Junior Arbitration League

11/03/2023

Hey hey! Have you missed the news about cool arbitration events? ☺️

Wherever you are right now, we hope that you guys and your families are safe. We continue to believe in and support our Ukrainian defenders in the battle against evil with the confidence that light will eventually win over darkness. And by the time this darkness is gone, we want to make sure that you've grown not only as a person, but professionally as well.

With this in mind, we want to share with you the awesome event organized by our friend Krystyna Khripkova from INTEGRITES:

YIAG Webinar: 'How to succeed in the arbitration world'

This webinar will be co-moderated by LCIA Senior Counsel, Vasylyna Odnorih, and will feature prominent arbitration practitioners sharing insights and tips on how to enhance soft skills needed to succeed in the arbitration world.

The webinar will cover such topics as possible cultural clashes, mentoring and networking, client engagement and speaking/writing engagements.

You can access detailed information about the event and register for it using the following link:

https://www.lcia.org/events/2023-yiag-webinar-how-to-succeed-in-the-arbitration-world-277.aspx

🌐Where: Zoom

⏰When: 15 March 2023, 16:00 GMT (London)

❗This webinar is free to attend, the Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

LCIA

21/07/2022

Today we present our next talented applicant whose life and career were affected by the russian invasion of Ukraine. Please welcome…

GANNA VANGORODSKA

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Ganna secured her Master’s degree at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine).

Ganna is a qualified Ukrainian lawyer with a proven record of relevant industry experience. She is interested to work for a company that will give her enough exposure and space to grow along with the company. Ganna is good at managing teams and has been licensed to work in Ukraine.

🇺🇦Below we publish Ganna’s story on how the russian invasion of Ukraine has affected her career:

“Due to the Russian war in Ukraine, I lost the opportunity to live in my house and I had to come to the UK with my daughter. In Ukraine, I was a self-employed attorney. I had a lot of litigation and interesting work.

I was in love with my work and dreamed of huge development. But Russian troops destroyed my house and I had to escape the occupation. My house was in the Buchansky district of the Kyiv region. Now, I have nowhere to go back, so I dream of building my future here with my daughter.

I'm looking through the job descriptions in the legal services industry, I strongly believe that I am a good fit for an Associated Lawyer and would love the opportunity to become a valued member of a legal firm”.

06/07/2022

Please welcome our next legal superstar whose life was affected by the russian invasion of Ukraine. Our applicant is…

VLADYSLAV MANIVCHUK

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Vladyslav is a graduate of a triple degree program «European and International Business Law» between Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Kharkiv, Ukraine), Mykolas Romeris University (Vilnius, Lithuania) and University Savoie Mont Blanc (Chambery, France).

Vladyslav has working experience as an intern at the prosecutor’s office, an assistant of advocate, an intern at an international law firm, and an in-house lawyer at a private joint-stock company.

Unfortunately, the company where Vladyslav had been employed, stopped its operation due to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, leaving him without a job.

Let's help Vladyslav to continue his promising career by sharing this post! 🇺🇦

30/06/2022

It’s time to present another talented applicant affected by the russian invasion of Ukraine. Please welcome…

OSMIRKO IRYNA (Ирина Осьмирко)

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Iryna is a third year student of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (International Law Program).

Iryna worked as a legal student at JŠK advokátni kancelár (Czech Republic) and Legal Clinic of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine).

Iryna has also gained a moot court experience, successfully participating in 2021 II National Moot Court Competition on Humanitarian Law (2 place) and Ukrainian Mini-Moot of VI Jessup Summer School (1 place). She also took part in various legal events, including 2021 ELSA Model, Summer Academy in Public International Law “International Law as an Act of Communication”, The Centre for International Law “Erga Omnes”, International School of Justice “Transitional Justice: World Experience and Ukrainian Context Workshop”, training on ethics, integrity and anti-corruption training for law students, organized by the University of East England (the UK) in cooperation with the USAID New Justice Program.

🇺🇦Below we publish Iryna's story on how the russian invasion of Ukraine has affected her career:

“Just over a month ago, I was an ordinary student at a Ukrainian university, stepping over many difficulties every day, but going towards my goals of moving abroad, communicating in English, studying, and working in the field of international law. I have been developing in these directions, taking part in Moot Courts, taking a lot of courses, training, and law schools, knowing that one day I would be able to defend human rights on the international level and be engaged in diplomacy and the international law-making process. I have dreamed to work in the sphere of public international law, some international judicial institution, or the UN.

I had hoped to take my first conscious step into this field through an internship at the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the spring, but unfortunately, that was not the case, war came into my house. It pushed me to flee abroad, although it was not how I had imagined it in peacetime. Now I realize that all the obstacles I have overcome throughout my life are just dust, as there is nothing more terrifying than losing my life and my future. I now have no doubts about my purpose, I am completely sure that I have always been interested in humanitarian law, international criminal law, and human rights law for a reason.

I would like to believe that thanks to international law and diplomacy, peace can be ensured, those who need it can be protected, and such a world system can be built in which there is no place for war and crimes against humanity, in which guilty will be punished.

I feel even more responsible for my future, and the goal to defend human rights is justified by more than just curiosity. This dream is imbued with pain. It is unequivocally my mission.

I want to invest in my future by getting new knowledge, acquaintances, skills, and financial opportunities. As a student of international law, I truly understand, how important is to join the international community, and carry out the international exchange, because it is a way to success. I want to achieve my goals in spite of all obstacles on my way.”

17/06/2022

JAL continues presenting to the world Ukrainian legal talents affected by the russian invasion of Ukraine. And our next applicant is…

VIKTOR PASICHNYK

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Viktor is a junior associate at one of the leading Ukrainian law firms in the field of arbitration. He has experience representing clients in arbitrations under both English and Ukrainian law before LCIA and ICAC at UCCI. Viktor is also skilled in commodities arbitration (GAFTA and FOSFA), enforcement of the arbitral awards in Ukraine, and advising on matters of the PIL, English, and Ukrainian law on various matters.

Viktor is also experienced in drafting submissions, motions, witness statements, and other procedural documents, as well as legal opinions. Besides this, he is acting as a volunteer for the Ukrainian Bar Association, preparing articles on PIL, including international humanitarian law and human rights. Viktor is interested in investment arbitration and hopes to gain some experience in this field.

🇺🇦Below we publish Viktor’s story on how the russian invasion of Ukraine has affected his career:

“Before the war, I coached a team taking part in the Eastern European Foreign Investments moot court competition together with my friend. I hoped to gain experience in coaching a team for the fists time in my life and learn more about investment arbitration, but this moot court was suspended because of the war.

I planned to expand my network within the arbitration community by visiting professional events and organizing offline gatherings for young practitioners, but now it is impossible since all events were canceled, and almost all my colleagues have left Kyiv.

Besides that, I finally started to visit the gym but abandoned my new habit of working out regularly since I left Kyiv due to the war. Now, as the future of Ukraine appears very uncertain, I consider moving abroad when the prohibition for men to leave the country is lifted, although I have never planned to move to another country before.”

10/06/2022

Dear friends and colleagues, we are continuing to introduce young Ukrainian legal stars affected by the russian invasion of Ukraine. And our next applicant is…

TETIANA TSURKOVSKA

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Tetiana graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (Ukraine) and is currently pursuing an LL.M degree at the University of Miami (Florida, the U.S.). She has practical experience in Litigation & Regulatory issues due to the year-long traineeship at former DLA Piper Ukraine. Tetiana has also proven legal writing & oral advocacy skills by participating in 28th Vis Moot Court (winning the best teams orals and best oralist awards).

Notably, Tetiana has also been involved in legal innovations and legal tech projects. She has both law firm and in-house experience.

🇺🇦Below we publish Tetiana’s story on how the russian invasion of Ukraine has affected her career:

“Currently, I am studying at the University of Miami, LL.M. in International Arbitration. It was always the plan just to study here and come back to Ukraine. The war changed it all. Right now, I am looking for opportunities abroad to secure my future and make sure that I survive not only myself but am also able to help my family in Ukraine.

I am looking for a position in the field of international arbitration and litigation, especially involving international public law and human rights.”

08/06/2022

Today we are starting to introduce JAL applicants who were affected by the war, and now are seeking new job opportunities in legal profession. And our frist applicant is…

ALINA MISHKUR

📧Email: [email protected]

💻Professional and educational experience:

Alina graduated from the Institute of International Relations of Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Ukraine). She has more than 10 years of professional experience, including work in Human Rights, Intellectual Property, International Commercial Arbitration, and Gambling Law.

When Alina worked as a lawyer at UNHCR implementing partner “Right to Protection”, she was responsible for the protection of the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers and was promoted to Child Rights Lawyer.

At her last job, Alina worked with Intellectual Property, Gambling Law, and International Commercial Arbitration. Alina has the experience in contract drafting, analysis of legislation, memoranda drafting,
preparation of documents for obtaining of gambling licenses, legal support of business activities, etc.

🇺🇦Below we publish Alina’s story on how the russian invasion of Ukraine has affected her career:

“I am a lawyer from Ukraine. Until February 2022 I worked at an IT company in Ukraine and lived in the Kyiv region. Due to the war, my parents and I made a hard decision to leave my home and move to our friends in London. The hardest part for me is that my parents are still staying in Ukraine.

I came to London two weeks ago and, currently, I am looking for a new job opportunity. I have never wanted to leave my country, as I adore Ukraine and Kyiv. Now I am alone in a different country and need to start everything from scratch. But I believe in the bright future of Ukraine and Ukrainians and that we shall rebuild our great country together, no matter where each of us is now!”

07/05/2022

Dear friends,

JAL LAUNCHES A NEW INITIATIVE AIMED AT SUPPORTING YOUNG UKRAINIAN LAWYERS AFFECTED BY RUSSIAN AGRESSION

Just recently our colleagues from Ukrainian Arbitration Association launched an initiative . This initiative is aimed at supporting Ukrainian arbitration practitioners affected by the russian aggression against Ukraine by publicly sharing their respective profiles and, thus, increasing their chances to be appointed as arbitrators, counsel, experts or involved in other roles in international arbitral proceedings and related cross-border litigations.

Taking the inspiration from that initiative, which JAL greatly appreciates and fully supports, we decided to launch a similar initiative for Ukrainian law students and young legal practitioners whose career plans and aspirations were completely shattered by hedious and unprecented Russian agression against Ukraine.

In particular, we are going to regularly publish at our Facebook and LinkedIn platforms the profiles of respective students and practitioners with their unique stories and backgrounds to increase their visibility and strengthen their chances of getting a scholarship from a foreign university or an internship at a law firm abroad.

We truly believe that our young legal stars deserve a chance of continuing their career path in a safe place, so we could preserve a precious foundation of the Ukrainian legal market's future!

As a first step, we are going to collect your stories and develop your profiles. Therefore, if you are interested in your profile being shared, please take a look at and fill in the form following this link:

📍https://forms.gle/xmPJZ3EenbkPEMbj9

Once we develop a solid database of your profiles, we will start sharing them, and foreign universities and law firms will witness firsthand the strength and skills of a new generation of Ukrainian legal stars.

We look forward hearing your unique story and share it with the world! 💙💛

07/03/2022

Шановні друзі,

Виражаючи свою підтримку українцям, які зазнали руйнівного впливу від російської агресії, все частіше різноманітні іноземні юридичні фірми пропонують українським студентам та/або правникам стажування, а відповідні іноземні університети пропонують стипендії для навчання або здійснення відповідних досліджень.

Для більшої зручності, ми створили окрему сторінку, в межах якої ми будемо збирати уніфіковану інформацію щодо подібних пропозицій, якими ми закликаємо вас скористатись. Ми переконані, що відповідні міжнародні фірми та організації отримають велику користь від навичок та знань наших українських юридичних зірок.

📌Ознайомитись із сторінкою можна за наступним посиланням: https://svohjott.notion.site/OPPORTUNITIES-ABROAD-FOR-UKRAINIAN-LAW-STUDENTS-AND-PRACTITIONERS-d2cb388677cf42ac824d16c639b93bf8

Ми будемо регулярно оновлювати інформацію, щоб ви мали можливість ознайомитись із якомога більшою кількістю актуальних пропозицій від відповідних юридичних фірм/університетів/організацій.

Якщо ви (1) побачили пропозицію, яка не міститься в нашому списку, або (2) ви, як представник відповідної організації, маєте намір зробити таку пропозицію для українських студентів та/або правників, будь ласка, повідомте нас через нашу електронну адресу: [email protected]

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦

05/03/2022

Дорогі друзі!

В ці важкі часи наші друзі-юристи з Європи займаються створенням можливостей для студентів-юристів з України за кордоном.

Зокрема, вже є ряд шведських юрфірм, готових приймати студентів на стажування на 2-3 місяці. Наші друзі активно працюють над розширенням географії в інших країнах, а тому ми впевнені, що найближчим часом кількість пропозицій буде збільшуватись.

Колеги сподіваються, що вийде організувати оплату стажувань для покриття базових витрат, шукаються шляхи допомоги з поселенням. Місцеві університети також готові допомагати і надати доступ до своїх ресурсів.

Ви зможете отримати допомогу одразу після пересікання кордону та з подорожжю до місця призначення. Починати зможете практично одразу, коли безпечно виїдете з України.

Будь ласка, заповніть форму нижче та поширте її серед своїх друзів, оскільки нам потрібно знати приблизну кількість людей для ефективного координування дій.

Миру нам!🙏💙💛

Посилання на форму: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdSP73DIPwh8IeYiMXnSoPKhY5Ecyd1Xn6lXlB-uWhJMaJVWw/viewform?usp=send_form

Kudos to: Nadya Mykiyevych ❤️

02/03/2022

Dear all,

Junior Arbitration League was primarily conceived to ensure the support of young arbitration practitioners, so they could increase their visibility and strengthen their role at Ukrainian legal market.

However, the unprecedented military attack of Russian Federation against Ukraine has crushed immediate career plans and aspirations of these youngsters, entirely shifting their focus to something more important - defending their country.

We are genuinely inspired to witness the people from all across of Ukraine that we once saw at our events now being actively engaged into volunteering activities, providing the essential support and assistance to those in need, and even joining local defense units to protect their hometowns from foreign invaders.

Meanwhile, they are also forced to stay in the basements listening to the sound of missiles, rocket artillery and air strikes while hoping that none of those would end their lives. Just like you, they are used to doing legal research, writing submissions and arguing the case before the court, but are not used to live in the bomb shelters praying for our lives, volunteering or taking up arms to resist the occupants.

These students and young arbitration lawyers by their own example are now proving the point that Junior Arbitration League always tried to convey - regardless of one’s age and experience, you can make a difference. A difference that these people are currently making extends far beyond the legal market.

We now urge young arbitration and dispute resolution practitioners from all over the world united by such worldwide organizations of similar kind as Paris Baby Arbitration, London Very Young Arbitration Practitioners, Paris Very Young Arbitration Practitioners, YAR - Young Arbitration Review, Young ICCA and many others to take the example of brave Ukrainian students and practitioners and join them in defending the security of not only Ukraine, but the whole world.

We believe that the legal community has no boundaries and is bound by the common principles, including the principle of solidarity.

In light of the foregoing, we hereby refer to you as representatives of the young generation of dispute resolution practitioners, as Ukrainians and as citizens of the world to do whatever you can to support Ukraine in these very dark times.

We kindly ask you to:

1) make an official statement which would condemn Russian aggression and express support for the Ukrainian people.

2) re-consider your cooperation with Russian state and private establishments (if there is any) and temporarily cease such cooperation.

3) spread the awareness among your respective communities about this war.

4) organize fundraising or donate for the needs of Ukrainian people. The full list of official and reliable donation platforms are available here: https://www.defendukraine.org/donate

15/02/2022

Шановні друзі,

Ми розуміємо, що обстановка невизначеності та загрози, яка наразі складається в Україні, викликає в кожного з нас додатковий стрес, занепокоєння та напругу.

Ставлячись з усією серйозністю до останніх подій, ми все ж нагадуємо вам про можливість відвідати наш захід "Legal Burnout: How to Handle", який відбудеться 17 лютого о 18:00. Під час цього заходу ми спробуємо розповісти вам, поміж іншого, як можна справлятись із складними емоціями під час роботи, в тому числі викликаними зовнішніми факторами.

‼️Окремо повідомляємо тих з вас, хто виявив/виявить бажання відвідати захід офлайн (за наявності відповідних документів) - місце проведення нашого заходу змінилось. Чекатимо вас за наступною адресою: Музейний провулок, 10 (офіс ЮФ «Саєнко Харенко).

Посилання для реєстрації: https://uba.ua/ukr/events/4263/registration/