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Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training
Bogota
Announcement #: 22-CRM-OPD-001
Application Deadline: November 23, 2021
The Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) will represent the U.S. Department of Justice through OPDAT's field office in Bogota, Colombia. The RLA will work closely with local law enforcement and government officials, including prosecutors, judges, investigators, parliamentarians, and others to develop, implement, and strengthen OPDAT capacity building programs.
The RLA will be responsible for the implementation of programs that focus on justice sector technical assistance, institutional development in the host nation, including further implementation of the accusatorial system, assessment of the legal system, prosecutorial capacity building, investigation and prosecution of complex transnational cases, trial advocacy skills development, evidence collection and preservation, pretrial alternatives, and increasing the ability of the Attorney General's Office to disrupt and dismantle transnational criminal organizations. The RLA will also focus strengthening the capacity of justice sector partners in key Colombian rural municipalities to investigate and prosecute transnational organizations, cartels, and gangs through specialized training, case-based mentoring, and technical assistance.
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