Legal Secretary / Legal Secretary 100%

About the job

Start date:

01.02.2027 or by arrangement

Workplace:

Amthaus, Hodlerstrasse 7, Bern, Switzerland

20% Remote Work

For the Bern-Mittelland Public Prosecutor's Office in Bern, we are looking for a Legal Secretary.

Your tasks

• Support the management of the Public Prosecutor's Office as well as the procedural management in conducting criminal investigations
• Conduct clarifications, draft motions and orders within the scope of the preliminary proceedings, and prepare indictments and party submissions
• Assist with personal prosecution representation and draft internal appeal notifications
• Support the summary penalty order prosecutors in preparing decisions (legal clarifications)
• Prepare presentations and draft minutes

Your profile

• Attorney or Bernese notary patent
• Analytical and interconnected thinking
• Quick comprehension, structured and efficient working style
• Assertiveness and perseverance
• Open and communicative personality
• Excellent German skills (spoken and written) and good French skills (B1)

We offer you

You can rightly expect that the Canton of Bern is a fair employer in every respect with very good employment conditions. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible working hours with the option of home office as well as contemporary employment conditions
• Workplace in a central location near the train station
• Varied, exciting and challenging activities in a professional and dynamic environment
• Pleasant and collegial working atmosphere
• Dynamic and supportive team

Contact

For further information, please contact Ms Miriam Hans, Chief Public Prosecutor, at +41 31 636 40 00.
Questions about the application process can be answered by Ms Nicole Gerber, HR specialist, at +41 31 636 48 14.

The Public Prosecutor's Office is responsible for enforcing the state's criminal claims. It conducts the preliminary proceedings, investigates offences, files charges if necessary, and represents these charges in court. In minor cases, it issues a summary penalty order. Organisationally, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Bern consists of the General Public Prosecutor's Office, three public prosecutor's offices for the entire canton area (one public prosecutor's office for the prosecution of economic crimes, one public prosecutor's office for special tasks, and one public prosecutor's office for juvenile criminal matters), as well as four regional public prosecutor's offices (Berner Jura-Seeland, Emmental-Oberaargau, Bern-Mittelland and Oberland).

https://www.staw.justice.be.ch/de/start.html