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Court Clerk 80 - 100%
- 10 March 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Zürich
Job summary
Join the Verwaltungsgericht as a Gerichtsschreiber/in (80-100%). Engage in a collaborative and supportive work environment.
Tasks
- Draft judgment proposals and assist in decision-making processes.
- Ensure the editorial quality of legal judgments is maintained.
- Contribute to administrative tasks related to public law issues.
Skills
- Master's degree in law from a Swiss university with excellent grades.
- Strong analytical skills to quickly grasp complex legal matters.
- Ability to work independently while being a team player.
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About the job
Court Clerk 80 - 100%The Administrative Court is the highest cantonal court authority in the field of administrative law. The 1st Division mainly deals with legal remedies in the area of construction and environmental law within building zones. Further responsibilities include handling legal remedies in procurement law as well as migration and road traffic law.
To complement our team, we are looking for a court clerk 80–100% starting June 1, 2026, or by agreement.
Tasks
As a court clerk, you draft motions for judgment, participate in decision-making with an advisory vote, and are responsible for editing the judgments.
Profile
After completing your law studies (Master's level) with very good qualifications at a Swiss university, you have already gained professional experience and demonstrated your interest in public law issues through practical or scientific work. Knowledge of cantonal Zurich planning and building law is especially welcome. Ideally, you hold a lawyer's license and/or a dissertation. Professional experience in the judiciary is an advantage.
You recognize the essentials, can quickly grasp complex matters, and present them in a well-understandable manner. Your strengths lie in a structured approach and your very careful working style. You work independently, are resilient, and a team player. The interesting and demanding work requires the ability to work precisely in legal matters as well as linguistic skill in drafting and editing judgments.
Offer
We place great value on collegial cooperation, professional exchange, as well as the further education and development of our court clerks. The salary is based on the enforcement ordinance to the personnel law.
Application
Have we aroused your interest? Then please send your application with the usual documents by March 31, 2026, to the Administrative Court, lic. iur. Daniel Schweikert, President of the 1st Division, P.O. Box, 8090 Zurich. Please send electronic applications to bewerbungen@vgrzh.ch.
Lic. iur. Daniel Schweikert and Dr. iur. Regina Meier, Chief Court Clerk, are available for further information (Tel. 043 257 50 00).
