PROFILE

Francisco Javier Flores Medina

Francisco Javier Flores Medina

Manager, AIETD and Related Fields, AIETD Colombia Chapter

Publishes in: Spanish

EDUCATION

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA 2013 – 2020
LAW DEGREE (ABOGADO)
COLEGIO SAN JOSE DE GUANENTÁ 2006 – 2011
Technical High School Diploma in Metalwork

D I P L O M A S A N D S E M I N A R S
UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
Apr. 2019 – Aug. 2019
Diploma Course in Judicial Evidence under the Código General del Proceso (General Code of Procedure)

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
Jun. 2020 – Sep. 2020
Diploma Course in Law, Technology and Innovation

UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA
May 2019
Seminar on Liquidation Proceedings

ACADEMIC WRITINGS

How is access to drinking water defined and guaranteed in the rulings on
class actions (acciones populares) issued by the Consejo de Estado? A dynamic analysis of the
case law of the First Section of the Consejo de Estado
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/16561 – 2020

WORK EXPERIENCE (internships)

TRAINEE LAWYER – UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA

Pro bono legal counsel for indigent clients under Law 583 of 2000, at the Legal Aid Clinic of the Universidad de Antioquia “Guillermo Peña Alzate”. There I drafted
lawsuits, tutela actions (constitutional protection claims) and petitions to public and private entities.
I reviewed and acted in a timely manner on the cases assigned to me. I attended court offices to review case files and update the institutional system.

LAW CLERK – LEGAL CLINIC

Jan. 2018 – Sep. 2018

At the Legal Clinic of the Universidad de Antioquia, I served as law clerk in a class action (acción popular) seeking the construction of water supply and sewerage systems in the Vereda Granizal of Bello, Antioquia. Specifically, I reviewed the proceedings, systematized the information and delivered workshops on basic legal training to the community of the vereda

INTERN – DISABILITY PROGRAM

Aug. 2017 – Dec. 2017

I worked as an intern in the disability program of the Legal Aid Clinic of the Universidad de Antioquia “Guillermo Peña Alzate”, under an agreement with the Alcaldía de Medellín (Medellín City Hall). Specifically, I designed workshops for the people registered in the City Hall’s Disability Units on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and on access-to-justice measures. I also produced radio programs promoting the rights of persons with  disabilities.

SKILLS

• Office Software
• Digital Tools
• Legal Drafting
• Teamwork
• Leadership
• Customer Service

ABOUT ME

I am a lawyer who graduated from the Universidad de Antioquia, with an emphasis on civil, labor and administrative law. I have experience in case review, systematization, filing, drafting of court submissions, petitions, lawsuits, tutela actions and appeals.
• Conciliatory
• Patient
• Curious
• Proactive

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