ILFA

ILFA’s mission is to build legal excellence in Africa. Finally, the ILFA lawyers undergo intense seminars at the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

ILFA’s mission is to build legal excellence in Africa by providing access to advanced legal training, networking opportunities and education for African lawyers and senior professionals engaged in the negotiation of complex transactions in Africa. ILFA furthers its mission through its Flagship Programme; which has been described as “simple yet impactful”. The Flagship Programme facilitates interch

ange opportunities for African lawyers to take part in a three-month secondment programme in law offices of international law firms and corporations based in London, Paris, and Dubai. Additionally, the programme provides an academic enrichment series that incorporates training modules on various topics relevant to the African legal sector. Placements offer an annual curriculum of the most relevant parts of the participating law firms' existing training programmes. These include the following practice areas: International arbitration, intellectual property, project finance, and sovereign debt. A wide variety of industries are covered from mining to construction, banking to oil & gas.

2015 will see the introduction of an Intra-Africa Secondment Programme. This programme will adopt the same model, as the existing secondment programme except the host locations will be in Africa. The pilot Intra-Africa secondment programme will be launched in Nigeria in 2015. Applications will be open to selected West African countries and run parallel to the Flagship Programme. Applications for the Intra-Africa Secondment Programme will open in September.

19/12/2025

As 2025 draws to a close we are delighted to announce the applications for the ILFA Flagship Programme 2026 are now open.

Please have a look at our website to find the application form and call for applications with all the requirements mentioned.

https://lnkd.in/e_3N3_wJ

All applications and enquiries can be sent to [email protected]

We wish everyone a happy festive season and happy applying!

20/03/2025

It was all fun & merry as our ILFA Uganda alumni and friends of ILFA reconnected last evening.

The event was hosted by Ortus Advocates in Kampala, and we look forward to many more alumni get-togethers in other cities in Africa catalysing our strong 300+ alumni accross 22 African jurisdictions.

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20/12/2024

Call for Applications:
ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme
(Placements in London & Dubai)
Applicants are invited to apply for a 1 - 3 month work experience which includes
advanced training and secondment to leading law firms or corporate legal
departments in London, Dubai or Paris. This ILFA Flagship Secondment
Programme will run from September until December 2025.
ILFA Flagship programme facilitates interchange opportunities for African lawyers
to take part in a three-month secondment programme in law offices of international
law firms and corporations based in London, Paris, and Dubai. Additionally, the
programme provides an academic enrichment series that incorporates training
modules on various topics relevant to the African legal sector. Finally, the ILFA
lawyers undergo intense seminars at the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge
Universities
Applications are to be submitted online through email via [email protected]
The application form can be found here.
Online application open from Friday, 20 December 2024
Deadline for applications: Wednesday, January 22 2025 23:59 UK Time.
Applicants must have:
Degree in law or admitted to practise as a lawyer in any African jurisdiction
Excellent academics (minimum of a 2.1 or equivalent) from a university with a
reputable law faculty
Minimum of 5 years qualified working in private practice or government service;
permanent resident of an African country
Professional legal experience at the national level, with emphasis in public
international law, corporate and commercial or banking and finance law.
Experience as Government/state lawyers in the context of international law
preferable
Committed to developing legal skills in litigation, intellectual property, project
finance, oil & gas, construction, mining, and sovereign debt
Must be fluent in English. French, Arabic desired for certain placements
Be willing to contribute a small percentage to the programme
Meet the covid 19 Protocol for the UK at the time of the secondment in terms of
Vaccines, PCR test and all other requirements as set by the UK Government.
Be under the age of 35 to qualify for the Fragomen Temporary work visa in the
UK
Have obtained a degree of any kind in the last 5 years

09/09/2024

Welcome and congratulations on our 2024 ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme Cohort. Securing a place in the IFSP is a significant achievement, and we are thrilled to welcome you.

We invite all to view there profiles here:
https://lnkd.in/dqZHT9yM

15/01/2024

ILFA is delighted to announce the opening of applications for the ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme. We would like to urge all lawyer across Africa that meet the requirement to start applying.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, January 31, 2024 23:59 UK Time.

Please forward all queries to [email protected]

07/11/2023

Forge your path to excellence in banking and finance with ILFA BANKING AND FINANCE ACADEMY. Designed with young lawyers in mind, this elite program offers priority enrollment for those seeking to harness their legal expertise in the realm of financial law. Secure your place now👇
https://lnkd.in/dTM4qbA9

21/06/2023

ILFA Founder Tim Taylor KC delivered a Governance and Leadership Workshop aimed at equipping delegates with skills to:
a) Strengthen governance in the public and private sectors;
b) Promote ethical and legacy leadership;
c) Steer an organization through and out of crises; and
d) Build balanced relationships between the Board and the Management.

It was our pleasure to meet the delegates of the The Institute of Certified Secretaries

For those who missed out, do not be concerned the Annual Governance Excursion in Cape Town coming up in September.

Book by August 14th, 2023 using this link https://lnkd.in/dpdieQMs

For more information contact +254 20-3597840, +254 734603173, +254 770159631 OR email: [email protected]

21/04/2023

Eid Mubarak to ALl

11/01/2023

ILFA is delighted to announce the opening of applications for the ILFA Flagship Secondment Programme. We would like to urge all lawyer across Africa that meet the requirement to start applying.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday, January 25, 2023 23:59 UK Time.

Please forward all queries to [email protected]

05/09/2022

We are delighted to welcome the 2020 ILFA Flagship Programme Cohort.

The selected few are
Chebet Faith
Gabi Mailula
Isaac Aburam Lartey
Muchinda Muma
Naa Amorkor Amarteifio, MCIArb
Ritah Nakalema
Ronnel Sisamu
Thandiwe Nhlapho
Silver Kayondo

Please see the link below to view their profiles.
https://lnkd.in/dqZHT9yM

20/06/2022

We would like to take a moment to extend a sincere thank you to all who made the ILFA Kampala Legal Excellence Academy possible.
To our event sponsors, both the local and international firms who generously participated and put together insightful content.
To the Uganda Law Society for agreeing to work with us on the event
To the ILFA Alumni for their insightful addition to the event
To all who attended
Thank you and we hope to see you all back next year

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10/06/2022

Thomas R. Snider, a partner at Al Tamimi & Company and Batanda G. a partner at Signum Advocatescates will facilitate a training session on International Arbitration during the ILFA Kampala LEA, an event organised in collaboration with the Uganda Law Society and will have a massive 10 CLE points accredited to those who attend. Make sure not to miss out.

This session is a part of a series of sessions that will be focused towards Ugandan Lawyers.

For those interested, please register via the below link. Spaces are limited.
DATE: June 13 - June 15, 2022
Two sessions 9:30 - 12:00 & 13:00 - 15:30 (EAT)
CLE Points - 10 points
Cost - £49.99
REGISTER HERE: https://cvent.me/38ZWoR

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Website

https://www.ilfa.africa/

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