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Switzerland Legal Officer
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Genf, Genf, Schweiz Taurus SA VollzeitWe are seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join our team at Taurus SA, a leading digital asset infrastructure provider. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting our fast global growth and ensuring compliance with relevant statutory, regulatory, and internal rules.The Legal & Compliance team plays a crucial role in our organization,...
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Legal Officer
vor 3 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WIPO VollzeitJob Title: Legal OfficerWIPO is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join its IP Disputes Section. The successful candidate will contribute to the administration of mediation, arbitration, and expert determination cases filed with the Center.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to the development and promotion of new Center-supported dispute resolution...
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Principal Legal Officer
vor 3 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob DescriptionJob Title: Principal Legal OfficerOrganization: World Health Organization (WHO)Location: Geneva, SwitzerlandJob Type: Full-timeReports to: Director, Legal DepartmentJob Summary:The Principal Legal Officer will provide high-level legal advice and support to the WHO Secretariat, particularly in the areas of commercial and contractual law. The...
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Principal Legal Officer
vor 2 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob DescriptionWHO is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Legal Officer to join its team.Key ResponsibilitiesProvide authoritative legal services to WHO staff, including senior managers, on corporate and commercial matters, contracts, and relations with industry and stakeholders.Conduct high-level negotiations with pharmaceutical companies and...
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Legal Officer
vor 4 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WIPO VollzeitJob Title: Legal OfficerWIPO is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join its IP Disputes Section. The successful candidate will contribute to the administration of mediation, arbitration, and expert determination cases filed with the Center.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to the development and promotion of new Center-supported dispute resolution...
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Junior Legal Officer, P1
vor 4 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz International Labour Organization VollzeitJob Title: Junior Legal Officer, P1The International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Junior Legal Officer to join its team in the Registry of the ILO Administrative Tribunal.Job SummaryThe Junior Legal Officer will provide support to the Registrar and judges of the Tribunal in the preparation of cases, research, and...
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Principal Legal Officer
vor 1 Woche
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob SummaryThe Principal Legal Officer - Commercial Contracts will provide high-quality legal services to WHO staff, including senior managers, on corporate and commercial matters, contracts, and relations with industry and other stakeholders. The role involves providing authoritative legal advice, conducting high-level negotiations, and drafting complex...
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Legal Officer
vor 1 Woche
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WIPO VollzeitJob Title: Legal Officer - Intellectual Property SpecialistJob Summary:The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join its team. As a Legal Officer, you will contribute to the administration of mediation, arbitration, and expert determination cases filed with the Center.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to the...
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Legal Officer
Vor 6 Tagen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WIPO VollzeitJob Title: Legal Officer - Intellectual Property SpecialistJob Summary:The WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join its team. As a Legal Officer, you will contribute to the administration of mediation, arbitration, and expert determination cases filed with the Center.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to the...
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Legal Officer, International Labour Organization
vor 2 Monaten
Genf, Genf, Schweiz International Labour Organization VollzeitAbout the PositionThe International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Junior Legal Officer to join its Registry of the ILO Administrative Tribunal (TRIB). The successful candidate will be responsible for providing legal support to the Tribunal and its judges.Key ResponsibilitiesDraft summaries of cases and notes of...
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Legal Officer
vor 2 Monaten
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WIPO VollzeitJob Title: Legal Officer - Intellectual Property SpecialistJob Summary:The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer to join its team in Geneva, Switzerland. As a Legal Officer, you will contribute to the administration of mediation, arbitration, and expert determination cases filed with the Center. You will...
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Senior Legal Advisor
vor 1 Tag
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitThe Office of the Legal Counsel seeks a Senior Legal Advisor to provide expert legal advice and support to the organization.Key Responsibilities:• Provide legal advice and guidance to the Office of the Legal Counsel• Develop and implement legal strategies to support the organization's goals• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure compliance...
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Legal Officer, P1
vor 1 Woche
Genf, Genf, Schweiz International Labour Organization VollzeitJob SummaryThe International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking a highly skilled Legal Officer, P1 to join its Administrative Tribunal Registry. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting summaries of cases and notes of jurisprudence in English and French, working from written submissions in both languages.Key ResponsibilitiesDraft summaries...
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Principal Legal Officer
vor 1 Woche
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob SummaryThe Principal Legal Officer will provide high-quality legal services to WHO staff, including senior managers, on corporate and commercial matters, contracts, and relations with industry and stakeholders. The role involves providing authoritative legal advice, conducting high-level negotiations, and drafting complex agreements.Key...
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Senior Legal Counsel
vor 2 Wochen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob SummaryThe Office of the Legal Counsel is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Advisor to provide expert legal advice and support to the organization. As a key member of the legal team, you will be responsible for analyzing complex legal issues, developing and implementing legal strategies, and providing guidance on legal matters.Key...
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Principal Legal Officer
vor 1 Tag
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitKey ResponsibilitiesThe selected candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality legal services to WHO staff, including senior managers, on corporate and commercial matters, contracts, and relations with industry and other relevant stakeholders. This will involve negotiating complex agreements, drafting policies, and advising on legal and governance...
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Senior Legal Advisor
vor 1 Monat
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob Title: Senior Legal Advisor **Job Summary:** We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Advisor to join our team at the Office of the Legal Counsel. As a key member of our legal team, you will provide expert legal advice and support to our organization. **Key Responsibilities:** * Provide legal advice and guidance to our organization on a wide...
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Senior Legal Advisor
vor 1 Woche
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob Title: Senior Legal AdvisorJob Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Advisor to join our team at the Office of the Legal Counsel. As a Senior Legal Advisor, you will provide expert legal advice and guidance to support the organization's goals and objectives.Key Responsibilities: Provide legal advice and guidance to support the...
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Senior Legal Advisor
Vor 6 Tagen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz WHO VollzeitJob Summary:The Office of the Legal Counsel is seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Advisor to join their team. As a key member of the organization, the successful candidate will provide expert legal advice and support to ensure the effective implementation of legal policies and procedures.Key Responsibilities:Provide high-quality legal advice and guidance...
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Junior Legal Officer, P1
Vor 6 Tagen
Genf, Genf, Schweiz International Labour Organization VollzeitJob SummaryThe International Labour Organization is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Legal Officer to join its Tribunal Registry. The successful candidate will be responsible for drafting summaries of cases and notes of jurisprudence in English and French, working from written submissions in both languages.Key ResponsibilitiesDraft summaries of cases...
legal officer
vor 4 Monaten
This post is located in the secretariat of the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), located in the Environment for Europe and Sustainable Development Section of the Environment Division of the Economic Commission for Europe, based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Convention grants the public rights, and imposes obligations on Parties, regarding access to information and public participation and access to justice in environmental matters.
The Convention also requires that persons exercising their rights under the Convention are not penalized, persecuted or harassed for doing so.
The Convention has one Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs), which was adopted on 21 May 2003, and entered into force on 8 October 2009.
The Protocol's objective is to enhance public access to information through the establishment of coherent, nationwide pollutant release and transfer registers.
The broad aim of UNECE's environment activities is to safeguard the environment and human health, and to promote sustainable development in line with the 2030 Agenda.
ResponsibilitiesWithin delegated authority, the Legal Officer is responsible for the following duties:
- Provides expert legal support to the Aarhus Convention's rapid response mechanism to protect environmental defenders and other mechanisms and bodies under the Convention.
- Handles a range of issues related to constitutional, international, public, private, administrative, environmental and human rights law in consultation with the P4.
- Conducts extensive legal research and analysis and prepare studies, comparative studies, briefs, reports and correspondence.
- Undertakes basic or extensive review of legal documents, instruments, or other material; identifies important issues, similarities, and inconsistencies, etc.
- Prepares or assists in the preparation of drafts of background papers, studies, reports, legislative texts and commentaries on those texts, correspondence, teaching materials in the field of international environmental and human rights law, etc.
- Services or assists senior colleagues in servicing committees, task forces, expert groups and other bodies, including preparation of background materials, summaries of issues and views of delegations, meeting reports, etc.
- Provides guidance to more junior staff.
- Responds to enquiries, participates in events, updates relevant webpages.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Professionalism:
Knowledge of, and ability to apply, legal principles, concepts and procedures and terminology for review, examination, and processing of a range of legal documents.
Knowledge of various legal research sources, including electronic, and ability to conduct research and analyze information on a wide range of legal issues.
Knowledge of international environmental and human rights law, the civil law and/or common law legal systems and principles. Ability to interpret and apply legislative instruments, develop and present results, recommendations, and opinions clearly and concisely. Ability to draft legal papers and work under pressure. Ability to apply good legal judgment in the context of assignments given.Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations.
Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Communication:
Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
Teamwork:
Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others' ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
EducationAdvanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in law is required.
A first-level university degree in the specified field of study in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Job - Specific QualificationA specialization in environmental or human rights law is desirable.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing is required.
A minimum of two years' legal experience working on cases in domestic or international courts, tribunals or monitoring bodies is desirable.
LanguagesEnglish and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat, and Russian is an official language of ECE. For the position advertised, fluency in English is required; knowledge of French or Russian is desirable.
Assessment
Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise which will be followed by competency-based interview.
Special Notice
The United Nations Secretariat is committed to achieving 50/50 gender balance and geographical diversity in its staff.
At the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the recruitment and employment of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity, with due regard to geographic diversity.
All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and organizational needs. The United Nations is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment of mutual respect.The United Nations recruits and employs staff regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds or disabilities.
Pursuant to section 7.11 of ST/AI/2012/2/Rev.1, candidates recruited through the young professionals programme who have not served for a minimum of two years in the position of their initial assignment are not eligible to apply to this position.
United Nations Considerations
According to article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
Candidates will not be considered for employment with the United Nations if they have committed violations of international human rights law, violations of international humanitarian law, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment, or if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they have been involved in the commission of any of these acts.
The term "sexual exploitation" means any actual or attempted abuse of a position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes, including, but not limited to, profiting monetarily, socially or politically from the sexual exploitation of another.
The term "sexual abuse" means the actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions.
The term "sexual harassment" means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that might reasonably be expected or be perceived to cause offence or humiliation, when such conduct interferes with work, is made a condition of employment or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, and when the gravity of the conduct warrants the termination of the perpetrator's working relationship.
Candidates who have committed crimes other than minor traffic offences may not be considered for employment.Due regard will be paid to the importance of recruiting the staff on as wide a geographical basis as possible.
The United Nations places no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs.
The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process.By accepting a letter of appointment, staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General, who may assign them to any of the activities or offices of the United Nations in accordance with staff regulation 1.2 (c).
Further, staff members in the Professional and higher category up to and including the D-2 level and the Field Service category are normally required to move periodically to discharge functions in different duty stations under conditions established in ST/AI/2023/3 on Mobility, as may be amended or revised.
This condition of service applies to all position specific job openings and does not apply to temporary positions.Applicants are urged to carefully follow all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira, and to refer to the Applicant Guide by clicking on "Manuals" in the "Help" tile of the inspira account-holder homepage.
The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the evaluation criteria of the job opening and the applicable internal legislations of the United Nations including the Charter of the United Nations, resolutions of the General Assembly, the Staff Regulations and Rules, administrative issuances and guidelines.
Applicants must provide complete and accurate information pertaining to their personal profile and qualifications according to the instructions provided in inspira to be considered for the current job opening.
No amendment, addition, deletion, revision or modification shall be made to applications that have been submitted.Candidates under serious consideration for selection will be subject to reference checks to verify the information provided in the application.
Job openings advertised on the Careers Portal will be removed at 11:59 p.m. (New York time) on the deadline date.No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).
