Legal Officer

Provide legal research, advice and drafting support to the General Legal Division of the Office of Legal Affairs in New York. The temporary P-4 post addresses contracts, procurement, administrative law, claims, peacekeeping and organisational accountability; reviews legal instruments and agreements; supports litigation and appeals; and prepares legal opinions, background papers and reports for United Nations organs and officials.

• Research and draft legal advice and memoranda on contracts, procurement and administrative law
• Conduct legal research and prepare studies, briefs, reports and correspondence
• Review legal documents and identify issues and inconsistencies
• Draft legal opinions on public and private international-law matters
• Draft and analyse contracts and agreements and support dispute settlement
• Assist representation before tribunals and administrative proceedings
• Prepare appeals of United Nations Dispute Tribunal judgments

• Advanced degree in law, or a first-level law degree with qualifying experience
• Admission to practise law or qualification to practise law in a United Nations Member State
• At least seven years of progressively responsible legal experience including legal analysis, research and writing
• English at UN Level III in reading, writing, listening and speaking

• Experience in administrative-law litigation
• Experience practising law in an international intergovernmental organisation

• Legal Research
• Legal Analysis
• Legal Drafting
• Contract Law
• Procurement Law
• Administrative Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Litigation Support

• The position is temporarily available until 31 December 2026
• Eligibility may be limited to candidates based at the duty station depending on the funding source