The IBA has announced Pawel Marcin Golebiowski as the winner of the inaugural David W Rivkin Fellowship

Paweł Marcin Gołębiowski has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the David W Rivkin Fellowship, following his participation in the International Bar Association (IBA) internship program in London. The Fellowship, which includes a monetary award and mentorship, honors former IBA President David W Rivkin and aims to support young lawyers in their careers. Gołębiowski expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to learn from Rivkin s experience in international treaty and public international law litigation. David W Rivkin, the former IBA President, expressed his honor in having the Fellowship named after him. He has a long history of mentoring young lawyers and sees the Fellowship as a valuable resource for IBA interns working on important global issues. Prior to the IBA internship, Gołębiowski completed an internship at the United Nations, trained at The Hague Academy of International Law, and earned a Masters Degree in Law in Public International Law from University College London. Rivkin, an independent arbitrator affiliated with Arbitration Chambers in New York, London, and Hong Kong, has been recognized as a global leader in international arbitration. The Fellowship is open to all IBA interns based in the Association s London office, and applicants must be successful in securing a place as a London-based IBA intern to be eligible. Applicants are required to submit a thousand-word essay in English on the role of lawyers in society for the Fellowship. Those who advance to the second round will be asked to submit a video on their career aspirations and answer a technical question about a law topic. The application process for the 2025 internships and the David W Rivkin Fellowship is now open and will close on November 22, 2024. For more information and to apply, contact internprogramme@int-bar.org. The International Bar Association (IBA) is a global organization for legal practitioners, bar associations, and law societies, established in 1947. It aims to contribute to global stability and peace through the administration of justice and has collaborated on various international projects with organizations such as the United Nations and the World

Source: ibanet.org
Published on 2024-10-03