traditional industrial and manuacturing giants. Wealso have special expertise with global trade and international business issues. Since our ounding in1854, we have maintained a direct ocus on meeting client needs throughout the world with creativity

and superlative service.


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asks: rainee may handle day to day activitiescovering client related, analytical and ad-ministrative tasks, including drating legaldocuments, memorandums, research, parti-cipating in meetings, assisting with practice

management tasks.


LEGAL STUDIES

Minimum months:



3

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

10th June 2011

Undergraduate

Advanced level: Private International Law, Commercial Law,Corporate Law.

Fluent:

INFORMATION ABOUT DETROIT

Net salary:$400 per month

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state o Michigan and the seat o Wayne County. Detroit is a majorport city on the Detroit River, in the Midwest region o the United States. Many o the areas prominentmuseums are located in the historic cultural center neighborhood around Wayne State University. Det-

roit is well known as a sport city and a nice place or studies.


We look orward to have an ambitious intern who meets the requirements o a large law rm, is interes-ted in international work, is high motivated and has some relevant previous experience.

General level: Civil Law, Contract Law.

Maximum months: 6

Fringe benets: Covering the costs or US attorney prepara-tion ees and signicant J programme eesalso reimbursement o $200 or the visacosts.


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City: Geneva

TRAINEESHIP IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION

DO NOT MISS THE DEADLINE TO APPLY: 10th March 2011

GENERAL INFORMATION


LEGAL STUDIES




3-6 months

LANGUAGE SKILLS

English

1st April 2011

Graduate

General level: Health Law

Fluent:


asks: rainee will be responsible or legal research,drating o documents, provide editorial sup-port.

Institutional OrganisationELSA Group:Organisation ype:

ELSA International

Preerred End Date: 30st June 2011

FrenchGood:

TRAINEESHIP ID: TN-WHO/01

Net salary: Unpaid, but the World Health Organisation

will provide the reccommendation letters oreach trainee or the possible grant applica-tions.


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City: Strasbourg

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRAINEESHIPS

TRAINEESHIPS IN THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

DO NOT MISS THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR TN-CoE/01:15th September 2011

Ist TRAINEESHIP PERIOD: JANUARY - MARCH TN-CoE/01

IInd TRAINEESHIP PERIOD: APRIL - JUNE TN-CoE/02

and

IIIrd TRAINEESHIP PERIOD: SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER TN-CoE/03

Application deadline:

Application deadline:

15th September

25th November

Required Graduation Level: Undergraduate

Net salary: Unpaid, but the Council o Europe willprovide the reccommendation lettersor each trainee or the possible grantapplications.

Accommodation: Te list o possible accommodationplaces is available on request. Specialapplication orm or these traineeshipscan be ound at elsa.org.

POSSIBLE TRAINEESHIP DEPARTMENTS

a) Parliamentary Assemblyb) Internal Auditc) Secretariat o the Committee o Ministersd) Oce o the Commissioner or Human Rightse) Registry o the European Court o Human Rights

Research and Library Division) Registry o the European Court o Human Rights

Case-law Inormation and Publications Division

g) Registry o the European Court o Human RightsJust satisaction Division

h) Registry o the European Court o Human RightsLegal Division

i) Sta Committeej) Congress o local and regional Authoritiesk) Directorate General o Democracy and Political

Aairs

l) Directorate o External relations - De-partment o Relations with InternationalOrganisations and Non-Member Statesm) Directorate o External relations

Protocol Departmentn) Directorate o Strategic Planningo) Directorate o Legal Advice and Public

International Lawp) Directorate o Communicationq) Directorate General o Administration

and Logisticsr) Directorate General o Human Rights

and Legal Affairs


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ELSA International

239, Boulevard Gnral JacquesB-1050 Brussels, BelgiumPhone: +32-2-646-2626 Fax: +32-2-646-2923E il l @ l

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