The United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares, in his capacity as Special Advisor to the Presidents of the Ocean Conference on Oceans and Legal Affairs, and the United Nations Focal Point for Oceans participated in numerous events during the week of the UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14): „Conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources for sustainable development“, Ocean Conference Read more The Legal Counsel addressed the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the regular process for global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including socio-economic aspects Read more International Law Week 2016, organized by India`s Ministry of External Affairs, took place in the last week of October. The Legal Counsel met with legal advisers from capitals and permanent missions and discussed with them some of the current legal issues facing the United Nations. The Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) offers an internship program primarily to university students and graduates in the field of law and occasionally in other fields of study such as administration and information technology. Candidates for the internship should: The Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, made introductory remarks at the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee established pursuant to General Assembly resolution 69/292: Development of an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in areas outside member States of the national system Jurisdiction Read more April 16, 2018, United Nations Legal Counsel Serpa Soares opened the Intergovernmental Conference on International Legal Advice Admission to the internship programme of the Office of Legal Affairs is very competitive. Interns are generally expected to perform tasks related to ongoing projects under the supervision of OLA legal counsel. When determining the mission of the trainee, due account shall be taken of the nature of the projects currently underway in the office and the purpose of the internship as expressed by the trainee. The program has a minimum duration of two months and a maximum duration of six months. The Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Mr. Serpa Soares, Chair of the Annual Meeting of the Network of Legal Advisers of Specialized, Allied and Other Organizations of the United Nations System, 25 and 26 May 2017 The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, through its Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) and Norway, reached an agreement to help developing countries, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), develop their Sustainable Ocean-Based Economies through a series of capacity-building trainings over a four-year period.

Read more United Nations Legal Advisers address the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the General Assembly at its inaugural session Read more On Friday, 15 November 2019, the Contracts Section of the Office of Legal Affairs organized the „Seminar on Contract Law and Practice: The Work of the Contracts Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs“ Read more International events on justice On 10 and 11 June 2019, the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) hosted an annual meeting of senior legal advisers and legal advisers of United Nations peacekeeping missions at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Learn more. The Legal Counsel of the United Nations participates in the 57th Annual Meeting of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization in Tokyo, Japan Read more. United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares, Chair of the three traditional meetings of the networks of legal advisers Read more From 17 to 20 October 2017, the United Nations Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares visited Hong Kong, SAR and Beijing in the People`s Republic of China. Read more United Nations Legal Counsel Miguel de Serpa Soares organizes ABA Day 2016 at United Nations Headquarters. On November 13, 2019, the Office of Legal Affairs hosted a series of lunch-and-learns and learning sessions for employees with a presentation from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in New York, NY. Learn more.

Legal Counsel Serpa Soares accompanied Secretary-General António Guterres on his official visit to the Netherlands on 21 and 22 December 2017. Learn more about 3. In February 2020, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations, made introductory remarks at the first plenary meeting of the fifty-second session of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Learn more Female applications are highly recommended. From 14 to 16 March 2018, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Serpa Soares, visited Washington, D.C. During the mission, the Legal Counsel was accompanied by his Deputy, the Deputy Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, Stephen Mathias.

Read more The Legal Counsel of the United Nations visits Banjul (Gambia), Dakar (Senegal) and Paris (France) Read more 4. December 2017, the Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, delivered the opening address Read more The Legal Counsel of the United Nations, Mr. Serpa Soares, visited Europe to visit Sarajevo, Pristina, Mitrovica, Vienna and Geneva June 22 to July 9, 2017 Read more Mr. Serpa Soares opens the forty-ninth session of UNCITRAL Read more The Legal Counsel, Serpa Soares, spent nearly three weeks on the front lines supporting oceans and the law of the sea, 1-16 June 2016 Read more. Vacancies in legal affairs are administered by the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management. For more information on vacancies and application guidelines, visit the UN Careers website in careers.un.org. United Nations Seminar on International Law for Arab States on July 8, 2015 Read more July 26, 2015.

In September 2017, UN Legal Counsel Serpa Soares, in his capacity as UN Focal Point for Oceans, organized and facilitated a side event entitled Fit for purpose? A look at the future of the UN`s oceans Read more The UN Legal Counsel will undertake working visits to The Hague (Netherlands) and Brussels (Belgium) from 16 to 25 January 2019. Read more UN Legal Counsel attends UN70 Chatham House-Office of Legal Affairs conference in London Read more. On 13 October 2017, the United Nations Legal Counsel, Miguel de Serpa Soares, attended the OIOS conference entitled „18th Conference of International Investigators“ in Glen Cove Read more On 10 October 2020, the Legal Office of the United Nations Secretariat and the Federal Foreign Office are jointly organizing a conference on „Effective Multilateralism and International Law“ to mark the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. The United Nations does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process, including application, interview, treatment, training, etc.