Overview

The Legal Officer will provide substantive, technical, and administrative support for the adjudication of cases to the UNDT judges in Geneva. The role involves reviewing submissions, drafting legal documents, conducting legal research, and advising on legal and administrative matters.

Tasks Summary

• Review of submissions to the UNDT;
• Draft, review and advise on legal documents and correspondence;
• Support Judges by preparing background materials and summaries of issues, as required;
• Attend meetings, and give advice on emerging issues and questions, as required;
• Identify issues, draft legal texts and handle a wide range of complex legal matters involving interpretation and application of administrative/employment law;
• Conduct extensive legal research and provide detailed analysis of cases and jurisprudence;
• Provide legal advice on diverse substantive and procedural questions;
• Assist in the preparation of referrals to the Mediation Division of the Office of the Ombudsman;
• Support the Judges in producing accurate, comprehensive judgments, including review of draft judgments for any inconsistencies or inaccuracies, and ensuring editorial uniformity prior to dissemination. Respond to correspondence/queries from the parties;
• Assist in maintaining the UNDT's registers (electronic and paper), the publication and dissemination of the decisions, rulings and judgments rendered by the UNDT, in the required official languages, through the agreed media;
• Assist in maintaining the UNDT’s case law digest and jurisprudence databank;
• Perform other duties as required.

Experience Requirements

A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible experience in law, including legal analysis, research and writing is required. At least two years of experience in administrative or employment/labor law preferably in an international organization or tribunal is required. Experience providing support to a judge/judges as a judicial or legal clerk or legal officer is desirable. Experience in litigation in an international or domestic judicial system is desirable.

Qualification Requirements

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent degree) in law. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

Other Details

Languages Required: English is required.

Languages Preferred: Either French or Spanish or Arabic or Chinese (Mandarin) or Russian is desirable.

Contract Duration: Until 31 December 2026

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