Lawyer KESB 80-100% (Maternity Cover)
Zentrum für Soziales Hochdorf und Sursee
Hochdorf
Key information
- Publication date:13 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Hochdorf
The Center for Social Affairs is one of the largest associations of its kind in Switzerland. On behalf of 28 municipalities with a catchment area of over 100,000 people, we are actively engaged, low-threshold, and networked in the following areas: Child and Adult Protection Authority (KESB), professional guardianship, social counseling, mother and father counseling, addiction counseling, and school social work.
Lawyer KESB 80-100% (Maternity Cover)
In the legal service of the KESB, we are looking for a position starting May 1, 2026, or by arrangement, limited until approximately the end of December 2026:
Tasks
- Legal support for the procedural authority members in child and adult protection proceedings, especially drafting decision proposals, procedural orders, and legal correspondence
- Advisory voice in the authority's decision meetings as well as in decisions made individually by an authority member
- Legal clarifications and fact-finding in the area of child and adult protection on behalf of the authority
- Legal special clarifications, especially in inheritance law, property law, contract law, etc.
- Preparing and recording hearings
- Independent management of delegated procedures, especially drafting maintenance agreements
- Participation in consultations and statements on complaints against KESB decisions
- Providing legal information to third parties
Requirements
- Completed studies in law (MLaw, lic.iur.)
- Bar admission desired
- Professional experience at a court or in administration
- Practical experience in child and adult protection is an advantage
- Very good communication skills and confident written expression
- Independence in work organization and precise, efficient, and structured working style
- Team player, resilient, and integral personality with high social competence
- Empathetic and confident handling of people in challenging life situations
- Enjoyment of interdisciplinary collaboration
- Good IT user skills
Offer
We are an innovative, committed team with broad professional experience. We foster openness, collegiality, and a high sense of responsibility. Our workplaces are modern and close to the SBB train station.
If you have any questions, Christine Albisser, HRM specialist, is happy to assist you by phone: 041 914 34 29. We look forward to receiving your application documents.
