Legal Workshop- Tel Aviv District Attorney Office (Tax, Fraud & Financial Crimes)
This program offers students a rare glimpse into the work of the Taxation and Economics Division at the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, which introduces a fascinating combination of the financial, commercial, and criminal spheres.
Students will take part in the professional fight against government corruption, financial crimes and securities violations, as part of the Taxation and Economics Division's daily operations. The Students will take part in the division's work while closely mentored by one of its attorneys.
As part of their practical training, students will become familiar with the District Attorney's Taxation and Economics Division's worldview, which strives, as its main objective, to increase the efficiency of integrated economic enforcement against serious crime, alongside the law enforcement agencies the District Attorney's Office works with (the Israel Police, the Tax Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority, and other enforcement agencies), all in order to diminish the appeal of crime, and reduce the financial power and extent of the harm caused by criminals, whose activities hinder free competition and economic growth.
The program is based on a practical-legal tier and an academic-theoretical one:
As part of their practical training, students will be assigned mentors from among the Taxation and Economics Division's attorneys, and will assist them in their daily work. Students will be exposed to the unique nature of white-collar crimes, money laundering, securities violations, seizure proceedings, and the work done by the Taxation and Economics Division through the various stages of the case, including: The police investigation; the review of the case and the decision whether to indict a suspect or close the case; the examination of witnesses in court; and the appeal process.
As part of their theoretical training, students will be provided with the tools necessary to understand the combination between the financial, commercial, and criminal spheres, which will enable them to participate in the discourse led by the Taxation and Economics Division and its fight against white-collar crime, public corruption, money laundering, tax violations, securities fraud, insider trading, and corporate violations by public companies.
Students will hear lectures on the practical aspects of the Taxation and Economics Division's work, the basics of criminal procedure, appearing in court and trial procedures, the characteristics of white-collar crime, money laundering and forfeiture, financial and securities violations, issues pertaining to reaching plea bargains, prosecution-defense relations, and more.
This program caters to second, third and fourth-year students. Admission is based on a personal interview.
The practicum awards students six semester hours, and comprises 40 annual hours of academic training, as well as two days of intensive training at the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, workshops, and tours.
Academic Supervisor: Dr. Ronen Kritenshtien
Program Directors: Adv. Shiri Gafni and Adv. Tafat Moyal
For more information and to apply to the program contact Adv. Esty Shlain at estyshlain@justice.gov.il