The International lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Flagship Secondment Programme 2026 for African lawyers (Placements in London & Dubai)

Application Deadline: January 29 2026 23:59 UK Time.

Applications are actually open for the 2026 International lawyers for Africa (ILFA) Flagship Secondment Programme. Applicants are invited to apply for a 1 – 3 month work expertise which incorporates superior coaching and secondment to main legislation companies or company authorized departments in London, Dubai or Paris. This ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme will run from September till December 2026.

ILFA Flagship programme facilitates interchange Opportunities for African lawyers to take part in a three-month secondment programme in legislation workplaces of worldwide legislation companies and firms primarily based in London, Paris, and Dubai. Additionally, the programme supplies an educational enrichment sequence that includes coaching modules on varied matters related to the African authorized sector. Finally, the ILFA lawyers bear intense seminars on the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Requirements

Applicants should have:

• Degree in legislation or admitted to practise as a lawyer in any African jurisdiction
• Excellent lecturers (minimal of a 2.1 or equal) from a college with a good legislation college
• Minimum of 5 years certified working in non-public apply or authorities service; everlasting resident of an African nation
• Professional authorized expertise on the nationwide stage, with emphasis in public worldwide legislation, company and business or banking and finance legislation.
• Experience as Government/state lawyers in the context of worldwide legislation preferable
• Committed to creating authorized abilities in litigation, mental property, venture finance, oil & fuel, development, mining, and sovereign debt
• Must be fluent in English. French, Arabic desired for sure placements
• Be prepared to contribute a small proportion to the programme
• Meet the covid 19 Protocol for the UK on the time of the secondment in phrases of Vaccines, PCR check and all different necessities as set by the UK Government.
• Be beneath the age of 35 to qualify for the Fragomen Temporary work visa in the UK
• Have obtained a level of any sort in the final 5 years

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