E T Consultant - Senior Counsel

E T Consultant - Senior Counsel

Job #: req
35347

Organization:
World Bank

Sector:
Legal

Grade: EC3

Term Duration: 1 year 0 months

Recruitment Type:
Local Recruitment

Location:

Washington, DC, United States

Required Language(s):
English

Preferred Language(s):
French, Spanish or Portuguese

Closing Date: 1/23/2026 (MM/DD/YYYY) at 11:59pm UTC

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solve their greatest development challenges. The World Bank Group (WBG) is one of the world's largest sources of development assistance and global expertise for developing countries. It comprises five institutions that specialize in different aspects of development: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

For additional information, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The WBG works in more than 100 developing economies to improve living standards and to fight poverty. It works with government agencies, non‑governmental organizations, and the private sector to formulate assistance strategies. The WBG works with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.

• Serve as a lawyer in the Institutional Administration Practice Group, which provides legal advice and services throughout the World Bank Group, including for the Regional Vice Presidencies, the HR Vice Presidency, the ITS Vice Presidency, the Integrity Vice Presidency, the General Services Department, the ECR Vice Presidency, the Office of Ethics and Business Conduct, the Corporate Procurement Unit, as well as to IFC, MIGA, and ICID regarding institutional administration areas.
• Be able to independently draft and revise pleadings and submissions to the Bank’s Administrative Tribunal.
• Work independently and effectively with tact and diplomacy to forge consensus on establishment agreements, both among World Bank Group entities and with government counterparts.
• Independently handle one or more of the various practice areas of the unit, including management of national court litigation and commercial arbitration, and corporate procurement contract review, in light of international organization immunities and status.
• Maintain good client relations through a demonstrated ability to resolve differences across boundaries, find common ground, and understand the needs and concerns not only of the World Bank as an institution but also of the various units within the Bank, as well as of third parties.
• Handle independently and professionally a diverse variety of other projects, as necessary, relating to transactions, policy issues, and miscellaneous matters coming to the unit, as requested by the Deputy General Counsel.
• Perform ad hoc assignments as requested by the Deputy General Counsel.

• An LLM degree, J.D. or equivalent, with a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience, and admission to the Bar (or equivalent) in at least one jurisdiction is required.
• Expertise or familiarity in public international law.
• Legal transactional or litigation experience.
• Ability to work collaboratively, build trust among peers and colleagues, respond quickly and consistently to key issues.
• Demonstrated intellectual leadership and ability to integrate knowledge with broader strategic, policy and operational objectives.
• High degree of persuasiveness and diplomacy to generate consensus, especially on divisive legal issues.
• Fluency in English, both written and oral, is required, with additional fluency in French, Spanish, and/or Portuguese desirable.

• Adversarial Proceedings:
  Possesses demonstrated ability to engage in adversarial proceedings, including drafting of written advocacy before courts or other adjudicatory bodies, and cross examination; review of commercial contract provisions.
• Independ…