ISLP Volunteers Honored for Their Development Work by VEGA on April 30.

President Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia to be featured in PBS film on 3/18/2008.

The International Senior Lawyers Project provides volunteer legal services by skilled and experienced attorneys to advance democracy and the rule of law, protect human rights and promote equitable economic development worldwide. Through the pro bono work of retired and active practitioners, working independently and in law firms, ISLP helps governments and citizens develop and implement legal reforms, assists programs that advance the social and economic well-being of people in developing countries, and builds the capacity of local organizations and professionals to meet the needs of their communities.

ISLP volunteers pay tribute to their experiences, and clients share their thanks for excellent legal assistance:

"It has been a long haul for everyone, particularly in the last few days . . . I want to thank you for the excellent support and advice which our team received from you throughout the period of negotiations in New York and for your continued support and advice in these last few days that helped us to reach a successful conclusion. . . I know that with your help we now have [an agreement] which we can proudly reveal to the nation that represents a significant improvement in the management of our natural resources and protection of our national interest." 
- Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in a letter regarding ISLP's pro bono assistance with intensive negotiations of a mining agreement with the Arcelor Mittal steel company. 

"We will miss tremendously your energy, optimism and good judgment. Your contribution has been invaluable for the successes of the project, and for the speed with which they have been achieved."  - Anna Ogorodova, Director of the Public Defender Project in Ukraine to ISLP volunteer Ed Rucker

"I wanted to let [Latham & Watkins] know that we have signed the Grant Agreement...for the GDA.  Getting our first GDA grant [for the Guatemala project] is a tremendous achievement and one that we couldn't have managed without your expert help in structuring our relationship...I understand that you are willing to help us with our further legal needs as we move forward in this process.  We are so very, very grateful to you."  - Mary Chaffin, General Counsel, Mercy Corps

“I cannot think of a more interesting and engaging way to spend the remainder of my professional life. I’ve discovered that the skills we develop as attorneys in this country can be used in collaboration with our counterparts abroad to help promote access to justice and the rule of law beyond our own borders.”-ISLP Volunteer Barbara Putta

"The US instructors opened windows to a world of which participants are either not aware or from which they are completely sheltered.  The fact that the attendance rate was so high throughout the programme proves the interest and utility of the course to the participants."- Botswana co-instructor in the 2007 Commercial Law Training Program