International Court of Justice
Last updated 2 August 2026
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Where it posts vacancies
What it hires
- Legal officers and law clerks in public international law
- Translators and précis-writers (English/French at near-perfect levels)
- Registry administrative and information professionals in small numbers
Contract types
UN staff appointments (FTA) in the Registry; Judicial Fellowships for recent law graduates nominated by universities.
Headquarters and footprint
The Hague (Peace Palace); no external offices.
Before you apply
Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: www.icj-cij.org · careers.un.org. This entry was last verified 2026-06.
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