Court Clerk Dept. IV with Main Language French

About the job

St. Gallen, Switzerland | 80-100%

You can contribute this role

• Draft judgements in the field of asylum law
• Participate in the instruction of administrative court appeal proceedings
• Research information about the general situation of the countries of origin and the individual situation of the appellants
• Prioritise cases while adhering to deadlines

This makes you unique

• Completed law degree, lawyer's licence or doctorate advantageous
• Professional experience in administration, a court organisation or migration law
• Strong analytical thinking skills, precise linguistic expression, high independence and resilience, ability to accept criticism and cooperate
• Main and working language French, good knowledge of at least one other official language

In a nutshell

You follow case law at the federal level and want to actively help shape it in Department IV of the Federal Administrative Court, which decides as the court of last instance. You greatly appreciate editorial work.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the benefit of the population.
• Lived diversity Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy workplace We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits

The Federal Administrative Court, based in St. Gallen, deals with appeals against decisions of federal authorities. The majority of its judgements are final, and only a minority of those appealable to the Federal Supreme Court are further appealed. The high acceptance of its judgements is mainly due to the high quality and appropriate processing time. For this, it offers its employees state-of-the-art workplaces, flexible working time models and a trilingual working environment.

Additional information

The FAC offers the possibility to work 1-2 days from home after the probation period.
Please note that in the case of multiple applications within the Federal Administrative Court, data may be exchanged between the persons involved in the respective application. Your data will be processed in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations, with which you agree by consenting to the privacy policy.

Questions about the position

Gérald Bovier
Judge Department IV
+41 58 46 52690

Questions about the application

Sine Diagne
Head of HR
+41 58 46 74624