KOSTANDIN KAZANXHI

WORKING EXPERIENCE
2007-2010 Civil service commission member, Tirana Albania Supervision of governm
ental institutions for implementation of administrative standards and regulation
s, administrative litigation hearings.
2007 Ministry of finance in Albanian Government, legal adviser. Working on insur
ance companies, tax and customs and legal issues as the cabinet representative
2005-2007 Ministry of interior general secretary Albanian Government. Working wi
th projects on local government, public administration, security and human resou
rces.
2003-2005 USAID-US Agency for International Development, Project manager for the
US companies CASALS & DAI Tirana Albania. Working with US legal experts assisti
ng the High Council of Justice and the Ministry of Justice, identifying legal pr
oblems regarding court and Albanian judiciary system, identifying conflict of in
terest issues in legal system.
2000-2003 CAFOD UK legal aid program, Tirana Albania.
Providing legal assistance for people in need for their legal issues, drafting l
egal documents, drafting of contracts scheduling and coordinating court dates an
d clients' meetings, client contacts, court documents filing, litigation. Repres
ent cases in administrative levels and make mediation sessions to solve disputes
before going to court. Represent cases in court.
1999-2000 Boga & Associates law firm, Tirana Albania,
Drafting of legal documents, scheduling and coordinating court hearings, clients
' meetings and contacts, filing of court documents, drafting of contracts, litig
ation in court.
1995-1999 Tirana District Court Assistant-judge. Working with judges on preparin
g draft court decisions, filing of court documents for different cases, keeping
hearings time, compiling court summon.
INTENATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (part time)
TONUCCI & Associates, Italian law firm - Three years
Scheduling and coordinating court dates and clients' meetings and contacts, fili
ng of court documents, drafting of contracts. Assist attorneys on litigation iss
ues.
OSCE Organization for Security and Collaboration in Europe. Project for courts a
nd Albanian legal system - One year
UNDP United Nation Development Program - One year
USAID Agency for International Development - Three years
EDUCATION
2010 Business School, Accounting major, Central Connecticut State University CCS
U, continuing
2006 MASTER Economic Busines School Tirana Albania & Business School Lincoln Neb
raska USA
1995 Law School, Tirana Albania
1991 High School, gymnasium, Tirana Albania
TRAININGS AND CERTIFICATIONS
2007 International and Political Studies School, France.
2003 Human Rights Convention, Netherlands
2002 European Convention and Albanian judiciary, Albania
2002 Justice system and the attorney at law, Albania
2001 The crime of corruption in juridical system Bulgaria
2000 Paralegal training College of Advocacy USA
1999 Legislation for Civil Administration Albania
1997 Managing in the judicial system, Business School, Denmark
1999-1996 Insurance, tax and legal issues, diferent trainings Albania
AFFILIATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
2007 School of International and Political Studies alumni, Albania
2000 Paralegal Alumni, Benchmark Institute California USA
1999 Albanian Bar Association member
LANGUAGE COMPETENCES
English, Italian, Albanian (native language)