Paralegal - World Bank Group
3 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Paralegal to join our team at the World Bank Group. The successful candidate will provide support to our lawyers and contribute to the smooth delivery of services to our clients.
Key Responsibilities:- Drafting basic legal agreements, including administration agreements, trust fund grant agreements, reimbursable advisory service agreements, and amendments to various legal documents under the direction of counsel.
- Conducting research on assigned issues, using existing legal files and alternative sources, analyzing information, and summarizing findings.
- Reviewing Trust Fund Proposals, ensuring that they conform to the Bank's operational policies, procedures, and guidance, providing comments, and/or recommending for clearances as required.
- Performing routine loan and portfolio management tasks and other legal monitoring activities related to borrowing, investment operations, and trust funds.
- Conducting a variety of tasks under the direction of counsel relating to project preparation or implementation.
- Responding to diverse inquiries and making decisions when multiple courses of action are possible.
- Organizing project and departmental documents and records in accordance with appropriate standards.
- Maintaining appropriate knowledge management activities to ensure the retention of advice provided.
- Bachelor's degree, Paralegal certificate, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred: 1-2 years of relevant paralegal experience.
- Well-developed legal document drafting and editing skills, in addition to excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to consistently deliver timely and high-quality work while handling multiple concurrent assignments, working simultaneously with several counsels.
- Experience in the Bank's operational work and knowledge of the full range of Bank operational processes, policies, and procedures.
- Ability to research assigned issues, using existing legal files and alternative sources, and analyze and synthesize legal and other information and present results clearly and concisely.
- Demonstrated experience in basic contract documentation matters, working independently, and assuming incremental levels of responsibility over time.
- Proven ability to deal sensitively in multicultural environments, build effective working relationships, and get along with clients and colleagues.
- Knowledge of legal processes, procedures, and terminology for review, analysis, preparation, and processing of legal documents.
- Proven knowledge of Bank rules and practices, especially relating to trust funds, their applicability, and processes.
- Demonstrated commitment to the World Bank Core Values for WBG and a proven track record of fostering a strong and healthy culture of diversity, inclusion, teamwork, honesty, trust, openness, integrity, and accountability.
- Demonstrated ability to be sensitive to issues around race, gender, ethnicity, inclusion, and intersectionality.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and foster a positive working environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to the Bank's mission and ability to work towards WBG's corporate targets for successful outcomes.
- A strong results-oriented mindset.
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