Legal Counsel with a Focus on Contract Law in the Legal Service (m/f/d)

About the job

The Legal Service is part of the General Secretariat and supports the Rectorate as well as the institutes and other areas of the University of St.Gallen in all legal matters. For the duration of a major project, we are seeking reinforcement for the team with a focus on contract law for day-to-day business.

• You design, develop and review contracts together with various internal contacts and contribute to the development of practical, clear solutions.
• You create new and optimise existing contract templates. 

• In addition, you assist in advising and supporting the Rectorate, departments, administrative units and institutes of the University of St.Gallen on legal issues and provide the basis for well-founded and sustainable decisions.
• You support the preparation of well-founded and target-group-appropriate resolutions and decisions of university bodies.
• You contribute to the (prospective) compliance with legal regulations by the University of St.Gallen.
• You participate in the development of university ordinances and internal regulations.

• Initial legal professional experience with a focus on contract law, for example in an in-house role or in an advisory capacity (e.g. in a law firm), ideally in the public sector.
• Structured, precise and reliable way of working.
• Convincing, solution-oriented communication at different hierarchical levels.
• Very good knowledge of German as well as good knowledge of English.
• Affinity for legal issues in the context of digitalisation and IT as well as a good understanding of technical contexts are advantageous.

"A place that creates knowledge" - As one of the leading business universities in Europe, the University of St.Gallen (HSG) is committed to educating over 10,000 students and offers an attractive and innovative environment for around 3,500 employees as one of the largest employers in the region in research, teaching, continuing education and administration."