U.S. Embassy - Legal Assistant - Tirana

CLOSING DATE:

March

14

,

2016

1.
EDUCATION:

University Degree in

Law from an Albanian or foreign university

, and

must

have completed a level of post

–

graduate studies in Albania or abroad.
2.
EXPERIENCE:

Minimum of

1

(two)

years’ experience

in practicing law; preparing, reviewing and

interpreting legal documents or draft legislation; and/or organizing and planning training programs

and conferences is required.

OR, bachelor’s degree in law and a minimum of 2 (four) years of

experience in practicing law; preparing, reviewing and interpreting legal documents or draft

legislation; and/or organizing and planning training programs and conferences is required.
3.
LANGUAGE:

Level IV (

Fluent

) in both written and spoken English is required. Level V (

native

speaker

)

in both written and spoken Albanian is also required

.
4.
KNOWLEDGE:

Must have an in

–

depth knowledge of legal, political,

criminal justice vocabulary in

both English and Albanian, and must be able to interpret and translate from one language to the other

as required; possess a superior understanding of the Albanian legal system and the organizational

structure and practices

of the criminal justice system, particularly the hierarchy of courts and

legislative governmental and law enforcement agencies.
5.
ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

Must be able to conduct complex legal research and write legal

memoranda. Must have skills to interact effectively with officials from governmental organizations

and private sector. Must be able to maintain strict professional confidentiality.

(This will be tested.)
6.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Familiarity with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel is required