UN Legal Jobs: Land your legal job or law internship at the UN

Kick-Start Your Legal Career with the United Nations!

If you are a legal professional seeking more information on how to kick-start your career with an international organization and get a UN legal job, you have come to the right place! Working for an organization within the United Nations System is a dream for many professionals across the globe, since the opportunities offered often combine good remuneration and a wide range of benefits with meaningful work. In addition, working at the UN means developing a global career with a global reach, in a multicultural and pleasant environment; you will be able to construct influential networks and receive encouragement to develop professionally.

OpenIGO can help you land your legal job with the United Nations! Keep reading to find out how!

The UN System offers work opportunities for individuals from very diverse academic backgrounds, especially law professionals. Therefore, the chances of you finding a legal job/internship with UN are very high! Nonetheless, it is important to be aware that selection processes to become part of an international organization team are extremely competitive and, for this reason, being well prepared is essential if you want to succeed.

In pursuit of its mission, the OpenIGO network has developed a comprehensive eBook, as well as support and guidance services, with the aim of highly increasing your chances of success in these competitive selection processes. These services include revising your application documents (Curriculum vitae/Resume, Cover Letter) and a mock interview, as per the original United Nations model.

We have already helped dozens of candidates become UN Professionals and we can also assist you in passing this competitive selection process!

In this article, we are going to present each one of our preparatory services. You will understand why each of them is worth every cent!

We have received a wide range of testimonials about our services. We have provided some of these below:

Make sure you also browse our website! We have created the most comprehensive website on UN legal jobs and careers!

UN Careers for Law Professionals - eBook

Our comprehensive eBook, “UN Careers for Law Professionas”, will introduce you to the complex world of the United Nations and its approach towards international development; it will teach you how to prepare a strong Curriculum Vitae/Resume and an outstanding Cover Letter, and will also get you ready for the interview. It does not matter whether you intend to apply this year or next year, it will enable you to strategically develop your legal career and equip you for each stage of the UN legal jobs selection processes.

The eBook is divided into 13 (thirteen) chapters and contains more than 200 pages. This eBook was written and revised by a team of professors, human resources specialists and UN former staff with a great deal of diligence.

It is important to point out that when purchasing the eBook, you are also acquiring 30 days of support to clarify any queries about its content through an exclusive channel available on the OpenIGO Store “My Account” page.

An overview of the chapters you will find in this e-Book is provided below:

UN Careers for Law Professionals (PDF eBook)

Chapter 1 – The United Nations and the UN System
Chapter 2 – UN System Jobs and Careers
Chapter 3 – UN Internship for Law Professionals: An Overview
Chapter 4 – UN Jobs for Law Professionals: General Outlook
Chapter 5 – Understanding the UN Selection Process and Job Openings
Chapter 6 – Competency-Based Selection Process and the UN’s Competencies and Values
Chapter 7 – UN System Jobs Application Form
Chapter 8 – Crafting the ideal CV/Resume (a sample Resume is also provided)
Chapter 9 – Writing an effective cover letter (a sample Cover Letter of a successful UN candidate is included)
Chapter 10 – Effective Reference Letters
Chapter 11 – Interview
Chapter 12 – Getting ready to start working
Chapter 13 – Professionalism in the workplaceAttachments:A) Competency-Related Questions (sample questions for each competency assessment are provided).
B) UN Internship Programs for Law Professionals

Why is it worth buying the “UN Careers for Law Professionals” eBook?

The eBook was under development for one year by an extremely qualified team of professors, human resource specialists, and intergovernmental organization staff for a small and distinct group of readers. Our eBook will provide candidates with many important details on each stage of the selection process and give tips on how to succeed in each of them.
It presents the most complete information available regarding internship and job opportunities for legal professionals at the UN, organized specially for you. You will learn what the most common requirements for becoming a law intern at the United Nations are, so you can better prepare to hold that position.
You will find out which UN bodies offer the greatest number of legal positions; what tasks are performed by law interns and professionals at these organizations and much more.
Our previous e-Books have been extremely well evaluated by those who bought them and this one was developed with the same level of professionalism and attention to detail as our previous ones.
It has more than 200 pages of extremely useful information – not only a combination of what can be found online, but also original and significant content developed by our qualified team of professors, human resource specialists and intergovernmental organization staff.
It will teach you how to prepare a strong Curriculum Vitae and an outstanding Cover Letter, and will also get you ready for the interview.
For one entire month, you will have a direct channel to the authors of our manual to clear up any doubts you may have.
We guarantee your satisfaction!

Would you like to know more about our eBook and get your UN legal job? Download a free sample!

UN Law Careers – Complete Manual

UN Law Careers - Application Review

Generally, in the first phase of the UN selection processes for law professionals, you must fill out an online application form and upload documents (Curriculum Vitae/Resume, Cover Letter, etc.). However, some UN legal jobs may require that candidates submit these documents by e-mail. In both cases, these documents are decisive for your success in these competitive selection processes. Therefore, it is of fundamental importance that your documents are carefully reviewed! This is exactly what our award-winning team will do for you.

At OpenIGO, we have analyzed documents from dozens of UN legal jobs candidates. This service is confidential and your files will be deleted from our systems when the service has been completed.

A review of your documents will be carried out in two stages:

Proofreading – highly qualified native English proofreaders will check your writing, formatting, correct errors and suggest improvements;
Technical review – a team formed of PhD professors with vast experience at intergovernmental organizations will carry out a technical review of the documents that you submit to the UN selection process, offering feedback for improvement. The fit of your documents with the UN policies and strategies will be evaluated. However, we also highlight that our team will not write your CV/Resume or Cover Letter nor prepare any other documents for you. Our aim is to enhance your application. The merit of passing the selection process is all yours.

Why is it worth buying our application review?

It is a service of extremely high quality and care. A professor, with extensive knowledge of international organizations’ selection processes, carries out a technical review that, on average, takes 3.5 hours. In addition, a proofreader spends an additional hour checking your documents.
These documents are evaluated in all the different rounds of the UN legal selection process. If you really want a strong application, it is essential that you prepare your documents with extreme care.
The Application Review Services we offer on our website are extremely well evaluated by our former customers.
Your satisfaction is guaranteed!

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OpenIGO – Application Review

UN Law Careers - Mock Interview

The selection cycle of UN Jobs for law students includes an interview phase, whose main aim is to find out more about the candidate, and analyze their knowledge, competences, and experience. It is widely understood and disseminated by the United Nations that their interview model is the competency-based interview (CBI) but, in fact, it is mixed, combining competency-based questions with traditional ones.

Having a mock interview with a professional who has extensive experience and knowledge of the UN interview model will help you be better prepared for this phase, greatly increasing your chances of being selected for the desired vacancy.

UN Jobs mock interviews are held via Skype (preferably), WhatsApp, Facetime or Hangouts, conducted by an interview specialist as per the original UN model and last around 60 minutes.

If you have arrived at this point in the selection process, you cannot afford to miss the opportunity for additional qualification. The value invested is nothing compared to the energy you have invested up until now, and with the benefits you will obtain when you are approved!

Why is it worth buying our mock interview?

On average, the interviewer (a professor with a Ph.D. who is a specialist on the UN System Jobs and Careers) spends approximately two hours reading all your documents and preparing a script to be used in your interview, plus around one hour in a mock interview with you. Every interview is personalized and unique.
The entire experience is set to reproduce the interview in the same way that is carried out by the UN recruiters.
The Mock Interview Services we offer on our website have been extremely well evaluated by those who bought it.
Practicing is key to succeeding in a Competency-Based Interview and if you have the opportunity to practice with professionals that can give you feedback on your performance it’s even better! At the end of your mock interview, you will receive thorough feedback and tips to improve aspects that deserve special attention.

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OpenIGO – Mock Interview

Service Review

We have MANY clients from all over the world. Our satisfaction rate is really high! 96% of our clients would recommend our products and services to those who are interested in a career at the UN System.

Take a look at the results of a survey we carried out with our clients in 2018:

How would you rate our application review service? 1 (Poor) to 5 (Excellent)

81% – Excellent (5) 13% – Good (4) 6% – Average(3)

Would you recommend OpenIGO products and services to a friend applying for the UN System?

Yes – 96% No – 4%

How would you rate our mock interview? 1(poor) to 5 (Excellent)

87% – Excellent (5) 13% – Good (4)

If you are still not convinced that OpenIGO is the best option for you, take a look at some of the universities that many of our satisfied clients come from:

Our services are accredited and known in many regions of the globe! Take a look at the different countries that are part of our network and that have already purchased our services and products.

COUNTRIES OPENIGO SERVICES AND PRODUCTS HAVE ALREADY REACHED:

UN Law Carees - Website

We have created the most comprehensive website on UN legal jobs and careers with the United Nations!

A wide range of information is available on this website. The first step for anyone who would like to apply for a UN job is having a solid knowledge of the selection process’ characteristics.

Candidates need to know about the different stages of the selection process; make sure that they meet the minimum application requirements; as well as the features of the assignment which will be offered to them. Get to know more about it at:

UN Law Careers: Overview

Our team hopes that our website will be of great assistance during your UN selection process and that you will soon become an international civil servant who is committed to a better world for everyone!

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