From an email I received in recent days.
The National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade (NLC) seeks a creative, dynamic, and ambitious leader with a track record of distinguished contributions to the field of commercial law and global legal reform to serve as its next Executive Director.
This is an excellent opportunity to lead one of the world’s foremost commercial law centers. The NLC uniquely combines the research and policy attributes of a think tank, with the practical skills required to turn its policy recommendations into law and regulations, including drafting uniform laws, compiling and advocating for best commercial and financial practices, and training the scholars, judges, and practitioners involved in the application of these laws and practices in the Americas, Asia, and Africa - all with the goal of using commercial law reform to promote global economic development.
As free trade agreements negotiations move forward with European and Pacific Rim nations, the work of the NLC to harmonize legal systems has never been more relevant or more necessary. The new Executive Director will have the opportunity to leverage the NLC’s existing reputation, relationships, and accomplishments to accelerate global economic development in the 21st century and improve the quality of life for people around the world.
The NLC also educates the next generation of international trade and commercial lawyers and leaders through its historic affiliation with the University of Arizona (UA) James E. Rogers College of Law (COL). The Executive Director will hold a faculty appointment at the COL, with the nature of that appointment dependent on background and qualifications. A tenure-track or continuing-status faculty appointment in the College requires the recommendation of COL faculty. Additionally, research staff at the NLC teach courses in commercial law, the COL maintains one of the leading LL.M. programs in international trade and business law in the world, building on the role of the NLC, and the COL publishes the Arizona Journal of International & Comparative Law.
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