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About:
The World Bank Group works in every major area of development. They provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face.
Role: Senior Counsel
PQE: 8 years
Location: Washington, DC, United States
Duration: 3 years
Deadline: November 15, 2022
Responsibilities:
The Senior Counsel will be expected to work on a diversified portfolio of legal issues, across all sectors and geographic areas. The Senior Counsel’s duties and responsibilities are listed below:
• Provide legal advice on guarantee operations, including transaction structures and eligibility under MIGA’s governing documents and other policies.
• As part of a project team, advise on project risks, conduct due diligence to assess risks that affect MIGA’s rights as insurer and as subrogee, contribute to approval documents, negotiate and draft contracts of guarantee and ancillary documents.
• Facilitate discussions between investors and governments related to disputes in projects supported by MIGA and work on claims matters.
• Oversee work of outside counsel, when retained, and manage costs.
• Research and draft memoranda on issues of national and public international law, investment disputes and investor-state arbitration.
• Manage the process of obtaining and/or modifying required host country approval of guarantees.
• Provide legal advice and research in connection with institutional and administrative issues.
• As directed by the General Counsel or Chief Counsel provide ad hoc assistance in respect of legal issues that may arise from time to time.
Qualifications:
Applicants should hold a Juris Doctor, LLB, or equivalent law degree; and be qualified to practice law in at least one jurisdiction. An LLM degree is a plus.
At least 8 years of relevant legal experience since earning your law degree is required, preferably in a law firm, international financial institution or corporation with international business, investment or finance operations. Relevant experience includes working on transactions involving cross-border lending or investment in developing countries; project, asset or corporate finance; complex corporate and financial transactions; political risk, export credit or investment insurance.
Note:
Applicants must have excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish, and the ability to draft and negotiate complex legal documents in both languages.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can apply here (click here)
