Press Release - New Perimeter delivers training seminar for law students in Zambia

New Perimeter, DLA Piper’s nonprofit affiliate that provides long-term pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world, recently completed a week-long seminar on legal writing and analysis for students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) School of Law.

The project, in its fourth year, is a collaboration with lawyers from Boehringer Ingelheim (BI), a global pharmaceutical company, and DLA Piper Africa Group firm Chibesakunda & Co. Advocates. From June 13-17, the team led workshops for 119 students focused on legal writing and research methods, as well as best practices for formulating and supporting a strong legal argument. The interactive program was developed with UNZA based on the needs of their students and included a combination of instruction, practical writing exercises and active class participation.

“We were thrilled to once again collaborate with BI and our colleagues at Chibesakunda to work with the next generation of Zambia’s lawyers and play a role in developing foundational skills to guide their legal careers,” said Sara Andrews, senior international pro bono counsel at DLA Piper and assistant director of New Perimeter. “Having led numerous training programs in Africa and elsewhere, we’ve found that the emphasis on learning by doing resonates well with students and provides a great opportunity for our lawyers as they mentor and share their experiences with the students.”

As part of its broader commitment to supporting legal education in Africa and around the globe, New Perimeter has delivered similar training courses to law students at the Law School of Tanzania and the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education. The DLA Piper Foundation has also issued grants to UNZA for the purchase of law books and technical equipment. In addition, BI has offered a fully-paid internship for a UNZA student in Europe for the past two years.

In addition to Andrews, the members of DLA Piper’s New Perimeter team included: Richard Bull (San Diego), Kirsten Girnth (Frankfurt), Mason Hubbard (Washington, DC), Harriet Leach (London) and Stuart Morrow (Vancouver). The BI team that participated in the project included: Marc Ehrenberg (Ingelheim, Germany), Kruti Shah (Mumbai, India) and Sarena Straus (Ridgefield, Connecticut). 

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New Perimeter is a nonprofit organization established by global law firm DLA Piper to provide pro bono legal assistance in under-served regions around the world to support access to justice, social and economic development and sound legal institutions. Founded in 2005 as a result of our firm’s commitment to support legal advancement worldwide, New Perimeter’s vision is to harness the skills and talents DLA Piper lawyers to further a more just world for all.

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