Norman L. Greene of Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Gerber has coauthored “Careers in International Development: 2018 International Law Weekend Panel Addressing Law and Development Careers, Challenges, and Advice for Entering into the International Law Development Field.”
The article features reflections from the panelists who participated in the 2018 International Law Weekend. The panel focused on “Careers in International Development” and consisted of a “roundtable discussion featur[ing] practitioners with experience in international development within the U[nited] S[tates] Government and other organizations involved in [international] development work.”
The following is the Introduction [citations omitted]:
The International Law Weekend is an annual conference sponsored by the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA) and the International Law Students Association (ILSA).1 The 2018 conference was held at the Fordham University School of Law and the New York City Bar Association, both in New York City, from October 18–20, 2018. The unifying theme of the conference was “Why International Law Matters,” and it focused primarily on how the past can inform the present, current events, and movements that will have the biggest impact on the future, as well as current developments and emerging trends in international law, all while addressing the fundamental question of why international law matters. The particular panel addressed by this article focused on “Careers in International Development” and consisted of a “roundtable discussion featur[ing] practitioners with experience in international development within the U[nited] S[tates] Government and other organizations involved in [international] development work.” The speakers provided students and practitioners with invaluable advice, tips and tricks of the field stemming from their unique and wide-ranging perspectives on pursuing careers in international development. The panel participants included Norman L. Greene (Program Co-Chair, Partner, Schoeman Updike Kaufman & Gerber LLP); Deborah Burand (Associate Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law); Matthew Cohen (Deputy General Counsel, United States Agency for International Development); Lisa Dickieson (Senior Vice President for International Programs, Freedom House); David Kassebaum (Assistant General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, Millennium Challenge Corporation); and Mary McLaughlin (Assistant General Counsel for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development). In particular, this article documents, reviews, and supplements the remarks from several of the panelists and provides source material for research and further review of the program themes.