Assistant Legal Officer / Legal Officer at AALCO

About Asian African Legal Consultative Organisation

The Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO), originally known as the Asian Legal Consultative Committee (ALCC), was constituted on 15 November 1956. It is considered to be a tangible outcome of the historic Bandung Conference, held in Indonesia, in April 1955.

Seven Asian States, namely Burma (now Myanmar), Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, and the United Arab Republic (now Arab Republic of Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic) are the original Member States. Later, in April 1958, in order to include participation of countries of the continent of Africa its name was changed to Asian-African Legal Consultative Committee (AALCC).

At the Fortieth Annual Session, held at the Headquarters of AALCC in New Delhi, in 2001, the name of the Committee was changed to Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO). It might seem to be a minor change in nomenclature. However, it has great symbolic significance reflecting the growing status of the Organization and the place it has secured among the family of international organizations.

About the Position

The Assistant Legal Officer/Legal Officer reports directly to the Director and:

• Follows and analyses new developments in the field of public international law as related to the work and agenda of the AALCO, performs extensive legal research and analysis and prepares legal opinions, studies, briefs, reports, publications and correspondence as requested by the management;
• Prepares legal opinion on diverse substantive and procedural questions related to the work of the AALCO;
• Provides legal opinion in one or more areas of public international law, in particular, law of international organizations, law of dispute settlement, law of treaties, and international trade law;
• Cooperates with the legal team in organizing diplomatic conferences, working groups, expert groups, training courses and other initiatives, including preparation of background materials, summaries of issues and views of delegations, meeting reports, etc.;
• Assists other legal officers in the design of programme activities and project management with respect to the legal matters on the agenda of the AALCO;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Eligibility

Integrity, professionalism, strong analytical skills and a sense of teamwork are necessary.

The Assistant Legal Officer/Legal Officer is also expected to have an adequate knowledge of public international law to conduct comprehensive legal research on a wide range of issues related to the agenda of the AALCO.

Along with the proficiency in legal drafting and editing, and the ability to work to tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent projects.

Prior work experience in legal matters, including legal analysis, research and writing related to public international law issues is a privilege.

Nationality: Only Indian citizen can apply.

Education

An advanced university degree (Master’s degree/equivalent or higher) in international law or related fields is required. Specialization in any field of public international law is a privilege. Academic publications including books and articles on international law issues related to Asia and Africa are a value.

Fluency in English (both oral and written) and legal drafting is required.

How to Apply?

Interested candidates should apply with their CV and a writing sample, specifying the title of the post on the following email ID given below.

Deadline

Apply latest by 31 May 2026.

Contact

Email ID: work@aalco.int.

Applications received after the abovementioned date will be rejected. No TA/DA will be admissible for those attending the interview. The interview date will be notified to the shortlisted candidates in due course.

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