Junior Professional Officer (JPO), Associate Legal Officer (gn)

Intro

WIPO - JPO, Associate Legal Officer, Madrid, Chiffre Nr. 2024-2-49 

Junior Professional Officer (JPO), Associate Legal Officer, Madrid

Sector/Unit: Brands and Designs

Duration: 2 years with the possibility of extension for another year.

Please note that for participants of the JPO-Programme two years of work experience are mandatory!

Aufgaben

• Provide input to the formulation of legal advice and information concerning accession to, or ratification of, the Madrid Protocol and on its functioning and use.
• Reply to general correspondence, enquiries and customer complaints on issues requiring an analysis of the Madrid System legal framework.
• Carry out research on specific topics and analyze defined aspects of legal instruments; present conclusions of analysis for consideration of supervisor.
• Draft and provide input to legal instruments, revisions to legal instruments and to other legal texts related to the Madrid System.
• Provide input into the review or development of policies, procedures, practices and business solutions of the Madrid Registry.
• Draft and provide input to documents for the Working Group, the Madrid Union Assembly and other meetings.
• Participate in the Working Group, the Madrid Union Assembly and other meetings as part of the Secretariat.
• Participate in internal and external training courses, seminars and information meetings; prepare and deliver training and presentations. 

Anforderungen

Profile of qualification

Education

• Master’s Degree in Law, Master of Laws/LL.M., State Examination in Law or related field.

Experience

• 2-3 years of professional legal experience in the public or private sector.

Key Competencies

• Fluency in English.
• Knowledge of other UN official languages is desirable.
• Knowledge of the international IP system.
• Ability to design and conduct research and analyze defined aspects of legal issues.
• Ability to draft legal texts.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office applications

Bewerbungsprozess

Bitte senden Sie Ihre JPO-Bewerbung direkt an das Büro Führungskräfte zu Internationalen Organisationen (BFIO) unter Angabe der Chiffre Nr. 2024-2-49 auf dem Bewerbungsbogen

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Die Ausschreibung endet am 11. August 2024