Legal Assistant 50 - 80%

Legal Assistant 50 - 80% #

The Zürcher Staatsanwaltschaft prosecutes crimes committed by adults throughout the entire Canton of Zürich and employs around 500 employees. The legal service is affiliated with the Oberstaatsanwaltschaft and supports it in legal and coordinative matters. It forms a central interface between the Staatsanwaltschaft, courts, administration, and other partner institutions. Its tasks include, in particular, clarifying questions of jurisdiction, processing requests for inspection of files according to the IDG, and drafting consultations.

Immediately or by arrangement, limited to 6 months, we are looking for a Legal Assistant (50-80%) for the Rechtsdienst of the Oberstaatsanwaltschaft.

These are your tasks: ###

• You process demanding legal issues in the areas of criminal and criminal procedural law as well as other legal areas relevant to the Oberstaatsanwaltschaft. In particular, you process requests for inspection of files according to the IDG independently and on your own responsibility.
• You prepare legal opinions, statements, decrees, and recommendations and prepare legal decision bases for the responsible bodies.
• You advise the Oberstaatsanwaltschaft as well as internal bodies on legal issues and support them in legal assessment.
• You follow current legislation and case law and incorporate them into your work.
• You support the further development and standardization of legal processes, templates, and internal standards, thereby contributing to high-quality and coherent legal work.

What you bring with you: ###

• You have a university degree in law and ideally bring initial professional experience in public administration, justice, or law enforcement.
• You work independently, efficiently, and solution-oriented, possess strong analytical and argumentation skills, and are characterized by high reliability.
• You have precise linguistic expression, act professionally, and communicate in a manner appropriate to the addressee.
• You are resilient, responsible, and possess high integrity and discretion.
• Good to very good knowledge of French and English (C1 level), knowledge of Italian is an advantage.

What we offer you: ###

• A varied, demanding, and responsible activity in an interdisciplinary environment.
• Attractive opportunities for professional and personal further education.
• Modern and attractive working conditions (flexible working hours, home office).
• Modern workplace in the Polizei- und Justizzentrum in Zürich, only a few minutes from the Hardbrücke station.

Application ###

We look forward to receiving your application by October 12, 2026, via our job portal.

For questions, the designated Head of the Rechtsdienst, Sarah Zanolini (043 257 53 70), will be happy to assist you.

Information about the Staatsanwaltschaft des Kantons Zürich can be found at www.zh.ch/sta.