Junior Legal Consultant

Title of Assignment: Junior Legal Consultant

Name of unit/sector: WIPO Judicial Institute, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector (IES)

Place of Assignment: Geneva, Switzerland

Expected duration of assignment: June 10, 2024, to November 9, 2024

1. Objective of the assignment

Support the work of the WIPO Judicial Institute in providing judicial resources for the IP judicial community.  The ICS is expected to provide support in reviewing drafts of the various publications, researching and writing new content, coordinating internal reviews, and liaising with external partners to produce final products to be published as WIPO publications.

The assignment is limited in duration and is intended to address the ad hoc projects listed below.

2. Deliverables/services

a) Support the development of the WIPO African Regional IP Benchbook, a publication produced in partnership with African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), ARIPO member states and United States Department of Justice.  The first part of this publication is expected to be released before the end of 2024.

The ICS will:

• complete the regional chapter and the chapters for Nigeria and Uganda by June 30, 2024;  and
• complete the United Republic of Tanzania chapter by August 31, 2024.

In the above tasks, the ICS will engage in substantial re-writing of text to achieve consistent structure, language and style of all text, for approval by the editorial team / working committee.  The ICS will also coordinate with the working committee and editorial team to oversee the project timeline, request any outstanding content, copies of legislation and cases, and coordinate receipt of new manuscripts and content.

b) The ICS will support the production of the second volume of the WIPO Collection of Leading Judgments on Intellectual Property Rights People’s Republic of China (2011–2018), which will contain summaries (in Chinese and English) of recent IP judgments (from 2019 to 2024) rendered by courts of the People’s Republic of China. The ICS will:

• produce a publication proposal by July 15, 2024;
• coordinate the translation from Chinese to English of the summaries received from the Supreme People’s Court of China;
• coordinate the internal review and copyediting;  and
• review and edit the drafts translated into English.

c) Provide general programmatic support for the work of the WIPO Judicial Institute during the assignment period, including support in creating case summaries of judgments that will be presented in the WIPO IP Judges Forum that will be held on October 9 – 10, 2024.

3. Reporting

The Consultant will report to the Director of the WIPO Judicial Institute.

4. Profile

Education:

• First-level university degree in law, or a first-level university degree plus an advanced university degree in law (Essential)

Experience:

• At least six months of relevant professional experience in law, including experience in legal drafting (Essential)
• Experience in an international organization (Desirable)

Knowledge:

• Excellent knowledge of legal issues in intellectual property (Essential)

Languages:

• Fluency in English, including excellent analytical and legal drafting. (Essential)

Essential skills:

• Discretion and good diplomatic skills.
• Interpersonal skills with the ability to work well in a multicultural team.
• Organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to respect deadlines.
• Confident user of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

5. Duration of contract and payment

June 10, 2024, to November 9, 2024, the contract may be renewed upon satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

The applicant shall provide an indication of their remuneration expectations in Swiss Francs (daily rate).